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IRVINE, Calif. -- BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc., a company focused
on changing the world's transportation fuel paradigm through the
production of ethanol from non-food cellulosic wastes, announced
today that the Department of Energy (DOE) increased funding to
$81.1 million dollars for Phase II construction of its cellulosic
ethanol biorefinery planned for Fulton, MS. This is in addition to
the previously announced Phase I funding for development of the
Fulton plant of approximately $7 million dollars. This brings the
total funds for Fulton to approximately $88 million dollars. To
read the official DOE announcement, visit http://www.energy.gov/news2009/8352.htm.
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