XPRIZE Culls 37 Desal Teams From 674, Disbursing $5.3M for Live Testing
XPRIZE Water Scarcity advanced 37 semifinalist teams across 15 countries and immediately disbursed $5.3M in milestone awards, publicly ranking which next-generation desalination approaches are closest to commercial viability.
Aircapture and Corning Move DAC From Lab to Commercial Deployment
Aircapture and Corning announced commercial deployment of modular direct air capture systems on March 26, 2026, with beverage-grade CO₂ already flowing into Almanac Beer Co.'s production line—proving DAC can be profitable at small industrial scale today.