BlueFire Ethanol Press Releases

BlueFire Ethanol Fuels Names Roger Petersen As New Board Member

2010-07-22T11:14:27-07:00

IRVINE, CA (July 20, 2010) – During their annual shareholder meeting on Thursday, July 15, BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: BFRE.OB), a company focused on changing the world's transportation fuel paradigm through the production of renewable fuels from non-food cellulosic wastes, appointed Roger Petersen as a new Board Member.

Petersen has a wealth of experience dealing with corporate mergers and acquisitions, development, finance, operations, and engineering/construction. Petersen previously served as the president of PPL Global, LLC, a company he helped create in 1995 and expanded to $3 billion in assets throughout the U.S., U.K., Portugal and Latin America, which generated over $900 million in revenue in just seven years. PPL Global is a subsidiary of PPL Corporation, a Fortune 500 company with electric and gas distribution, electric generation, and power marketing. Most recently, Petersen served as the President and CEO of Montana Horizons, LLC, a company in which he founded to support utility mergers and acquisitions, and energy development projects. There he provided advisory services that resulted in a multi-billion dollar electric utility acquisition.

“BlueFire has great potential to provide an array of renewable energy sources to the fuel market. I’m very excited about becoming a member of the board and look forward to helping the company move forward and contributing to the strategic vision and growth of BlueFire Ethanol,” says Roger Petersen.

“We are extremely pleased that Roger Petersen has agreed to join our team,” says Arnold Klann, CEO of BlueFire Ethanol. “His expertise and 20 plus years of experience will serve as a valuable asset to our company as we advance into the next stages of production.”

BlueFire is currently in the process of developing two cellulosic ethanol facilities in Lancaster, CA and Fulton, MS. The fully-permitted and shovel-ready Lancaster, CA facility, BlueFire’s first U.S. commercial plant, will use post-sorted cellulosic wastes diverted from Southern California's landfills to produce approximately 3.9 million gallons of fuel-grade ethanol per year. BlueFire is in the detailed engineering phase for its second commercial plant in Fulton, MS, which will produce approximately 19 million gallons of ethanol per year from woody biomass, mill residue, and other cellulosic waste. These two planned facilities will create more than 1,000 construction jobs and, once in operation, more than 100 new operations and maintenance jobs. This is in addition to the hundreds of jobs created or maintained at equipment vendors and suppliers.

BlueFire recently announced that the Department of Energy has determined that the company has met the requirements necessary for Phase I of the application process and that the company has been invited to continue on to Phase II for the financing of their Fulton, MS Project.

Fulton Project Advances to Phase 2 of Loan Guarantee Process

2010-07-07T09:46:32-07:00

IRVINE, CA - BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. (OTCBB:BFRE.), a company focused on changing the world's transportation fuel paradigm through the production of ethanol from non-food cellulosic wastes, today announced that the Department of Energy has determined that BlueFire Ethanol has met the requirements of Part 1 of the application process and that the company has been invited to continue onto Phase 2 for the financing of their Fulton, MS Project.

The loan guarantee pursuant to this program would support the construction of BlueFire's commercial (cellulosic) biofuels plant planned in Fulton, MS. Under this program BlueFire has requested $250 million, which would be combined with the previously awarded $88 million dollar grant and other sources to provide sufficient capital for the project's construction and launch. The Fulton facility will produce 19 million gallons of ethanol per year from woody biomass, mill residue, and other cellulosic waste.

"We are very pleased to see the financing for the Fulton facility moving forward," said Arnold Klann CEO of BlueFire Ethanol. "It's going to take programs like the DOE loan guarantee to enables first-of-its-kind technologies to be in a position to secure the necessary funding to move forward and help provide cleaner energy sources to the fuel market."

To help facilitate the closing of the financing, BlueFire Ethanol is actively recruiting specialists to close the transaction. "We are currently evaluating all options and looking for strategic personnel to help BlueFire successfully close the financing for Fulton and other future facilities" says Klann.

BlueFire Ethanol Applies For DOE Loan Guarantee; Company Seeks To Secure Complete Funding for Fulton, MS Biorefinery

2010-03-11T13:53:33-07:00

IRVINE, CA (February 23, 2010) - BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. (OTC BB:BFRE.OB), a company focused on changing the world's transportation fuel paradigm through the production of ethanol from non-food cellulosic wastes, has submitted an application for a $250 million dollar loan guarantee for the company’s planned cellulosic ethanol bioferinery in Fulton, MS. The application, filed under the Department of Energy (DOE) Program DE-FOA-0000140 which provides federal loan guarantees for projects that employ innovative energy efficiency, renewable energy, and advanced transmission and distribution technologies, was submitted 12th of February, 2010 and serves as a phase one application in a two phase approval process.

The Fulton plant is already a recipient of an award of up to $88 million from the U.S. Department of Energy under the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. If approved, the loan guarantee will secure the financing for the remainder of the costs to construct the facility, which will produce 19 million gallons of ethanol per year from woody biomass, mill residue, and other cellulosic waste.

“We are very optimistic that the DOE will consider the enormous benefits of BlueFire Ethanol’s technology to convert cellulosic waste products into useable biofuels during this selection process,” said Arnold Klann, CEO of BlueFire Ethanol. “Programs like the DOE loan guarantee enable first-of-its-kind technologies to come to fruiting and ultimately help ease the United States’ dependence on fossil fuels like petroleum, which is oftentimes imported from hostile nations.”

Currently, BlueFire Ethanol is focused on the development of two cellulosic ethanol facilities in Lancaster, CA and Fulton, MS.

The fully-permitted and shovel-ready Lancaster, CA facility, BlueFire’s first U.S. commercial plant, will use post-sorted cellulosic wastes diverted from Southern California's landfills to produce approximately 3.9 million gallons of fuel-grade ethanol per year. BlueFire is in the detailed engineering phase and expects to have all necessary permits for its second commercial plant in Fulton, MS by this summer, putting the company on a path to commence construction by the end of 2010. These two planned facilities will create more than 2,000 construction/manufacturing jobs and, once in operation more than 300 new operations and maintenance jobs.

