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Algae-to-crude company Sapphire Energy pays off government loan guarantee

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million loan guarantee through the Biorefinery Assistance Program, administered by the USDA Rural Development-Cooperative Service, to build a fully integrated, algae-to-crude oil commercial demonstration facility in Columbus, New Mexico. 2009, the company was awarded a $54.5-million

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Ford reorganizing mobility solutions efforts; acquires Autonomic, TransLoc to boost mobility group

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On the heels of an quarterly report marked by an underwhelming profit, and amid a general “lack of fitness” according to CFO Bob Shanks, Ford Motor announced that it is accelerating and expanding its activities in 2018 to deliver a broad suite of mobility products and services to personal vehicle owners, fleet owners and cities globally.

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USDA announces availability of $181M to support development of advanced biofuels projects

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Sapphire Energy’s “Green Crude Farm” in Columbus, N.M., million loan guarantee to build a refined alga oil commercial facility. The company expects to produce 100 barrels of refined algal oil per day by 2015, and to be at commercial-scale production by 2018. is an example of the use of this program.

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Sapphire Energy and Phillips 66 parter on co-processing of algae crude oil with conventional crude

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We’re looking forward to building a strong relationship with Phillips 66, an established leader in research and development for next generation fuels, who understands the opportunity our Green Crude oil holds as a feasible and sustainable crude oil choice for refiners. In 2013, Sapphire signed its first commercial customer, Tesoro.

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Former CEO of American Electric Power Dies at 94

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After the war, he joined American Electric Power in Columbus, Ohio, as an assistant engineer. While there, he suggested the company build more accurate calibration systems. He closed the business in 2018. The OCCHC builds apartments and homes in low-income neighborhoods. White served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.

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Boats Should Be Sleek—But Only Up to a Point

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Building with wood allows for sleeker designs, but only up to a point. The Santa María , a small carrack captained by Christopher Columbus in 1492, had an LBR of 3.45. The Symphony of the Seas (2018) , the world's largest cruise ship, is only about 10 percent shorter, but its narrower beam gives it an LBR of 7.6.

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Enthusiasm electric!

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Also noted as important achievements were the Electrify America sponsorship that provided chapter support, the EVA efforts to help shape EV-friendly building codes and policy, the EVA participation at Fully Charged LIVE , and the over 500 EV events of all sizes hosted by chapters around the country.