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
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Sapphire Energy Out to Prove That Crud Can Take On Crude
Sapphire is currently constructing a demonstration-scale Integrated Algal Biorefinery
"The model of truly being able to change the world for the better—you’ve got to achieve scale in order to do that," said CJ Warner, President and Chairman, Sapphire Energy Inc.
Dec. 16, 2011 -- For most people, the notion that the green gunk coating various pond and river bottoms is a potential fuel source sounds like science fiction. But the fact is, several projects sponsored by the Energy Department are actively developing various ways to turn that "green gunk", called algae, into a renewable and sustainable transportation fuel that will help reduce our nation’s dependence on foreign oil.
Sapphire Energy, Inc. is one of the Energy Department’s Recovery Act-sponsored Integrated Biorefinery projects using algae, with the addition of sunlight and CO2, to produce a green crude oil that can be refined into three of the most important liquid fuels we use today: gasoline, diesel and jet fuel.
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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 >>