“We are looking forward to a very busy and productive year in 2010, we have all of the pieces in place to respond to President Obama’s call to boost biofuels production and reduce our dangerous dependence on foreign oil ,” added Klann. “We at BlueFire are committed to bringing new fuel sources to Americans and agree with the current administration that projects such as ours are the right approach for creating new jobs, equity for shareholders and wealth for the nation, while also developing new export technologies to offset capital flight and give the nation energy security by offsetting oil imports.”

Department of Energy Increases Funding to $81 M for Phase II of BlueFire Ethanol's Planned Fulton, MS Biorefinery

2009-12-08T07:52:34-07:00

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.

Department of Energy Grants BlueFire Approval for Site Change

2009-10-20T13:03:08-07:00

IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: BFRE - News), a company focused on changing the world's transportation fuel paradigm through the production of ethanol from non-food cellulosic wastes, has announced the strategic relocation of its second planned biorefinery to Fulton, Mississippi. After having been awarded a $40 million dollar grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (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 north eastern 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," added Mr. Klann. The Fulton, MS 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 million gallons of ethanol per year. BlueFire is currently receiving funding under the $40 million DOE grant it was awarded in 2007 for the development of the plant in Fulton, Mississippi. 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, CA. The Lancaster facility will use post-sorted cellulosic wastes diverted from Southern California's landfills to produce approximately 3.9 million gallons of fuel-grade ethanol per year

Solazyme Testing BlueFire Ethanol Cellulosic Sugars in Its Microalgae Renewable Oil Production Process

2009-05-26T07:26:03-07:00

IRVINE, Calif., May 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: BFRE - News), a company changing the world's transportation fuel paradigm through the production of ethanol from non-food cellulosic wastes, announced that Solazyme, Inc., a renewable oil production company and leading algal synthetic biology company, is testing sugars, produced through BlueFire's patented process, for compatibility with its renewable oil process to produce the oil cost effectively and at scale.

"Our technologies are a great fit for each other," stated Arnold Klann, CEO of BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. "Our patented acid hydrolysis process allows BlueFire Ethanol to utilize a variety of non-food feedstocks to produce sugars that can be used to make a variety of different types of fuels and chemicals. Supplying these low cost sugars to Solazyme's technology provides them with the option of creating a variety of oils for the renewable energy industry and beyond."

BlueFire Ethanol is currently focused on developing its first ethanol biorefinery in Lancaster, California. The Lancaster facility will use post-sorted cellulosic wastes diverted from landfills in Southern California to produce 3.9 million gallons of fuel-grade ethanol per year. The company was also awarded $40 million from the U.S. Department of Energy for construction of a second plant 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.

About Solazyme:

Solazyme, Inc. is a renewable oil production company and the leader in algal synthetic biology. Solazyme's unique microbial conversion technology process allows algae to produce oil in standard industrial facilities quickly, efficiently and at large scale. These oils are tailored not only for advanced biofuel production, but also as replacements for fossil petroleum and plant oils in a diverse range of products running from green household cleaning supplies to cosmetics and foods. The company was founded in 2003 and has its headquarters in South San Francisco, California. For more information, please visit Page Reference http://www.solazyme.com.

BlueFire Ethanol To Present at BIO 2009 International Convention

2009-05-12T08:21:55-07:00

IRVINE, Calif., May 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: BFRE - News), a company changing the world's transportation fuel paradigm through the production of ethanol from non-food cellulosic wastes, has announced that the company's President and CEO, Arnold Klann, will participate in a panel discussion titled "From Field to Wheels: What's Going to Work in Biofuels?" on Thursday, May 21 at the BIO 2009 International Convention, the largest global event for the biotechnology industry, which will be held at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta.

The esteemed panelists chosen to participate in the discussion alongside BlueFire CEO Arnold Klann include Harrison Dillon, President and Chief Technology Officer at Solazyme; Kinkead Reiling, Co-Founder and Senior Vice President of Corporate Development at Amyris; Aristides Patrinos, President at Synthetic Genomics, Inc., and moderating the discussion will be Laurence Alexander, Managing Director at Jefferies & Company, Inc.

"BlueFire Ethanol is pleased to participate in this panel discussion with other prominent industry leaders to discuss the viability of the various emerging solutions to the question of what is going to work in biofuels," said Arnold Klann. "BlueFire's cellulosic conversion process provides a commercially-viable method of generating biofuels from a variety of non-food source feedstocks, thereby offering a cost-effective method to offset the import of energy and reduce petroleum consumption. In light of the recently-announced federal support for biofuels initiatives, we are optimistic that technologies such as ours will soon become commercially available and help pave the way towards energy independence."

With the goal of expanding biotech innovations that help "heal, fuel, and feed the world,"BIO 2009 International Convention will deliver the partnering tools, licensing tips and other industry resources necessary to meet current economic challenges and to strengthen biotech businesses for the future.

BlueFire Ethanol is currently focused on developing its first ethanol biorefinery in Lancaster, California. The Lancaster facility will use post-sorted cellulosic wastes diverted from landfills in Southern California to produce 3.9 million gallons of fuel-grade ethanol per year. The company was also awarded $40 million from the U.S. Department of Energy for construction of a second plant 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.

BIO 2009 International Convention will take place May 18-21, 2009 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. For more information or to attend the conference, visit http://www.convention.bio.org.

BlueFire Ethanol Applauds Formation of Biofuels Interagency Working Group to Promote Energy Independence

2009-05-06T07:17:26-07:00

IRVINE, CA (May 5, 2009) - 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, commends President Obama for forming the Biofuels Interagency Working Group. The group, which is to be co-chaired by the Secretaries of Agriculture and Energy and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, was formed in an effort to advance the research, development and commercialization of biofuels in the United States.

President Obama has also promised $786.5 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to be provided to advance biofuels research, development and commercialization by allocating funds for commercial biorefineries.

