DAC Pilot Prize
Pays U.S.-based teams up to $52.5 million in cash awards to design, build and operate first-of-a-kind direct air capture pilot plants.
DAC Pilot Prize is a US Department of Energy (DOE) prize that pays U.S.-based teams up to $52.5 million in cash awards to design, build and operate first-of-a-kind direct air capture pilot plants removing at least 500 tonnes of atmospheric carbon dioxide per year. Each phase asks for different technical evidence, not just a progress update. The initial concept paper has to come bundled with a publ…
Looks for U.S.-based private technology developers who can build and run direct air capture (DAC) pilot facilities that remove at least 500 tonnes of atmospheric carbon dioxide per year. Proposed projects must be new pilots, not ones already deployed under the Regional DAC Hubs program.
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