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Local Scientists Growing Algae As Next Alternative Fuel
Channel 10 News, San DiegoDr. Stephen Mayfield Says Algae Biofuel Could Be Available In 10 Years
SAN DIEGO -- Local scientists have turned San Diego into the research capital for an alternative fuel that could be the solution for America's pain at the gas pump.
Algal Biomass Organization Announces New Directors and Board Chair, including Sapphire Energy's Tim Zenk
Algal Biomass Organization (ABO)Diverse Board of Algae Leaders to Help Industry Continue Its Rapid Development
WASHINGTON, DC--(Marketwire - May 23, 2011) - The Algal Biomass Organization (ABO), the trade association for the U.S. algae industry, today announced the election of its Board of Directors for the 2011-2013 term. The ABO also announced Mark Allen, a Senior Advisor to BioProcess Algae, as Chair of the Board of Directors. The Board includes three newly-elected directors and four directors who were re-elected.
Big Ideas from Cleantech Leaders
Curt Woodward, XconomyElectric Cars Won’t Take Over, Biofuels 3.0 Must Fix the Bugs, & Microorganisms as Problem-Solvers: Big Ideas from Cleantech Leaders
Sapphire Energy featured on Energy Now's "The Mix: American Energy Innovators"
EnergyNowMay 16th, 2011 - Sapphire Energy was featured on Energy Now's ”The Mix: American Energy Innovators“
America’s push towards energy independence largely depends on bringing new clean energy ideas and technology from the drawing board to commercial viability. But why do some innovations succeed while others never get off the ground?
Linde Aids Algae Fuel Production; Launches Safe Specialty Gases Regulators
ChemicalProcessing.comThe Linde Group, Munich, Germany, and San Diego-based Sapphire Energy Inc. have entered into a multi-year agreement to co-develop a low-cost system to deliver carbon dioxide (CO2) to commercial-scale, open-pond, algae-to-fuel cultivation systems. Linde will supply all of the CO2 to Sapphire`s commercial demonstration facility in Columbus, N. M.
New U.S. Institutes Help Tackle Cleantech Workforce Shortage
Maria Gallucci, SolveClimateTraining academies are cropping up to steer students and professionals into clean energy industries that lack manpower to match growing opportunities
Bill Gates’ Favorite Biofuel Company on the Docket for Thursday’s Alternative Fuels Event
Luke Timmerman, Xconomy SeattleThere might be 100 good energy ideas in the U.S. today, as Bill Gates said last week at a fundraiser for Climate Solutions, but one of the really big ones he’s backing is San Diego-based Sapphire Energy. This company, which has raised more than $300 million to execute on its vision of making algae a practical source of renewable fuel, is either going to make a big difference, or a big flop, in the energy business
Sapphire & Linde Announce Algae CO2 Deal
Joanna Schroeder, Domestic FuelSapphire Energy and The Linde Group have announced a multi-year partnership to co-develop a low-cost system to deliver carbon dioxide (CO2) to commercial-scale, open-pond, algae-to-fuel cultivation systems. Linde, who is a leading supplier of CO2 in the US, will work with Sapphire to reduce the costs incurred when delivering CO2 for commercial-scale open pond algae cultivation. In addition, Linde will supply the CO2 for Sapphire’s commercial demonstration biorefinery in Columbus, New Mexico. A single commercial algae-fuel production facility is estimated to require around 10,000 metric tons of CO2 per day, which is comparable to approximately 30 percent of the current merchant market for CO2 in the U.S.
CO2 giant partners with Sapphire to develop open pond system
Luke Geiver, Biodiesel MagazineWhat happens when an industry leader that employs roughly 48,000 people and earned nearly $18 billion in the gases and engineering sector in 2010 partners with a young, innovative algae company? We’re about to find out. Sapphire Energy has signed with the Linde Group in an effort to collaborate on a commercial-scale system that could deliver CO2 to open-pond algae systems like those currently being used by Sapphire.
Global Ag Innovation Showcase Focuses on Solutions & Innovation
SOURCE BRDG ParkAgribusiness leaders, investors and entrepreneurs convene at Danforth Plant Science Center
ST. LOUIS, May 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- An international conference focused on innovative ideas and opportunities for agriculture to help solve long-term issues in food production and security, environmental and energy concerns will convene at the third annual Ag Innovation Showcase (www.agshowcase.com), May 23-24 in St. Louis, MO. The venue, the Danforth Plant Science Center (www.danforthcenter.org), is the world's largest independent plant science research institute, located in the heartland of American agriculture.