"It is great to see the administration bring all of these agencies together for the first time in an effort to address the challenges and opportunities for next-generation biofuels in America," stated Arnold Klann, president and CEO of BlueFire Ethanol. "The administration's support of biofuels technologies is a key step toward full-scale commercial production of cellulosic ethanol and a testament to President Obama's desire to promote energy independence."

Through the program the government aims to:

- Refinance existing ethanol and biodiesel factories impacted by the current credit crunch

- Guarantee loans for the construction of new biorefineries

- Expedite funding to help producers of cellulosic crops

"The federal government's financial commitment to ensure the longevity of the cellulosic ethanol industry will not only help biofuels companies move ahead but will also provide investor confidence in these projects breathing new life into the cellulosic ethanol industry," added Klann.

BlueFire Ethanol Brings Aboard Dr. William Farone, Original Co-Founder of the Arkenol Process

2009-04-03T10:37:38-07:00

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. (OTC BB:BFRE - News), a company changing the world's transportation fuel paradigm through the production of ethanol from non-food cellulosic wastes, today announced a Technology Development Services Agreement with Dr. William Farone and his company Applied Power Concepts, Inc. Under the agreement, Dr. Farone will work with BlueFire Ethanol to continue the advancement of BlueFire's patented Arkenol technology for the production of cellulosic biofuel.

In 1997, Arkenol, Inc. patented a commercially viable system of transforming cellulosic waste into usable ethanol. BlueFire Ethanol is currently the holder of the exclusive North American license to employ this technology; as such the company is uniquely positioned to set the industry standard in converting waste materials - such as sorted municipal waste, wood waste, green waste, straws, switchgrass and corn stover - into biofuels.

As one of the author's of Arkenol's ten U.S. patents covering the concentrated acid hydrolysis technology, Dr. Farone rejoins co-author, BlueFire Ethanol Chief Technology Officer John Cuzens, to reestablish the original development team and further enhance the technology. The reunited team is planning several projects to further develop and enhance the Arkenol process to produce higher value cellulosic derived products for the biofuel market even as BlueFire's first commercial projects move forward to construction.

Dr. Farone has served as president and CEO of Applied Power Concepts (APC) since 1987 and has 40 years of experience in the development of commercial processes from laboratory and pilot plant studies. Previously, he served for sixteen years as director of research for two large multinational companies supervising hundreds of scientists and engineers. He has over 100 technical publications and patents in diverse areas such as electromagnetic phenomena, spectroscopy, chemical engineering and chemistry. He is the inventor of several products and processes in energy, biochemical and chemical technology.

BlueFire will conduct its development work at the APC facility lead by Dr. Farone. APC currently produces a variety of higher-value sugar-based chemicals in its 52,000 square foot facility housing many small scale chemical unit operations and a 3,000 square foot analytical laboratory fully staffed and instrumented to continue research projects for multiple clients.

John Cuzens said recently, "We are excited to bring the original process development team back together. Recent advancements in several technological areas offer the prospect of dramatic improvements to the base technology. This team is well suited to test and optimize these opportunities for a commercial advantage in today's biofuels market."

BlueFire is one of four ethanol companies awarded funding from the U.S. Department of Energy to construct ethanol production facilities and has received the first installment of its $40 million award for the development of the BlueFire Mecca, LLC plant. Unlike remote corn ethanol production plants, BlueFire's biorefineries will be located in markets with the highest demand for ethanol. This dramatically reduces delivery costs and increases biofuels supply, while providing a unique waste processing technology that helps cities better manage the problem of overflowing landfills.

BlueFire Ethanol Granted Air Permit for Lancaster, CA Ethanol Plant

2009-04-03T10:35:06-07:00

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, 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, announced that the Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District has issued all required Authority to Construct Air Permits for its planned cellulosic ethanol biorefinery in Lancaster, CA. The air permit is comprised of 28 individual permits and is the final environmental permit necessary for BlueFire Ethanol to proceed into final design and construction of its first U.S. commercial cellulosic ethanol plant.

"BlueFire is dedicated to providing cellulosic ethanol for America and ensuring that this ethanol is produced in an environmentally-responsible manner," said Arnold Klann, president and CEO of BlueFire Ethanol. “The Lancaster facility will incorporate the best control technologies available for air emissions and will strictly adhere to BlueFire's commitment to protecting our natural resources."

The Lancaster, CA-based biorefinery will use BlueFire's patented and proven Concentrated Acid Hydrolysis Technology Process to convert cellulosic waste ("Green Waste") into approximately 3.7 million gallons of cellulosic ethanol per year. Derived from non-foodstock urban, forestry and agricultural residues, this form of ethanol is a completely renewable and highly-economical alternative to gasoline and other types of ethanol.

BlueFire Ethanol selected the Lancaster location because biowaste material, including yard waste, woodchips, grass cuttings and other organic waste, already passes by the property every day while en route to an adjacent landfill. The plant is also designed to use reclaimed water and lignin, a byproduct of the production process, in order to produce its own electricity and steam.

"By locating biorefineries directly in the markets with the highest demand for ethanol, our technology not only provides an economically valuable product using less delivery-related resources, but also helps surrounding cities manage landfill waste – solving two problems for the price of one," added Klann.

BlueFire Ethanol was also awarded $40 million from the U.S. Department of Energy for construction of a second Southern California plant and has received the first installment of funding from the DOE for the development of the BlueFire Mecca, LLC plant.

BlueFire Ethanol to Present at Next Generation Biofuels Conference

2009-04-03T10:33:29-07:00

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--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 announced that the company's President and CEO, Arnold Klann, will address the top leaders at F.O. Licht's 2nd Annual Developing and Commercializing Next Generation Biofuels Conference, which will be held at the Le Meridien Hotel in Munich, Germany, from February 11-12, 2009.

Highlighting the latest technological developments in biofuels, the Next Generation Biofuels Conference brings together top leaders in the industry to share crucial insight on next generation biofuels. This event includes an impressive roster, including keynote speeches from Stefan Tostmann, Head of Unit of Energy Innovation and Technology for DG Tren European Commission, and Jacques Blondy, the Director of Agricultural Development for TOTAL, as well as presentations from industry leaders, including executives from Dupont Danisco Cellulosic Ethanol, Boeing and logen.

