IRVINE, CA--(MARKET WIRE)--Sep 22, 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 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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