DOE grants BlueFire approval for site change

January 1, 1970

Posted October 15, 2009, at 11:12 a.m. CST

BlueFire Ethanol Fuels Inc., a company focused on changing the world's transportation fuel paradigm through the production of ethanol from nonfood cellulosic wastes, has announced the strategic relocation of its second planned biorefinery to Fulton, Miss.

After having been awarded a $40 million dollar grant from the U.S. DOE for a second planned facility in California, BlueFire Ethanol, in 2007, began development and licensing work to build their second biorefinery plant.

"Navigating the development and licensing process in California in a time-effective manner coupled with the challenging business climate in the state convinced BlueFire to petition the DOE for a site change to Mississippi," stated Arnold Klann, BlueFire's president and CEO. "We determined the Fulton site located in northeastern Mississippi was best suited to fulfill our requirements for our second biorefinery plant after studying various locations in several states over the past year"

"The DOE has been supportive and helpful in BlueFire's project development activities targeted at fulfilling the current administration's goal of rapid deployment of cellulosic biofuel projects. DOE's approval of the site change should help BlueFire remain on track for executing our business growth strategy," Klann added.

The Fulton project will allow BlueFire to utilize green and wood wastes available in the region as feedstock for the ethanol plant that will be designed to produce approximately 18 MMgy of ethanol. BlueFire is currently receiving funding under the $40 million DOE grant it was awarded in 2007 for the development of the plant in Fulton.

BlueFire has completed a 20-month licensing process and is currently awaiting the final financing needed to break ground on its shovel-ready, fully permitted ethanol biorefinery in Lancaster, Calif. The Lancaster facility will use post-sorted cellulosic wastes diverted from Southern California's landfills to produce approximately 3.9 MMgy of fuel-grade ethanol.

SOURCE: BLUEFIRE ETHANOl FUELS INC.

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