Mr. Klann will be presenting at 4:40 pm on February 12 during the "Opportunities for Waste-to-Ethanol Forum," in which he will examine the benefits of waste for fuel production and the opportunities that lie ahead for the overall ethanol industry.

"BlueFire Ethanol has received numerous requests from foreign companies to deploy its Concentrated Acid Hydrolysis technology in countries across the globe. As such, we are pleased to present on BlueFire's capabilities and technology at this global event, where even more companies and countries can learn the many benefits of our technology," said Arnold Klann. "Cellulosic ethanol is the future of ethanol and the answer to many critics' concerns over ethanol's ability to become a significant component of our global energy strategy. BlueFire's cellulosic conversion process provides a commercially-viable method of generating biofuels from a variety of non-food source feedstocks, thereby offering a cost-effective method to offset the import of energy and reduce petroleum consumption."

BlueFire Ethanol is currently focused on developing its first ethanol biorefinery in Lancaster, California. The Lancaster facility will use post-sorted cellulosic wastes diverted from landfills in Southern California to produce 3.1 million gallons of fuel-grade ethanol per year. 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.

BlueFire Issues Annual Letter to the Shareholders

2008-12-23T09:01:24-07:00

IRVINE, CA--(MARKET WIRE)--Dec 23, 2008 -- BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. (OTC BB:BFRE.OB - News) CEO and President Arnold R. Klann issues the following letter to the company's shareholders:

Dear Fellow Shareholders:

First, I would like to take this opportunity to wish you and yours a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah and a very Happy New Year.

This 2008 year end review is to provide you with an update and perspective on the progress of BlueFire as we position the company as a successful, sustainable and dynamic cellulose-to-ethanol company in what has quickly become a very difficult market.

BlueFire is currently focused on developing and building two facilities. The first project, BlueFire Ethanol Lancaster, LLC ("Lancaster Project"), has been in the licensing phase for nearly 18 months. As previously announced, the Los Angeles County Planning Commission issued a Conditional Use Permit for the Lancaster Project in July. However, a subsequent appeal of the county decision, which BlueFire overcame, combined with the waiting period under the California Environmental Quality Act, pushed the effective date of the now non-appealable permit approval to December 12, 2008. Due to this permitting delay and recent capital market decline, BlueFire will be unable to break ground before the end of the year.

During this permitting process, estimated total project costs grew above the previously estimated price to approximately $100 Million. This was due in part to a combination of significant increases in materials costs on the world market and the complexity of our first commercial deployment. In recent weeks, prices for materials have started to decline and we expect, by the end of the first quarter of 2009, items like structural and specialty steel will decline in price by 25% to 30%, and other materials should follow suit.

The uncertainties of the world credit markets have also caused a delay in the financing we need to enable placement of equipment orders for the construction and which would allow us to achieve a sustainable construction schedule after breaking ground. Hence, to insure a timely and continuous construction of the project, BlueFire's board of directors determined it is prudent to delay Lancaster's groundbreaking until all the necessary funds are in place. Project activities have advanced to a point that once credit is available, orders can be immediately placed and construction started. We remain optimistic in being able to raise the additional capital necessary after the new federal administration is in place and the capital markets normalize.

Early in the year, BlueFire undertook a Commercial Scale-up Program (CSP) that united the process design in order to validate actual feedstock input from the landfill and its conversion into ethanol. As a result of the CSP and subsequent efforts during the delay of the permitting process, the projected output of Lancaster increased from approximately 2.5 million gallons to about 3.7 million gallons per year.

Over the coming months BlueFire will continue to make enhancements to its already robust technology, targeting improvements in sulfuric acid concentration and distillation/dehydration efficiencies.

The cellulosic sugars produced by BlueFire's concentrated acid hydrolysis process provide renewable and sustainable raw materials for fermentation or other conversions to fuels. So, BlueFire has been forging relationships with various fermentation technology providers for the production of other transportation fuels, including bio-butanol, bio-diesel and bio-gasoline.

Our second major development project, BlueFire Mecca, LLC, is progressing in both permitting and design activities. BlueFire has been drawing down on the $40 million DOE award which helps fund this project.

BlueFire is optimistic the new administration's stated commitment to developing alternative fuels will sustain the growth of the cellulosic ethanol industry. Loan guarantee programs and other similar credit enhancements would be particularly helpful in this current financial market for further commercialization for the industry as a whole. BlueFire was one of 16 finalists chosen for a Department of Energy Loan Guarantee for its third project, but due to current credit markets BlueFire chose to forego this round of submissions under the DOE Loan Guarantee but will pursue future opportunities from both the USDA and DOE.

Additionally, on December 22, the DOE announced a new solicitation for further grants to demonstrate alternative products production that BlueFire, in conjunction with another fermentation company, may pursue.

We expect 2009 to be a dynamic year for BlueFire, with plants anticipated to be in construction and many new opportunities pursued. The recently announced consulting agreement for South Korea is but one example of the many opportunities in our pipeline. This includes opportunities in the Middle East.

As we end 2008, we need to remember many people are hurting by this recession. I would ask us all to turn our hearts to one another to help sustain and create new ways of supporting one another. I encourage everyone to help a neighbor who may have lost their job or the homeless person who has no one else. Reach out and help and feel the Real Power of the season.

Sincerely,
Arnold R. Klann
President and CEO
BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc.

BlueFire Named One of Top Bioenergy Companies for 2008 - 2009

2008-12-23T09:31:21-07:00

Biofuels Digest Ranks BlueFire Ethanol #13 on its 50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy List

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. (OTCBB: BFRE - News), a leader in cellulosic ethanol production technology, has been ranked number 13 on Biofuels Digest’s list of the “50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy.”

“It is an honor to have been recognized for innovation and achievement in bioenergy by a highly-respected industry authority,” said Arnold R. Klann, President and CEO of BlueFire Ethanol. “This award reinforces the credibility of our cellulosic conversion process as a commercially-viable method of generating biofuels from a variety of non-food source feedstocks.”

