The time is now to decrease our dependence on foreign oil
Sapphire is leading the new industrial category of Green Crude production, profoundly altering the petrochemical landscape for the better
EXPLORING ALGAE AS FUEL
Sapphire Energy positioned to make algae competitive as an energy source
“My whole goal here is to domesticate algae, to make it a crop,” said Mike Mendez, VP of Technology, Sapphire Energy Inc
SAN DIEGO, July 26, 2010 – In a laboratory where almost all the test tubes look green, the tools of modern biotechnology are being applied to lowly pond scum. Foreign genes are being spliced into algae and native genes are being tweaked. Different strains of algae are pitted against one another in survival-of-the-fittest contests in an effort to accelerate the evolution of fast-growing, hardy strains.
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The Sapphire Solution
Sapphire Energy believes the time is now to create new energy solutions that are environmental, scalable, and renewable. Sapphire is leading the new industrial category of Green Crude production with the potential to profoundly change America’s energy and petrochemical landscape for the better. With only sunlight and CO2, Sapphire Energy is turning algae into Green Crude that can be refined into the three most important liquid fuels we use today: gasoline, diesel and jet fuel. There is no need to make changes to our vehicles, pipelines, or distribution systems—as Green Crude offers a complete drop-in replacement solution. Continue Reading: our story >>
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