October 19, 2020
The Columbia-led team is one the 19 quarterfinalists, selected from over 160 entries, to advance to the next phase of the contest in the $9 million Solar Desalination Prize. The Prize Challenge is designed to accelerate the development of technologies that use solar-thermal energy to produce clean water from salt water for municipal, agricultural, and industrial use. The team received $50,000 in cash. The team's entry is based on the temperature swing solvent extraction (TSSE) desalination technology being developed at Columbia. Read about the announcement and 19 quarterfinalists.