Winners of Biofuels Digest’s “50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy” award will be honored at a presentation in Washington DC on April 20, 2009, in conjunction with the Advanced Biofuels Development Summit. Rankings were based on the votes of the Biofuels Digest award panel and reflected the importance of news announcements made in 2008. Votes were weighted by industry and region to ensure a fair and broad representation of companies and technologies.

Jim Lane, Editor of Biofuels Digest, stated, “BlueFire Ethanol checked off strongly on intellectual property, cohesive management team, a growing reputation and a waste-to-energy path that is entirely in sync with the twin goals of energy independence and sustainability. The acid hydrolysis approach is looking more and more compelling to the bioenergy industry every day.”

“In addition to our domestic plans, BlueFire Ethanol is making key advances to provide full-scale commercial production of cellulosic ethanol in the global markets that have the greatest need for alternative fuel sources,” added Klann. “Our technology not only enables BlueFire to produce cellulosic ethanol at the lowest cost of any producer, but it also negates transportation issues that plague traditional corn-based production. And, while cellulosic ethanol is poised to play a greater role in the domestic economy, our feedstock-gathering approach allows us to set a global standard with a manufactured product suitable for export to other countries.”

BlueFire Ethanol’s technology has previously been recognized and validated by the California Energy Commission and the United States Department of Energy. In fact, BlueFire Ethanol was awarded $40 million from the Department of Energy for the construction of a planned plant in Southern California. The company has received the first installment of funding from the DOE for the development of the BlueFire Mecca, LLC plant in Southern California.

BlueFire Named One of Top Bioenergy Companies for 2008 - 2009

2009-03-05T08:28:35-07:00

BlueFire Retained by Ubiex, Inc. to Design Cellulosic Facility in South Korea

2008-12-11T08:43:37-07:00

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. (OTC: BFRE.OB - News), a leader in cellulosic ethanol production technology, today announced that Ubiex, Inc. has signed a Professional Services Agreement (PSA) with BlueFire to develop a cellulosic ethanol facility that will be located in South Korea. BlueFire will provide the preliminary engineering design package and technical support for the proposed South Korean project.

"The PSA that BlueFire signed with Ubiex represents the first of many international consulting agreements that BlueFire will execute during the coming years and further validates BlueFire's model of cellulosic ethanol production via its patented Concentrated Acid Hydrolysis technology. By providing a viable cellulosic ethanol solution for countries that are agrarian-based or have significant cellulosic residue that can be converted into liquid fuels that offset the countries' import of energy and secures its energy future, BlueFire remains well-positioned for long-term sustainability and international growth," said Arnold R. Klann, President and CEO of BlueFire Ethanol.

BlueFire Ethanol to Present at the Cellulosic Ethanol Summit

2008-11-13T16:18:11-07:00

IRVINE, Calif., Nov 13, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. (OTC BB:BFRE.OB), 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 Cellulosic Ethanol Summit at the Westin Colonnade Hotel in Coral Gables, FL, November 17 -- 19, 2008.

On November 18, at 2:00 p.m., BlueFire Ethanol Chairman and CEO Arnold Klann will participate in a Non-Enzymatic Biorefinery Developer Briefing in which a panel of developers will report on the current status of their development activities. Klann will share insight on the progress BlueFire Ethanol has made in addressing the key technical, organizational, and economic challenges facing the industry and how BlueFire is helping to meet the industry's needs. Additionally, BlueFire Ethanol Senior Vice President Necy Sumait will participate in a panel at 11:30 a.m. addressing Feedstock Supply Lines, in which panelists will provide an update on the progress in establishing reliable supply lines of dedicated fuel crops, crop residues, woody biomass and municipal and other waste streams.

Cellulosic Ethanol Summit has been hailed as the best cellulosic ethanol conference of its kind in the nation. The event includes an impressive roster of speakers who will address a variety of hot-topic issues including the impact of the biofuels debate on the industry, the burgeoning variety of feedstock supply lines, the growing interest from the financial sector in commercializing industry growth and a trio of reports from the frontline by leading developers from the biochemical, non-enzymatic and industrial biotech communities. Keynote speakers for the Summit include Jeremy L. Susac, the Executive Director of Governor Charlie Crist's specifically mandated energy office, the Florida Energy & Climate Commission; Charles H. Bronson, the esteemed Commissioner for the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and the guiding force behind the highly acclaimed "Farm to Fuel" program; and Edward T. Schafer, the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, who is tentatively scheduled to appear on the morning of November 19.

During their designated panels, Klann and Sumait will discuss how BlueFire Ethanol 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, and especially in the state of Florida, which is rapidly proving to be a pioneer in the quest for renewable energy.

BlueFire Ethanol is preparing to break ground on its first ethanol biorefinery in Lancaster, California. The Lancaster facility will use post-sorted cellulosic wastes diverted from landfills in Southern California to produce 3.1 million gallons of fuel-grade ethanol per year. 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.

BlueFire Ethanol to Present at Renewable Energy Finance Forum-West October 27-28

2008-10-24T08:56:55-07:00

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. (OTC:BFRE - 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 Renewable Energy Finance Forum-West (REFF-West) being held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Seattle on October 27-28, 2008.
BlueFire Ethanol CFO, Christopher Scott, is scheduled to present in the emerging technologies session on Tuesday, October 28, from 1:45 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time. This session will showcase leading technologies that are forming the next wave of the clean energy sector. A panel will discuss how opportunities are evolving in this sector and how these technologies can be effectively commercialized.
REFF-West is a national conference addressing regional renewable energy issues. Industry leaders from around the country will present on a variety of topics, including venture capital, financing in a credit-constrained economy, emerging technologies, green building, energy efficiency, smart grid and transmission, government policies, and carbon finance.
Scott 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 offers geographic flexibility in the location of production plants by using locally available cellulosic wastes, bringing the benefits of ethanol to every state in the nation while helping to solve limited landfill space and creating regional economic development.
The company was 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.
In addition, BlueFire is nearing construction of a smaller facility near Lancaster, California. The Lancaster plant, BlueFire’s first U.S. commercial facility, will produce 3.1 million gallons of cellulosic ethanol per year from the cellulosic fraction of post-sorted municipal solid waste.
About REFF-West
Renewable Energy Finance Forum-West (REFF-West) is a national conference addressing regional renewable energy issues. REFF-West will be an important event for financiers, investors and renewable energy project developers to network, strike deals and drive the industry forward. REFF-West will build on the REFF-Wall Street event, which had its fifth anniversary in June of this year. REFF-Wall Street brought together over 40 of the most high profile industry leaders and Wall Street financiers, who shared their thoughts on the future of finance for the United States renewable energy industry - where money will be made, overcoming constraints on raising capital, and the sectors that financiers are reviewing with most interest in the current economic and policy environment.

