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Alternative Energy Producer Sapphire Energy Applauds Stimulus Bill Passage
SAN DIEGO, February 17, 2009 –Today, President Obama and Congress moved our country one step further in securing energy independence while addressing climate change and providing much needed jobs with the passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Stimulus Bill). As a nationally recognized company on the leading edge of renewable and scalable alternative fuel production, Sapphire Energy applauds our nation’s leaders for taking this bold step.
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Continental Airlines Flight Demonstrates Use of Sustainable Biofuels as Energy Source for Jet Travel
HOUSTON – Continental Airlines (NYSE:CAL) today is demonstrating the use of sustainable biofuel to power a commercial aircraft for the first time ever in North America. The demonstration flight – which is being conducted in partnership with Boeing, GE Aviation/CFM International, and Honeywell’s UOP – marks the first sustainable biofuel demonstration flight by a commercial carrier using a two-engine aircraft, a Boeing 737-800 equipped with CFM International CFM56-7B engines.
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Sapphire Energy adds C.J. Warner, oil industry veteran, as President
Former BP executive to advance commercialization of green crude
SAN DIEGO – With ‘green energy’ a priority topic in homes around the globe, and on President-elect Obama’s agenda, Sapphire Energy continues to grow its top-flight professional team with the appointment of Cynthia J (CJ) Warner, a top BP executive, and an expert in refining, transportation and operations, as President, starting February 1.
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Sapphire Energy Named to Biofuels Digest “50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy” Ranking
Top Algae-Based Fuel Company Number Two Overall
SAN DIEGO – Algae-based fuels, one of the most promising technological developments to positively transform the world’s transportation industry, gained additional momentum today when Biofuels Digest ranked Sapphire Energy, an algae-based transportation fuels company, number 2 in its 2008 “50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy” rankings. Sapphire Energy was selected out of more than 1,000 bioenergy companies eligible and was the highest-rated algae-to-energy company receiving the accolade.
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Sapphire Energy Calls Algae Industry to Action
Industry partnerships essential to new energy policy advocacy
SEATTLE – Jason Pyle, Sapphire Energy CEO and co-founder, today called for the algal biomass industry to put aside competitive differences and come together to address national energy policy that affects the algal industry as a whole. Pyle spoke on a panel explaining the politics of energy policy in the United States at the 2008 Algae Biomass Summit.
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Sapphire Energy Builds Investment Syndicate to Fund Commercialization of Green Crude Production
Total capital raised substantially exceeds $100 million
SAN DIEGO – September 17, 2008 – Sapphire Energy took another step closer to bringing Green Crude Production to commercial scale today by announcing it has raised substantial additional financing from existing and new investors.
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Sapphire Energy Urges Senators to Adopt New Renewable Fuel Standards
Washington, DC – June 12, 2008 – Jason Pyle, CEO of Sapphire Energy, today testified before the full U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources that the biofuel debate around ‘food versus fuel’ can be effectively solved if Congress adopts standards that encourage the growth and development of all new alternative energy technologies.
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Sapphire Energy unveils world’s first renewable gasoline
Pioneering effort alters ‘food vs. fuel’ debate, supports American energy independence with revolutionary platform that harnesses microorganisms, sunlight, CO2
Leading investors commit over $50 million to scale effort; production innovator Brian Goodall hired, team leader behind first biofuel 747 flight
Sonoma, California – May 28, 2008 – Sapphire Energy announced today they have produced renewable 91 octane gasoline that conforms to ASTM certification, made from a breakthrough process that produces crude oil directly from sunlight, CO2 and photosynthetic microorganisms, beginning with algae.
