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Sapphire Technologies to generate electricity using waste rnergy at LNG terminal in Japan

Sapphire Technologies to generate electricity using waste rnergy at LNG terminal in Japan

September 8, 2022 |

In California, Sapphire Technologies, a developer and manufacturer of pressure energy recovery systems, said that together with TB Global Technologies, have installed the FreeSpin In-Line Turboexpanders which are under completion at a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Japan.  Sapphire Technologies noted that the FreeSpin systems are designed to generate electricity using waste energy from […]

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Crossing the 3K threshold: The Digest’s Multi-Slide Guide to Sapphire Energy’s algae biofuels productivity

Crossing the 3K threshold: The Digest’s Multi-Slide Guide to Sapphire Energy’s algae biofuels productivity

August 23, 2017 |

Back in 2014, Sapphire Energy and the US Department of Energy embarked on a project to advance Sapphire’s (then) biomass production technologies across three priority areas to meet a target of 2,500 gallons of oil per acre per year by 2018. Productivity is directly related to the economics of algal biofuels production. By improving average […]

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Sapphire Energy: Biofuels Digest’s 2015 5-Minute Guide

Sapphire Energy: Biofuels Digest’s 2015 5-Minute Guide

February 11, 2015 |

Sapphire is a venture capital backed company founded in 2007 for the purpose of growing and processing micro-algae into products that serve very large and diverse markets where the unique attributes of algae provide valuable solutions. Sapphire’s world-leading technology uses sunlight, CO2, non-potable water, non-arable land, nutrients, and novel strains of algae in outdoor ponds […]

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Tim Zenk, formerly of Sapphire Energy, brought on as Algenol’s Executive VP of Business Development

Tim Zenk, formerly of Sapphire Energy, brought on as Algenol’s Executive VP of Business Development

January 19, 2015 |

In Florida, Tim Zenk has joined Algenol as Executive Vice President of Business Development. Zenk recently left Sapphire Energy, where he was Senior Vice President of Corporate Development. Algenol looks forward to Zenk’s many years of experience in business development, fundraising, government affairs, public policy, marketing and communications. The company now employs just under 200 […]

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The Hottest Companies: Sapphire Energy Photo Votes for 2014-15

The Hottest Companies: Sapphire Energy Photo Votes for 2014-15

September 14, 2014 |

Here are the photo votes received for Sapphire Energy in this years’s competition for the Hottest Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy, Renewable Chemicals & Biomaterials. More on photo voting in this years’ rankings process, here.

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Levine to succeed Warner as CEO of Sapphire Energy: new commercial era begins

Levine to succeed Warner as CEO of Sapphire Energy: new commercial era begins

July 28, 2014 |

Former Verenium CEO and Goldman exec ushers in new commercial era at Sapphire, as CJ Warner relinquishes CEO title, remaining as Chairman. In California, the Digest learned that James “Jamie” Levine has been appointed CEO of Sapphire Energym succeeding Cynthia J. “CJ” Warner, who will remain the company’s chairman. Levine, a former Goldman exec, took […]

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Sinopec, Sapphire Energy project unveiled in China; wins US-China EcoPartnerships nod

Sinopec, Sapphire Energy project unveiled in China; wins US-China EcoPartnerships nod

July 10, 2014 |

The Digest has heard from China that Sapphire Energy’s and Sinopec’s algae-derived renewable crude oil project has been selected for the U.S.-China EcoPartnerships program, and that the announcement is being made overnight US time in Beijing, China, by the U.S. Secretary of State and the People’s Republic of China State Councilor. Details on the project […]

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Sapphire Energy: Transformative Technologies 2014 nominee, “Transformative Harvest, Extraction or Dewatering system”

Sapphire Energy: Transformative Technologies 2014 nominee, “Transformative Harvest, Extraction or Dewatering system”

March 9, 2014 |

This is the official Transformative Technologies 2014 nominee page for Sapphire Energy, nominated in the “Transformative Harvest, Extraction or Dewatering” category for its DAF system. Voting Rules All voting is exclusively via social media this year. To vote, simply click on the Tweet, Like or Share link in on this page. Each tweet, like or share […]

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Sapphire Energy: Transformative Technologies 2014 nominee, “Transformation of microbes or algae”

Sapphire Energy: Transformative Technologies 2014 nominee, “Transformation of microbes or algae”

March 9, 2014 |

This is the official Transformative Technologies 2014 nominee page for Sapphire Energy, nominated in the “Transformation of microbes or algae” category for its enhanced algae. Voting Rules All voting is exclusively via social media this year. To vote, simply click on the Tweet, Like or Share link in on this page. Each tweet, like or share […]

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Sapphire Energy: Biofuels Digest’s 2014 5-Minute Guide

Sapphire Energy: Biofuels Digest’s 2014 5-Minute Guide

February 12, 2014 |

Company description: San Diego-based Sapphire Energy is pioneering an entirely new industry – Green Crude Production – with the potential to profoundly change America’s energy and petrochemical landscape for the better. Sapphire’s products and processes in this category differ significantly from other forms of biofuel because they are made solely from photosynthetic microorganisms (algae), using […]

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