BlueFire Ethanol to Present at Platts Third Annual Cellulosic Ethanol and Biofuels Conference October 9-10

2008-10-17T10:34:35-07:00

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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BlueFire Ethanol to Present at the Scandinavian Renewable Energy Forum

2008-10-19T12:24:32-07:00

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.

BlueFire Ethanol to Present at 2008 Southern California Investor Conference

2008-10-17T10:28:14-07:00

IRVINE, CA--(MARKET WIRE)--Aug 26, 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 3rd Annual Southern California Investor Conference on September 3, 2008 at The Island Hotel in Newport Beach, California.

BlueFire Ethanol Chairman and CEO, Arnold Klann, is scheduled to make a presentation to the general session at 8:30 a.m. Pacific Time.

The conference will feature officers from 30 of Southern California's top companies, including Qualcomm, Cymer and Volcom, presenting corporate overviews and insights to investors and the financial community. This one day investor event features world recognized life science, technology, media, real estate, financial and other leading growth companies.

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 our nation's domestic energy supply.

BlueFire 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 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 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.

Interested parties may listen to the presentation through a live audio webcast at http://www.californiastocks.com. Listeners are encouraged to visit the Web site at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the scheduled presentation to register, download and install any necessary audio software.

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BlueFire Signs Teaming Agreement with Key Technology Partner Amalgamated Research, Inc.

2008-10-20T08:04:25-07:00

BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. (OTC: BFRE.OB), a leader in cellulosic ethanol production technology, today announced that it has signed an agreement with Amalgamated Research, Inc. (ARI) for the exclusive right to use its Simulated Moving Bed Chromatographic Separation (SMB) technology for the separation of concentrated sulfuric acid and simple sugars. After several years of operating experience with ARI's equipment at pilot facilities in California and Japan and recent testing at ARI's facilities, where even better than expected results were obtained, BlueFire has determined that the SMB provides the best fit for its concentrated acid hydrolysis process to convert cellulose to ethanol. By using ARI's SMB, BlueFire recovers approximately 99% of the entrained sugars in the acid/sugar stream. ARI's extensive research of the concentrated acid/sugars separation was supported by the DOE.

John Cuzens, BlueFire Chief Technology Officer, stated, "Our partnership with ARI provides BlueFire with yet another competitive advantage in the cellulosic marketplace. Their superior fractal distribution and SMB technology further enhances BlueFire's robust and efficient conversion process by efficiently separating the acid and sugar streams."

BlueFire Ethanol Receives First Installment of DOE Grant Funds

2008-10-20T08:05:07-07:00

BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. (OTC: BFRE.OB), a leader in cellulosic ethanol production technology, has received the first installment of funding from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for the development of the BlueFire Mecca, LLC plant in Southern California.

Upon completion, the plant will produce approximately 17 million gallons of cellulosic ethanol per year from green waste, wood waste, and other cellulosic urban wastes. Receipt of this funding brings to fruition BlueFire's selection last year, along with five other U.S. Companies, as a recipient of a total of $40 million in DOE funding aimed at increasing the use of renewable and alternative fuels.

A pioneer in cellulosic ethanol production, BlueFire holds the sole North American rights to the Arkenol Process Technology, a patented process for transforming cellulosic waste from landfills into ethanol. By locating its plant in Southern California, the company will utilize this process to meet the needs of a regional market with high ethanol demands while alleviating the onus on cities and municipalities to handle increasing amounts of landfill waste.

"This facility represents the future of alternative fuel production," said Arnold Klann, CEO of BlueFire Ethanol. "It will serve as the effective meeting place of demand and supply, bringing cellulosic ethanol to market while simultaneously helping break dependence on foreign oil and reducing the waste management load on cities."

The Southern California-based facility is a replicable model of a process that can be implemented at several sites across the country, serving the dual purposes of waste management and biofuel production. To this end, BlueFire Ethanol also recently announced it was granted a conditional-use permit ("CUP") from the County of Los Angeles, Department of Regional Planning, to construct the country's first commercial facility to convert biowaste into ethanol. This smaller plant, which will be located in Antelope Valley near Lancaster, California, will produce up to 3.2 million gallons of cellulosic ethanol annually from biowaste materials such as woodchips, grass cuttings, and other organic waste. Scheduled to commence operations in late 2009, the Lancaster plant will also utilize reclaimed water and generate its own electricity and steam from lignin produced as a by-product of the process.

"We are thrilled by the progress on these two plants," said Klann. "Yet, at the same time, they are a glimpse of what can be, and we look forward to continuing to utilize the latest in innovative and eco-friendly technology to increase significantly the production of renewable fuels."

BlueFire Ethanol Awarded Final Permits to Construct the Nation's First Commercial Cellulosic Ethanol Production Plant

2008-10-20T08:05:34-07:00

BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. (OTC: BFRE.OB), a leader in cellulosic ethanol production technology, was granted a conditional-use permit ("CUP") from the County of Los Angeles, Department of Regional Planning, to permit the construction of the nation's first commercial facility to convert biowaste into ethanol.

The Los Angeles County Planning Commission approved the use permit for operation of the plant on 10 undeveloped acres near Lancaster, California, in the Antelope Valley. BlueFire plans to initiate commercial operation of the plant in late 2009.

