Contentful ID
1858303409

Sapphire Energy, Inc.

Contentful ID
92a74de1-3cdb-d07a-ee04-1e38c099a9af-draft
Entity Description
Sapphire Energy uses algae and biomass to generate electricity for residential and industrial use. The company has developed a technology that uses non-potable water and non-arable land to grow carbon-capturing algae in open ponds. Sapphire provides renewable energy solutions that have the potential to play a significant role in improving lives and promoting sustainability.
Entity Name
Sapphire Energy, Inc.
General - Organization
Entity Type
Company
Is LCRI Company?
No
Technology Description
Oil is harvested from algae and is converted to hydrocarbon fuel. The fuel is the same as the gasoline gotten from petroleum.

Synthetic Genomics, Inc.

Contentful ID
097cd49a-0db5-2346-bdaa-c4a748c2c545-draft
Company Values
Entity Description
Synthetic Genomics, Inc. (SGI), founded in 2005 by Craig Venter, Ph.D. and Nobel Laureate Hamilton Smith, M.D. is a genomics revolution leader is aimed at providing new transformative products across the genetics industries through reprogrammed cells.
Today, the company is combating impending environmental crises by building a team of profound genomic expertise to help address some of the world's largest challenges threatening human continued existence such as climate change, CO2 emissions and pollution.
Entity Name
Synthetic Genomics, Inc.
General - Organization
Entity Type
Company
Is LCRI Company?
No
Technology Description
The technology adapts microalgae into cell factories. These cell factories grow in saltwater and produce sustainable and renewable jet fuel and diesel from carbon dioxide and sunlight.
Technology Name
Algal Cell Factories