The X Prize Foundation, which regularly offers cash awards for solutions to large-scale technological challenges, is building its latest $10-million competition around the BP oil spill, the Associated Press and Fast Company write.
Francis Beland, a vice president of the foundation, announced the proposed contest Monday at a conference. The organization, which has previously given out prizes for designing DNA-sequencing technology, a super-fuel-efficient vehicle, and a spacecraft, has already received 35,000 unsolicited proposals for ways to stop the spill.
The U.S. Olympic Committee has no plans to cut ties with BP, which signed a $15-million sponsorship deal with the organization in February, the Associated Press writes.
A spokesman for the committee, whose board discussed the situation in a meeting Monday, said no changes are planned in the partnership, which runs through 2012 and provides 6 to 7 percent of the athletic body’s sponsorship revenue.
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6 Responses to Foundation to Offer $10-Million Prize for Gulf Spill Fix
patti777 - June 29, 2010 at 3:30 pm
I would suggest that you meet the spill with resistance with a high powered engine to blow it back to it’s origin. Patti Gurley403 Powell St. Mountain City Tn.37683 Patti777@embarqmail.com
freeman1070 - June 29, 2010 at 7:55 pm
The easiest and most effective way to plug a leak is from the inside. The mud idea was good but you need a strong bladder to hold the mud from being pushed back out. Take a pipe with a heavy duty bladder at the end and shove it down the hole. When it is through to the well start pumping mud or water (anything that will not compress and push back through the hole) into the bladder.Joshua C. Roberts8960 Blackberry St. Apt. 717 Anchorage, Alaska 99507
freeman1070 - June 29, 2010 at 8:01 pm
The easiest and most effective way to plug a leak is from the inside. The mud idea was good but you need a strong bladder to hold the mud from being pushed back out. Take a pipe with a heavy duty bladder at the end and shove it down the hole. When it is through to the well start pumping mud or water (anything that will not compress and push back through the hole) into the bladder.Joshua C. Roberts8960 Blackberry St. Apt. 717 Anchorage, Alaska 99502zip code correction
lreddin - June 29, 2010 at 8:59 pm
I have the solution but how do I submit it in order to meet the contest guidelines and so forth?Contact me by email Les.reddin@ gmail.com
joseph_kahoe - June 30, 2010 at 8:29 pm
JUST USE A “EMOPP”The Electromagnetic Oil Pipe Plugger (EMOPP) works similarly to the buildup of plaques in human arteries, but in this case, the plaque is metal particles and the artery is the damaged oil well. “The idea is to block the oil flow with a high intensity electromagnetic assembly and give the Deepwater Horizon Oil Pipe in the Gulf of Mexico a heart attack, then put it to sleep. for further information.Go to EMOPP.com Joseph.Kahoe@emopp,com
joseph_kahoe - July 1, 2010 at 12:26 am
EMOPPHas been reviewed by over 130 engineers and scientist, the Army Corps of Engineers,The Coast Guard Engineering Department, Tulane University and LSU R&D Department with co-operation from MIT. All came back with the same results, “EMOPP WILL WORK”EMOPP has been presented to the Lt. Governor and Louisiana State Assembly. Has been covered in various newspapers articles. The EMOPP team is ready to roll and we will be seeking initial funding to go forward.Joseph.Kahoe@EMOPP.com