The Monash Carbon Capture and Conversion (MC³) student team was led by Emily Qiao, a fourth-year engineering and commerce student. Each team will receive US$250,000 for development to become competitive applicants to the greater XPRIZE Carbon Removal competition.
Student-led teams from Monash University, the University of Tasmania and the University of Sydney have now been announced as three of the 23 winners of the prize. The student competition is a part of this larger prize, with a winnings pool of US$5 million to help teams develop their concepts for resubmission to the overall competition. The US $100 Million Carbon Removal prize tackles greenhouse gas emissions, asking teams to pitch concepts for the next generation of carbon capture technology – able to actively remove carbon dioxide (CO 2) that we have already pumped into the atmosphere. The XPRIZE challenges teams from across the world to come up with solutions to the major problems facing our planet. The Musk Foundation’s XPRIZE has just announced the winners of the Carbon Removal Student Competition, and three Australian universities have made the cut. Why is BHP offloading oil and gas assets?.