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Wendy Schmidt Oil Cleanup X CHALLENGE
Logo of the Oil Cleanup X CHALLENGE
Awarded for "develop innovative, rapidly deployable, and highly efficient methods of capturing crude oil from the ocean surface" [1]
Presented by X PRIZE Foundation (sponsored by The Schmidt Family Foundation)
Country Worldwide
Reward US$1.4 million (US$1 million for the winner)[1]
Official website iprizecleanoceans.org

The Wendy Schmidt Oil Cleanup X CHALLENGE is a challenge award offered by the X PRIZE Foundation, for efficient capturing of crude oil from ocean water. It was announced on July 29, 2010, and the official one-year competition begins on August 1, 2010.[1] The first three teams are to be awarded US$1 million, US$300,000 and US$100,000 respectively.

The US$1.4 million prize purse was offered by Wendy Schmidt from The Schmidt Family Foundation. The challenge was inspired by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "X PRIZE Foundation Announces Wendy Schmidt Oil Cleanup X CHALLENGE". http://www.xprize.org/media-center/press-release/x-prize-foundation-announces-wendy-schmidt-oil-cleanup-x-challenge. Retrieved 2010-09-15.
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