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AUGUST 28, 2010

KiOR, developer of a catalytic pyrolysis process to produce renewable oil from biomass, will receive a $75-million state-backed loan from Mississippi to bring the first three of its full-scale production facilities to the state. The first site will be built in Columbus, Mississippi and could open by the end of 2011. Clarion Ledger.

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Mississippi Oil Renewable Columbus 218

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DECEMBER 10, 2013

San Diego-based Sapphire Energy, Inc., one of the world leaders in algae-based “Green Crude” oil production, and Phillips 66, an integrated energy manufacturing and logistics company, have entered a strategic joint development agreement aimed at taking production of algae crude oil a significant step toward commercialization.

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Oil Energy San Diego Columbus 199

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OCTOBER 21, 2013

The Biorefinery Assistance Program was created through the 2008 Farm Bill and is administered by USDA Rural Development. Sapphire Energy’s “Green Crude Farm” in Columbus, N.M., In 2011, USDA provided Sapphire Energy a $54.5-million Other fuel derived from cellulosic biomass. is an example of the use of this program.

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