101incubator Sustainable startup Hago Energetics wins
Thousand Oaks, CA – Hago Energetics Inc., a startup company focused on tackling climate change through various avenues, announced today it has been declared one of 3 winners in the $1M NASA CO2 Conversion Challenge. This Challenge is a competition to convert carbon dioxide into sugars as a step to creating mission-critical resources on Mars. Such technologies would allow future inhabitants of Mars to manufacture products using local, indigenous resources on Mars by using atmospheric carbon dioxide and water as resources. Hago Energetics was selected among a large group of entrants in this contest and successfully demonstrated the Challenge requirements. The CO2 Conversion Challenge Award Ceremony was live-streamed on NASA Channels earlier today. https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/centennial_challenges/co2challenge/index.html