"We are thrilled to receive this permit," said Arnold Klann, president and CEO of BlueFire Ethanol, "and we see this construction of our first cellulosic ethanol the United States plant as a catalyst for the advancement of cellulosic fuel production throughout our nation."

The new facility will use BlueFire's commercially-ready, patented and proven Concentrated Acid Hydrolysis Technology Process. This will allow the profitable conversion of cellulosic waste ("Green Waste") into as much as 3.2 million gallons of cellulosic ethanol per year. Derived from non-foodstock urban, forestry and agricultural residues, this form of ethanol is a completely renewable and highly-economical alternative to gasoline and other types of ethanol.

BlueFire Ethanol selected the Lancaster location because an estimated 170 tons of biowaste material, including woodchips, grass cuttings and other organic waste, already passes by the property every day. The plant is also designed to use reclaimed water and lignin, a byproduct of the production process, in order to produce its own electricity and steam.

As part of a strategy to control costs and accelerate production at the Lancaster facility, BlueFire Ethanol has already implemented production of pre-assembled modules which will comprise the Lancaster biorefinery.

"Prefabrication and modular construction has proven itself to be the best method for maintaining quality, controlling costs and creating the fastest to-market time for the deployment of complex facilities," said Klann. "Plus, the size of our Lancaster facility is consistent with the feedstock-gathering capabilities in developing countries where aggregation of large quantities of useable feedstock is not as practical. As such, this approach also allows us to set a standard with a manufactured product and export our facilities as a turn-key product around the world."

BlueFire Ethanol is also one of six ethanol companies awarded $40 million funding from the U.S. Department of Energy for its construction a larger 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.

BlueFire Ethanol to Present at the Jefferies & Co. 5th Global Clean Technology Conference

2008-10-20T08:05:46-07:00

IRVINE, CA--May 30, 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 5th Global Clean Technology Conference hosted by Jefferies and Company, Inc. on June 5, 2008 in New York City.

BlueFire Ethanol Chairman/CEO, Arnie Klann, is scheduled to make a presentation to the general session from 3:15 to 3:45 p.m. eastern time, as well as participate in several meetings with analysts and institutional investors throughout the day. A live audio webcast and replay of the presentation will be accessible at www.jefferies.com.

The conference will feature presentations by nearly 60 public and private companies, from emerging growth companies to established industry leaders, addressing global energy and water supply, conservation and security issues. This one day investor event will feature a diverse range of companies within the clean technology sector including those engaged in biofuels, energy efficiency, energy infrastructure, energy storage, geothermal power, industrial biotechnology, smart grid technologies, solar power, wind power, water power and water treatment.

"As oil prices continue their ascent, driven by growing demand from India and China and ongoing depreciation of the U.S. dollar, we are seeing heightened investor interest in non-fossil-fuel-based energy sources," said Jeff Lipton, managing director and head of North American CleanTech Investment Banking for Jefferies & Company. "The 5th Global Clean Technology Conference brings investors together with some of the most innovative companies developing alternative sources of energy -- creating new opportunities both for investors and presenting companies."

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 our nation's domestic energy supply.

BlueFire 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 began the prefabrication process for its first ethanol biorefinery in Lancaster, CA. The Lancaster facility will use post-sorted cellulosic wastes diverted from landfills in Southern California to produce fuel-grade ethanol. The company was awarded $40 million from the U.S. Department of Energy for construction of a second plant also in Southern California, and has been invited to submit a formal application for a DOE loan guarantee to assist in the financing of its ethanol production facilities.

Jefferies, a global investment bank and institutional securities firm, has served growing and mid-sized companies and their investors for 45 years. Headquartered in New York, with more than 25 offices around the world, Jefferies provides clients with capital markets and financial advisory services, institutional brokerage, securities research and asset management. The firm is a leading provider of trade execution in equity, high yield, convertible and international securities for institutional investors and high net worth individuals. Jefferies & Company, Inc. is the principal operating subsidiary of Jefferies Group, Inc.

Farm Bill Helps Advance U.S. Biofuels Production

2008-10-20T08:06:04-07:00

IRVINE, Calif. BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. a leader in cellulosic ethanol production technology, has commended the United States Congress on the passing of the farm bill yesterday. By passing the bill by an overwhelming margin, Congress has ruled out President Bush's threatened veto.

The farm bill is expected to help pave the way for companies like BlueFire Ethanol that are working to increase U.S. biofuels production through its patented, commercially viable and profitable system that transforms cellulosic waste into ethanol.

"The farm bill provides a much needed $1.01 per gallon tax credit for the cellulosic biofuel industry," said Arnold Klann, president and CEO of BlueFire. "Congress's continued support for the development of clean energy technologies is a key step towards full-scale commercial production of cellulosic ethanol and making America energy-independent."

BlueFire Ethanol is one of six ethanol companies awarded funding from the U.S. Department of Energy for its 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.

In addition, BlueFire is also in the process of obtaining all necessary permits to commence construction of a smaller facility near Lancaster, California. The Lancaster plant will produce 3.1 million gallons of cellulosic ethanol per year from the cellulosic fraction of post-sorted municipal solid waste. By locating biorefineries directly in the markets with the highest demand for ethanol, BlueFire Ethanol's technology can also help cities manage landfill waste -- solving two problems for the price of one.

BlueFire's facilities will use its commercially-ready, patented and proven Concentrated Acid Hydrolysis Technology Process for the profitable conversion of cellulosic waste ("Green Waste") into cellulosic ethanol. Derived from non-foodstock urban, forestry and agricultural residues, this form of ethanol is a completely renewable and highly-economical alternative to gasoline and other types of ethanol.

"While our waste-to-ethanol process doesn't need the tax credit to be commercially viable, the farm bill does help to mitigate the financial markets' perceived risks in deploying a first-of-its-kind technology," added Klann. "The tax credit in the farm bill is a key incentive for integrated oil and other financial partners to get involved at the project level of these cellulosic biorefineries."

