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What's greener than a Prius? The Algaeus, a Prius with algae fuel in the tank

Remember Sapphire Energy, the company that uses algae to generate renewable gasoline? They's partnered up with "Fuel" director Josh Tickell for a 10-day, cross-country tour from San Francisco to New York City using a Prius that will burn some algae-based renewable gasoline along the way. If nothing else, this trip gives up a new entry for the list of frightening eco-words: Algaeus. The Algaeus, pictured, does more than burn biofuel. It is a plug-in vehicle that has an additional battery pack and "an advanced energy management system." ... Read more →

Sapphire turns microorganisms, sunlight, and CO2 into renewable gasoline Sebastian Blanco

If it works, this could be great/terrible. Sapphire Energy announced yesterday that they have been able to take algae and mix in sunlight, CO2 and other photosynthetic microorganisms to make 91 ...

What's greener than a Prius? The Algaeus, a Prius with algae fuel in the tank 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

Remember Sapphire Energy, the company that uses algae to generate renewable gasoline? They's partnered up with "Fuel" director Josh Tickell for a 10-day, cross-country tour from San Francisco to New York City using a Prius that will burn some algae-based renewable gasoline along the way. If ...

Sapphire turns microorganisms, sunlight, and CO2 into renewable gasoline 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

If it works, this could be great/terrible. Sapphire Energy announced yesterday that they have been able to take algae and mix in sunlight, CO2 and other photosynthetic microorganisms to make 91 octane gasoline "that conforms to ASTM certification." The renewable gasoline, as Sapphire calls it, ...


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