IRVINE, CA--(MARKET WIRE)--Sep 11, 2008 -- BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. (OTC BB:BFRE.OB - News), 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 Scandinavian Renewable Energy Forum ("Scan-REF") on October 1-2, 2008 in Oslo, Norway.

BlueFire Ethanol Chairman and CEO Arnold Klann is scheduled to make a presentation to the general session at 9:40 a.m. CEST (3:40 a.m. Eastern Time), as well as participate in several meetings with analysts, institutional investors and top executives in the renewable energy field throughout the day.

Scan-REF is a large international conference focusing on solar, wind and wave energy, bioenergy and other renewable energy sources with some 50 presenters and over 100 exhibitors including General Electric and Suntech Power. Scan-REF is arranged by ABG Sundal Collier, DnB NOR Markets and Norway Trade Fairs. Norwegian Prime Minister, Jens Stoltenberg, will give the opening speech on October 1. The Norwegian government gives great priority to renewable energy in relation to business development, the environment and climate policy.

Klann will discuss how the company is deploying the world's first commercially ready, patented and proven Concentrated Acid Hydrolysis Technology Process for the profitable conversion of cellulosic waste materials to ethanol. Cellulosic ethanol, from widely available waste materials, will provide for ethanol's ability to significantly and sustainably become an important component of global energy supply. BlueFire will create geographic flexibility by locating its plants near or adjacent to available cellulosic feedstock. This will bring the benefits of ethanol to every state in America while helping to solve limited landfill space and creating regional economic development.

BlueFire Ethanol recently received its Condition 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 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.