From 674 pre-registered teams across 86 countries, a total of 143 Qualified Teams from 29 countries have officially been selected to advance in ...

Published on September 26, 2025 14:24 by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network

From 674 pre-registered teams across 86 countries, a total of 143 Qualified Teams from 29 countries have officially been selected to advance in the XPRIZE Water Scarcity competition. These innovators are tackling the challenge of seawater desalination across two distinct tracks:

XPRIZE Water Scarcity advances 143 teams:
Track A – System-Level Innovation (93 Qualified Teams / 28 Countries): Teams designing complete desalination systems that will reliably and most sustainably generate one million liters of potable water per day (1,000 m3/day) from seawater at the lowest cost to ensure global accessibility, over the course of 1 year by the final phase of the competition.
Source: https://www.xprize.org/prizes/water/active-teams

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