Sapphire Energy unveils world’s first renewable gasoline

[dodgeguy2261]

Company Produces "Green" Crude Oil and Gasoline from Algae. The company has built a revolutionary platform using sunlight, CO2 and microorganisms such as algae to produce renewable, 91 octane gasoline that meets ASTM standards; it is not ethanol and not biodiesel. This is very interesting. The automakers need to get on board with this.
EERE News: Company Produces "Green" Crude Oil and Gasoline from Algae
Sapphire Energy - Press Release

[425hpChargerSRT8]

wow, thats very intriguing. I wonder if this method will ever catch on?

[dodgeguy2261]

Article I read said that it can be sent threw existing pipe line and refined at current refinerys. Also read 1 acre of corn can produce few hundred gallons of ethanol per year. Same acre of algae can produce 100,000 gallons of green crude.
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[425hpChargerSRT8]

That would be so awesome. Any idea as to what it would cost per gallon. Seems to be a very cheap and effective method

[dodgeguy2261]

"Sapphire Energy wouldn’t cite the price tag for producing a barrel of green crude, but they described the expected cost as competitive with extracting oil from deep-water deposits and oil sands. The company already has produced green versions of jet fuel, diesel and clear, premium-grade gasoline, they said."

[09R/T_Semper]

Sounds good. Now to replace our standard oil with this stuff.

[425hpChargerSRT8]

Originally Posted by 09R/T_Semper

Sounds good. Now to replace our standard oil with this stuff.

Exactly, now how can we get congress to fund this development? and when can we start buying stock in this stuff?

[BlackRT]

Originally Posted by 425hpChargerSRT8

when can we start buying stock in this stuff?

Unfortunately, the oil companies will probably buy 'em out before anyone gets a chance....

[425hpChargerSRT8]

Originally Posted by BlackRT

Unfortunately, the oil companies will probably buy 'em out before anyone gets a chance....

you're right that could happen. I think it would be wise for the company to not accept a buy out. By the looks of the article, this could be the replacement to our current oil companies

If not, they could work together, because it stated that this process could use the same pipelines and refineries. I highly doubt that happens though. The oil companies are too greedy

[dodgeguy2261]

Quoted by Sapphire Energy, “Imagine if even a portion of the $200 billion we spend on foreign crude stayed here: The payoff in new jobs, and domestic economic growth would be huge.” At least we could reduce the money we send to the Arabs. awh, poor Arabs.