What was Wendy Schmidt Oil Cleanup X Challenge inspired by?
Wendy Schmidt Oil Cleanup X Challenge: The Wendy Schmidt Oil Cleanup X CHALLENGE was a challenge award offered by the X PRIZE Foundation for efficient capturing of crude oil from ocean water. Deepwater Horizon oil spill: The "Deepwater Horizon" oil spill (also referred to as the BP oil spill, the BP oil disaster, the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, and the Macondo blowout) began on April 20, 2010, in the Gulf of Mexico on the BP-operated Macondo Prospect.
Deepwater Horizon" oil spill