What if we could turn unusable organic waste into a permanent climate solution? Vaulted Deep is honored to be selected as a #XPRIZECarbonRemoval finalist alongside Applied Carbon, MASH Makes, NetZero, and Takachar. See how Vaulted is solving fundamental waste challenges, while delivering tangible benefits to communities in this episode of XPRIZE’s docuseries. https://lnkd.in/gPbTUgBe
Plants naturally remove CO2 from the atmosphere through photosynthesis. What if we could put plant waste—like agricultural waste, forest residues after wildfires, and even human and animal waste—to productive use, storing more carbon permanently? 🌎 #XPRIZECarbonRemoval finalists Applied Carbon, MASH Makes, NetZero, Takachar, and Vaulted Deep are proving that land-based solutions can remove CO2 at scale. From biochar to biofuels and land biomass storage, these teams are pioneering technologies that help farmers, restore soils, and curb emissions. Learn more about the finalist teams developing land-based solutions below. 🔹 Applied Carbon: Applied Carbon’s mobile technology converts crop residues into durable biochar on the move and in the field, making the economics work for farmers and our ecosystems. 🔹 MASH Makes: MASH Makes produces biochar and carbon-rich biofuels from cashew shell waste in India. These biofuels can potentially replace fossil fuels in sectors that are difficult to decarbonize. 🔹 NetZero: NetZero focuses exclusively on the immense volumes of unused crop residues available in the tropics, and leverages their technology of mid-size, automated, highly optimized, and easily replicable pyrolysis plants. 🔹 Takachar: Takachar’s mobile system uses pyrolysis to create biochar by heating agricultural biomass waste without oxygen. 🔹 Vaulted Deep: Vaulted Deep utilizes wet organic waste in their carbon removal solution–including manure and municipal sewage that can be toxic for the environment. Vaulted Deep’s carbon removal solution turns this waste into a carbon-rich slurry, which is then injected deep underground in salt caverns between tiny cracks within the rock. Get an inside look at the impact these finalist teams are making in this episode of our XPRIZE Carbon Removal docuseries. https://bit.ly/3GdTAv1 It’s almost time for the momentous event we all have been waiting for–we will be announcing the winners of the XPRIZE Carbon Removal competition on April 23!