Sapphire Strikes Agreement with Tesoro for Green Crude

Courtesy of Algae Industry Magazine.com Sapphire Energy has entered into a commercial agreement with Tesoro Refining and Marketing Company, LLC, a subsidiary of Tesoro Corporation, to purchase crude oil from Sapphire Energy’s Green Crude Farm in Columbus, New Mexico. This begins the first step of a commercial relationship to process Green Crude oil from Sapphire’s [...]

Growing Green in the Desert

Courtesy of the Las Cruces Bulletin, by Richard Coltharp An agricultural renaissance is taking place in a Columbus, N.M, field that had lain fallow for 40 years. The field, which once grew chile, is now growing a different kind of green. “Green crude” is the nickname Sapphire Energy has given to the end product of [...]

Sapphire Energy Featured in Site Selection Magazine

Local algal-fuel producer, Sapphire Energy, is featured in the August Site Selection Energy Report. The report notes that the Senate Finance Committee recommended that the definition of cellulosic biofuel production include algae-based fuel be included in the Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012. The article includes a detailed description of Sapphire’s Integrated [...]

Sapphire Energy’s Commercial Demonstration Algae-To-Energy Facility Now Operational

Courtesy of Sapphire Energy, Inc. COLUMBUS, NM – Sapphire Energy, Inc., one of the world leaders in algae-based green crude oil production, today announced the first phase of its Green Crude Farm, the world’s first commercial demonstration algae-to-energy facility, is now operational. Construction of this first phase, which began on June 1, 2011, was completed [...]

Sapphire Updates MVEDA

Courtesy of the Las Cruces Bulletin, by Richard Coltharp On 100 acres in southern Luna County, Bryn Davis and his colleagues are trying to start a revolution. The revolution is based on one of the humblest living things on the planet – algae. If everything goes as planned, however, Sapphire will be able to provide [...]

Sapphire Energy Featured at June Business in the Borderplex Forum

Bryn Davis, NM Operations & Large Scale Production Development Manager for Sapphire Energy will be the featured speaker for June meeting of the MVEDA Business in the Borderplex Forum. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 5, 2012 from 11:30 AM until 1:00 PM at the Hotel Encanto de Las Cruces, 705 S. Telshor. [...]

Sapphire Energy Biofuel in Motion

Courtesy of the Deming Headlight, by Matt Robinson Operations should begin at the Sapphire Energy biofuel facility in June, the vice president of corporate affairs reports. Tim Zenk, of San Diego-based Sapphire Energy, said the first phase of construction, which will lead to the beginning of operations, will be finished the middle to end of [...]

Oh Canada: Neighbor to the North Eyes Business Opportunities in Southern NM

Article of courtesy of the Las Cruces Sun-News, by Brook Stockberger LAS CRUCES – The country on the other side of the United States’ international border has long been a source of commerce and business. No, not just the one about 50 or so miles south of Las Cruces, but the one about 1,500 miles [...]

Groundwork Has Been Laid At Sapphire Energy

Article courtesy of the Las Cruces Bulletin By Marvin Tessneer Sapphire Energy is constructing an integrated algal bio-refinery (IABR) to produce green crude oil on a site near Columbus, N.M., in Luna County, the first commercial facility in the country, according to a company newsletter. Sapphire, which is headquartered in San Diego, also operates a [...]

Sapphire Continues On With Expansion

Article courtesy of the Las Cruces Bulletin By Samantha Roberts You have to see it to believe it. The research on algae biofuel at Sapphire Energy could change the world, literally. Research and development measures at the compound could lead to replacing millions of gallons of transportation fuel a year with pond scum. Currently, New [...]