Initial Phase of World’s First Green Crude Farm Completed On
Time and On Budget
COLUMBUS, NM, (August 27, 2012) – 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 on time and on
budget. When completed, the facility will produce 1.5 million gallons per year
of crude oil and consist of approximately 300 acres of algae cultivation ponds
and processing facilities. By reaching this key milestone, Sapphire Energy is
on target to make algae-based Green Crude a viable alternative fuel solution
capable of significantly reducing the nation’s need for foreign crude oil,
which will serve as the blueprint for scalable algae biofuel facilities
globally.