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 Partnerships & Funding

  • DTE Energy and the State of Michigan have funded our work recovering and upcycling decommissioned blades and obsolete hulls.                         

  • Carbon Free Earth is a winner of the DTE Energy Innovation Challenge.                                                                                         

  • NextCycle Michigan Circular Economy grant recipient and a place in the 2026 Accelerator Academy,

  • Presenting at Turning the Tide Conference in New Orleans in December. Presenting our path to recycling vessel hulls.

  • Our first roof coatings order was made and shipped to NCP industries in July 2026.                                                                                           

  • Our technical partnerships include: Oak Ridge and Pacific Northwest National Laboratories, MSU Research Foundation, the University of Michigan Global CO₂ Initiative, RTI International, Parr, BoatUS Foundation, mHUB and Destructable.

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