{"id":244653,"date":"2024-01-30T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-30T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.republicofgreen.com\/black-veatchs-ignitex-carbon-dioxide-removal-accelera\/"},"modified":"2024-01-30T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T15:00:00","slug":"black-veatchs-ignitex-carbon-dioxide-removal-accelera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.republicofgreen.com\/black-veatchs-ignitex-carbon-dioxide-removal-accelera\/","title":{"rendered":"Black & Veatch\u2019s IgniteX Carbon Dioxide Removal Accelera"},"content":{"rendered":"

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OVERLAND PARK, Kan., <\/strong>January 30, 2024 \/3BL\/ \u2013 At a time when nearly 200 countries recently pledged to ratchet up climate action before the end of this decade, global decarbonization solutions leader Black & Veatch is seeking applications to join its innovation-focused program to advance technologies that mitigate carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change.<\/p>\n

Applicants will vie for the opportunity to participate in Black & Veatch\u2019s IgniteX Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) Accelerator, a largely virtual, 12-week program in which selected participants partner with Black & Veatch thought leaders and subject matter experts to co-develop, pilot and market their new technology. Along the way they receive mentorship, access to the company\u2019s vast industry network, product testing opportunities, pitch development coaching and investor introductions. The program culminates with a showcase in which the entrepreneurs present their solutions and outline their value propositions and market opportunity.<\/p>\n

Black & Veatch also is teaming up with RTI International \u2013 a leading independent research institute \u2013 to provide technical and commercialization support to IgniteX program participants.<\/p>\n

Applications are due by Feb. 19 and may be submitted by visiting www.bv.com\/ignite.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith the challenges of climate change mounting, it\u2019s increasingly paramount that we accelerate novel technologies that ultimately will help lower the global carbon footprint both at scale and affordability. This program seeks to do just that,\u201d said Ryan Pletka, vice president of innovation for Black & Veatch. \u201cEntrepreneurs and startups with outside-the-box, potentially transformational concepts often need a boost in developing and scaling their technologies, and we have deep expertise to kickstart the growing climate innovation ecosystem.\u201d<\/p>\n

Burnishing Black & Veatch\u2019s decarbonization solutions status, the U.S. Department of Energy\u2019s Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management last August named the company among 13 semifinalists to receive a total of $1.3 million for commercialization programs that support technologies that remove carbon from the atmosphere, including direct air capture (DAC).<\/p>\n

The DAC Energy Program for Innovation Clusters (EPIC) Prize is among several competitions hosted by the DOE and funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to support breakthrough DAC technologies. The prize sponsors incubator teams that provide creative, impactful solutions that support entrepreneurs and innovators in the DAC space.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s IgniteX program is looking for innovations that span the critical elements across the entire end-to-end carbon dioxide removal lifecycle in:<\/p>\n