Turning CO₂ Into Products

$20 Million

Prize Purse

The $20M NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE develops breakthrough technologies to convert CO₂ emissions into usable products.

Products Made of CO₂

Reimagining CO₂ for

Impact

The NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE inspires development of new and emerging CO₂ conversion technologies to help solve climate change.

THE DIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGIES AND PRODUCTS IS REALLY EXCITING. TEAMS ARE TRYING TO MAKE EVERYTHING FROM CARBON FIBER, TO TOOTHPASTE, TO BUILDING BLOCKS.

Marcius Extavour

Prize Lead

The Grand Challenge

We are living in an age of innovation, an unprecedented era of technological progress and prosperity driven by energy.

However, most of this energy comes from fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and natural gas that account for a majority of global carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions. We know that CO₂ emissions are a leading contributor to climate change, and the world will need a portfolio of solutions to address it.

How to Win

The winning team will convert the most CO₂ into products with the highest value as determined by:

1. How much CO₂ they convert 

2. The net value of their products


Carbon Finalists Video

Prize Activity

Prize start date - September 30th 2015. Early registration deadline - April 30th 2016. Round 1 submission deadline - July 15th 2016. Semi-finalists announced and round 2 begins - October 15th 2016. Finalists announced, milestone purses awarded and round 3 begins - April 9th 2018. ITC and ACCTC test facilities open to teams - June 1st 2018. Round 3 operational period begins - June 1st 2019. Round 3 operation period ends - November 2020. Winners announced - Winter 2021.

Prize Teams

Judges

Scientific Advisory Board