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SAPPHIRE ENERGY NAMED BY FORBES AS ONE OF AMERICA’S MOST PROMISING COMPANIES
Identified as One of 16 Companies to Watch with Under $1 Million in Sales
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SAPPHIRE ENERGY SELECTED AS CLEAN TECHNOLOGY “GAME CHANGER OF THE YEAR” FOR PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
San Diego, CA (Oct. 13, 2011) –Sapphire Energy, Inc., one of the world leaders in algae-based crude oil, today announced that the company has been chosen as a 2011 "Game Changer of the Year" in Clean Technology by Grow-California for its impact on California's green industry, in the category of Public/Private Partnerships.
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LINDE AND SAPPHIRE ENERGY ANNOUNCE DEAL TO CO-DEVELOP CO2 MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR ALGAE FUEL PRODUCTION
Sapphire Enters Collaboration with The Linde Group
SAN DIEGO, CA and MUNICH, GERMANY (MAY 11, 2011) – The technology group The Linde Group and Sapphire Energy, Inc., one of the world’s leaders in algae-based crude oil, today announced that they 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.
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Statement from Jason Pyle, CEO, Sapphire Energy, in response to remarks made on March 30, 2011
SAN DIEGO, March 30, 2011 – Statement from Jason Pyle, CEO, Sapphire Energy, in response to remarks made today by President Barack Obama on strengthening our nation’s energy security and continued investment in clean energy solutions.
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MONSANTO COMPANY AND SAPPHIRE ENERGY ENTER COLLABORATION
Sapphire Enters Collaboration with Monsanto
ST. LOUIS, (MARCH 8, 2011) – Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON) and Sapphire Energy, Inc. today announced an agreement to enter a multi-year collaboration that will leverage Sapphire’s algae-based research platform to discover genes that could be applied to agriculture, particularly in the field of yield and stress.
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SAPPHIRE ENERGY CHOSEN BY WALL STREET JOURNAL AS “NEXT BIG THING”
Sapphire Energy, a world leader in the creation of algae-based fuel, today was chosen as one of the top 10 venture-backed, clean tech companies by the Wall Street Journal during the WSJ ECOnomics event. Unveiling its second annual “Next Big Thing,” the Wall Street Journal chose Sapphire for its experience, capital, and potential for producing green crude from algae as a method to wean consumption off foreign oil and onto a home-grown proven fuel alternative.
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SAPPHIRE ENERGY EXPANDS EXECUTIVE TEAM AS IT TARGETS COMMERCIALIZATION
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SAPPHIRE ENERGY RECRUITS MORE TOP TALENT
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SAPPHIRE APPLAUDS PASSAGE OF HOUSE TAX BILL
Congress took the extraordinary action this week to give algae-based fuel technology federal incentives similar to those for other biofuels, leveling the playing field for this promising technology. This move will serve to hasten the pace of development of these fuels, addressing our nation’s energy independence goals sooner.
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SAPPHIRE ENERGY WELCOMES NEW SENIOR DIRECTOR, DOWNSTREAM TECHNOLOGY
Oil industry veteran Dan Sajkowski joins Sapphire Energy as senior director, downstream technology. Sajkowski spent the last five years as the business unit leader of BP’s Whiting Refinery, the 4th largest refinery in the country, and has more than 25 years' experience in t the oil and refining industry.
