Desalination Open Innovation Challenge
The Ecopreneurist website reported that to spur innovation in seawater desalination, GE and Saudi Aramco have partnered on an open innovation challenge that seeks to use “innovative renewable energy processes or new materials” to significantly lower the cost of the process, and in so doing, to also reduce the energy input needed for supplying fresh water from the ocean. The GE + Saudi Aramco ecomagination Challenge is offering $200,000 in prizes, plus the opportunity to collaborate with the companies to develop their energy-efficient seawater desalination solutions.
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