CDI Propel Carbontech
Funds external research teams developing early carbon capture and carbon-use technology.
CDI Propel Carbontech is part of the Carbontech Development Initiative run by Columbia Technology Ventures with support from NYSERDA. It funds research teams and startups developing early carbon capture and carbon-use technology at TRL 2 to 3.
Awards range from $50,000 to $150,000. Teams must name a principal investigator. Institutions across the US and globally are eligible. Applicants must be e…
Carbon capture; converting carbon dioxide into building materials, chemicals, fuels and materials. Direct ocean capture and point-source capture at fossil-fuel power plants are excluded.
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