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XPRIZE Water Scarcity — Track A: Desalination: System-Level Innovation

Awards up to $40 million for a system that makes large-scale seawater desalination affordable.

Teams register on XPRIZE's Prize Operations Platform, pay a registration fee and submit a written Qualifying Submission describing their system and sustainability approach. Successful teams then progress through Qualified Teams Testing, Semifinals and a year-long Finals demonstration running through 2028. The top three finishers split $70 million ($40M/$20M/$10M), with roughly $30 million more ava

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