Developed in 2021, Ocean Visions’ Launchpad program supports selected companies using ocean-based approaches that are competing for the $100M XPRIZE Carbon Removal. Through Launchpad, Ocean Visions provides scientific and technical assistance to these companies to help further the development, optimization, and testing of their technologies.
We are now initiating Launchpad’s second cohort, and are pleased to expand our search profile beyond XPRIZE participants to include all innovators working on ocean-based carbon dioxide removal pathways, as well as those who are enabling or improving our understanding of these pathways. The latter includes innovators working on improving monitoring or measurement (as part of MRV) of ocean-based carbon dioxide removal (CDR) pathways, as well as addressing knowledge gaps identified in the Ocean Visions Road Maps, such as developing in water tools for autonomous CDR operations or addressing engineering challenges to better deliver or measure ocean-based CDR (for example, here, here and here).