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Algae-to-Fuel Venture Announces Funding
Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York TimesSapphire Energy, which says it’s producing the chemical equivalent of gasoline from algae, has come out of stealth mode, announcing that it raised $50 million from ARCH Venture Partners, Venrock, and the Wellcome Trust.
The World’s First Renewable Gasoline
Jozef Winter, ecolectic.orgThe title might sound impossible, but Sapphire Energy, a California-based company, has been working away to create actual gasoline from a renewable, carbon neutral source: algae. While we’ve heard of many different processes for making fuels from algae, this one certainly tops the list.
Algae Whiz: Sapphire Energy hopes to soon power your car with algae
Grist.orgSapphire Energy says it has successfully turned algae into biofuel, raising hopes that a viable oil alternative could be produced without need for agricultural land.
World’s First Renewable Gasoline
Laura McNamara, Domestic FuelSapphire Energy says renewable technology is not just for alternative fuels. The San Diego-based company says it can produce gasoline from sunlight, CO2 and microorganisms, such as algae.
Sapphire Energy gets “open checkbook” from investors for algae-based gasoline
Chris Morrison , Venture Beat, May 29, 2008 10:00 PSTAnother algal biofuel company has emerged from stealth mode, and this one has the biggest story yet, at least according to the estimation of its investors.
Sapphire Energy turns algae into ‘green crude’ for fuel
Elizabeth Douglass, Los Angeles TimesA San Diego company said Wednesday that it could turn algae into oil, producing a green-colored crude yielding ultra-clean versions of gasoline and diesel without the downsides of biofuel production.
Sapphire Squeezes High Octane Gas from Algae
Craig Rubens, earth2techSan Diego-based startup Sapphire Energy said yesterday that it has squeezed ASTM-certifiable 91 octane gasoline — the premium stuff at the pump — from algae. That is to say, high-octane gasoline from pond scum.
Start-up says it’s turning algae into gasoline
Martin LaMonica, CNET.comSapphire Energy has come out stealth mode, saying it’s producing the chemical equivalent of gasoline from algae.
Sapphire Energy Produces Renewable 91-Octane Gasoline
redOrbitSustainable biofuels producer Sapphire Energy has announced the production of a renewable 91-octane gasoline made from a process that produces crude oil directly from sunlight, CO2 and photosynthetic micro-organisms, beginning with algae.
Green Gold Turning Algae Into Gasoline
Kerry A. Dolan, Forbes.comStart-up Sapphire Energy is promising an innovation that sounds as miraculous as a water-to-wine transformation.
