Sapphire Energy says renewable technology is not just for alternative fuels. The San Diego-based company says it can produce gasoline from sunlight, CO2 and microorganisms, such as algae. Not biodiesel, not ethanol. And no crops or farm land compulsory. Company scientists have built a platform that uses sunlight, CO2, photosynthetic microorganisms and non-arable land to produce carbon-neutral alternatives to petrochemical-based processes and products.

First up: renewable gasoline. Sapphire's processes and science are so essential, the company is at the front of an completely new industrial category called ' Green Crude Production .' Products and processes in this category differ considerably from other forms of biofuel because they are made exclusively from photosynthetic microorganisms, sunlight and CO2; do not result in biodiesel or ethanol; enhance and replace petroleum-based products; are carbon neutral and renewable; and don't require any food crop or agricultural land.