IRVINE, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 09/22/08 -- BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. (OTCBB: BFRE), a company changing the world's transportation fuel paradigm through the production of ethanol from non-food cellulosic wastes, has been invited to present at the Platts Third Annual Cellulosic Ethanol and Biofuels Conference to be held at the Swissôtel in Chicago on Thursday and Friday, October 9-10, 2008.
BlueFire Ethanol Chairman and CEO Arnold Klann is scheduled to present to the general session on Friday, October 10 at 11:30 a.m. Central Time.
The annual Platts Cellulosic Ethanol conference examines the prospects for creating a new biofuels industry, using fuels derived from agricultural residue, biomass, and other waste products. The conference focuses on the business outlook for new types of production that could make cellulosic biofuels competitive with conventional fuels, while avoiding the problems of "food versus fuel."
Speakers and attendees include senior company executives and policy makers that are leading the development of cellulosic ethanol in the U.S. and around the world. Among them are General Motors, Coskata, Range Fuels, the University of Tennessee and the U.S. Department of Energy.
Klann will discuss how the company is deploying its patented and proven Concentrated Acid Hydrolysis Technology Process for the profitable conversion of cellulosic waste materials to ethanol. He will focus on BlueFire Ethanol's ability to convert municipal waste into ethanol and the environmental and economic benefits that will result.
BlueFire Ethanol will create geographic flexibility in the location of production plants by using locally available cellulosic wastes, bringing the benefits of ethanol to every state in our nation while helping to solve limited landfill space and creating regional economic development.
BlueFire Ethanol recently received its Conditional-Use Permit from Los Angeles County Regional Planning for its first ethanol biorefinery in Lancaster, California. The Lancaster facility will use post-sorted cellulosic wastes diverted from landfills in Southern California to produce fuel-grade ethanol.
The company was also awarded $40 million from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for construction of a second plant also in Southern California, and has received the first installment of funding from the DOE for the development of the BlueFire Mecca, LLC plant in Southern California.
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About BlueFire Ethanol
BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. is deploying the first commercially ready, patented, and proven Concentrated Acid Hydrolysis Technology Process for the profitable conversion of cellulosic ("Green Waste") waste materials to ethanol, a viable alternative to gasoline. BlueFire is the only cellulose-to-ethanol company worldwide with demonstrated production of ethanol from urban trash (post-sorted MSW), rice and wheat straws, wood waste and other agricultural residues. BlueFire Ethanol is one of six ethanol companies awarded funding from the U.S. Department of Energy for a planned ethanol production facility using cellulosic wastes diverted from landfills in Southern California. The facility will produce approximately 17 million gallons of cellulosic ethanol per year from green waste, wood waste and other cellulosic urban wastes. For more information, go to www.BlueFireEthanol.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements about BlueFire Ethanol, Inc.'s expectations, including future revenues and earnings, and all other statements in this press release other than historical facts are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and as the term is defined in the Private Litigation Reform Act of 1995. BlueFire's actual results could differ materially from expected results. BlueFire undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect subsequently occurring events or circumstances. Should events occur which materially affect any comments made within this press release; BlueFire will appropriately inform the public.
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Rigel Stone
BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc.
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