XPRIZE Water Scarcity - presented by Elizabeth Guyman

XPRIZE Water Scarcity

Elizabeth Guyman

Elizabeth Guyman
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Elizabeth Guyman DESALINATION: SYSTEM-LEVEL INNOVATION (TRACK A) Technical Prototype Pilot-Scale Small Plant Proposal Demo Demo Operation 2024-2025 2025 2026 2027 - 2028 QUALIFYING QUALIFIED SEMIFINALS FINALS SUBMISSION TEAMS TESTING TESTING TESTING Submission of Demonstration of Demonstration of Demonstration of a technical proposal a system producing 1 m3/d a system producing 100 a system producing 1,000 outlining system over 2 weeks at 30% uptime m3/d over a month at 50% m3/d over a year at 70% innovations, technical uptime uptime approach, and Teams will test at strategies for all their chosen locations Teams will test at Teams will test at an competition phases. their chosen locations XPRIZE-supervised Evaluating #X of teams centralized test site depending on Round 1 Evaluating up to 20 teams (TBD) submissions Evaluating up to 5 teams NOTE: Ahead of Finals, either synthetic or real seawater may be used. If using synthetic seawater, it should follow ASTM D1141-98.
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We are currently in the Registration period for the competition. If you are interested in participating, please create a team online after this call. The QUALIFYING technical submission will open in October, which will require a written proposal outlining system innovations, technical approach, and strategies. An independent judging panel will review all submissions that meet the criteria.

Teams that pass the initial submission will move on to the QUALIFIED TEAM TESTING phase. This phase involves demonstrating a system producing one cubic meter a day over two weeks at 30% uptime. Teams can test at their chosen locations, and our judging panel will evaluate them for the next round.

The SEMIFINALS TESTING phase will require a pilot-scale demonstration of a system producing 100 cubic meters a day over a month at 50% uptime. Teams will continue testing at their chosen locations, and up to teams will be evaluated for this round.

For the FINALS TESTING phase, only five teams will make it to the finals round. This phase will involve demonstrating a system producing 1,000 cubic meters a day over a year at 70% uptime.