BlueFire Engages Brinderson for Final Design and Construction of Lancaster Biorefinery

2008-10-20T08:06:17-07:00

BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. (OTC: BFRE.OB), a leader in cellulosic ethanol production technology, has retained Brinderson as its engineering, procurement and construction contractor for BlueFire's Lancaster biorefinery in Los Angeles county.

The 3.1 million gallon per year cellulosic ethanol facility will be delivered in a joint effort with MECS and Brinderson. Brinderson will provide the detailed engineering and construction, while MECS will provide the front-end engineering, design package and expertise in the sulfuric acid industry.

"BlueFire has assessed the design and construction industry for a suitable partner to integrate into our deployment plan for our biorefineries," said Arnold Klann, president and CEO of BlueFire. "It was obvious that Brinderson complements the capabilities of MECS and brings final engineering and construction services to our team."

The April 14th agreement represents the release of Brinderson for final engineering and construction for BlueFire's Lancaster facility. It complements the release of long-lead-time purchase orders necessary for the construction of the Lancaster facility.

James Harris, president of Brinderson, stated, "Brinderson is pleased to be able to work with BlueFire towards the deployment of its innovative technology. We have a long record of successful project engineering and construction and we pride ourselves on both our EPC capabilities and safety record."

The Lancaster biorefinery will be the first commercial scale roll-out of BlueFire Ethanol's proprietary Concentrated Acid Hydrolysis process.

BlueFire Ethanol is one of six ethanol companies awarded funding from the U.S. Department of Energy to construct ethanol production facilities. Unlike remote corn ethanol production plants, BlueFire's biorefineries will be located in markets with the highest demand for ethanol. This dramatically reduces delivery costs and increases biofuels supply, while providing a unique waste-processing technology that helps cities better manage the problem of overflowing landfills.

About Brinderson

Brinderson is an integrated professional service company offering engineering, construction and maintenance to a broad range of energy related industries including petroleum (upstream and downstream), power generation and distribution, manufacturing, alternative fuels and renewable energy.

For more information, go to www.brinderson.com.

BlueFire Engages Roeslein & Associates, Inc. and PAC to Begin Construction of Lancaster Ethanol Biorefinery Modules

2008-10-20T08:06:29-07:00

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. (OTC: BFRE.OB - News), a leader in cellulosic ethanol production technology, has engaged Roeslein Associates, Inc. and PAC (Process Automation Concepts, Ltd.) to begin prefabricating modules for BlueFire’s first ethanol bio-refinery in Lancaster, Calif.

The Lancaster biorefinery will use post-sorted cellulosic wastes diverted from landfills in Southern California to produce a highly-economical alternative biofuel. BlueFire is in the process of obtaining the final permits to commence construction on the secured site, which is expected to produce 3.1 million gallons of cellulosic ethanol annually.

“Prefabrication and modular construction has proven itself time and again to be the best method for maintaining quality, controlling costs and creating the fastest to-market time for the deployment of complex facilities,” said Arnold Klann, President and CEO of BlueFire. “This approach also allows us to potentially sell our facilities as a turn-key manufactured product, leveraging our capabilities and expand our market reach several fold.”

Roeslein was selected as one of the world’s leading firms in the modularization, unitization and pre-assembly of specialized plant facilities. Manufacturing facilities typically have a sequence of production equipment or systems, all of which are interconnected by conveyors, mechanical piping/ducting, electrical wiring and access walkways. Using a proprietary unitizing process, Roeslein integrates all of these systems into free-standing steel structures.

The units are completely pre-assembled, enabling pre-testing and functionality checks before shipping to the final plant site. Unit sections are then broken down and transported on flatbed trailers or overseas shipping containers with all of the pre-assembled conveyance, piping, ductwork and electrical components intact. The unit section legs, ladders, stairs and miscellaneous components are also packed into the same container, so that everything needed for final re-assembly is kept together. Final installation at the plant location is accomplished at an accelerated rate as compared to conventional installations, and many common and costly construction issues are avoided.

In addition to advancing its domestic plans, BlueFire anticipates that refinements of the Lancaster facility design will form the basis for a manufactured product that will be suitable for export, particularly to developing countries.

According to Klann, “the size of our initial Lancaster facility is consistent with the feedstock-gathering capabilities in developing countries or other locations where aggregation of large quantities of useable feedstock is not as practical. These ’right-sized’ modules will be ideal for regions unable to produce locally-sourced fuels.”

BlueFire Ethanol is one of six ethanol companies awarded funding from the U.S. Department of Energy to construct ethanol production facilities. Unlike remote corn ethanol production plants, BlueFire’s biorefineries will be located in markets with the highest demand for ethanol. This dramatically reduces delivery costs and increases biofuels supply, while providing a unique waste-processing technology that helps cities better manage the problem of overflowing landfills.

Liolios Group to Lead BlueFire's Investor Relations

2008-10-20T08:06:46-07:00

IRVINE, CA--(MARKET WIRE)--Mar 13, 2008 -- BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. (OTC BB:BFRE.OB - News) is changing the energy paradigm through the construction and operation of cellulose-to-ethanol production facilities. BlueFire has engaged the Liolios Group to lead its investor relations and financial communications efforts.

"The Liolios Group brings many years of experience, expertise and proven results in helping companies build quality, long-term relationships with leading analysts, money managers, and institutions," said BlueFire CFO Christopher Scott. "We are confident their team of talented professionals will help us deliver BlueFire's message more effectively to our shareholders and raise our profile throughout the investment community, the financial media, and our target markets."

BlueFire Ethanol is one of six ethanol companies awarded funding from the U.S. Department of Energy for its planned ethanol production facility. Of the six, BlueFire is the only one to build next to landfills and use the landfill's freely available cellulosic wastes.

Scott Liolios, president of the Liolios Group, stated, "The interest in Clean-tech technologies by the financial community continues to gain momentum, especially for companies like BlueFire that are moving from proven concept to large scale fuel production. BlueFire represents a unique opportunity in this emerging field. We look forward to building a comprehensive and strategic investor relations program that effectively communicates this message to shareholders and potential new investors."

BlueFire Ethanol CEO to Present at WIREC 2008

2008-10-20T08:06:55-07:00

IRVINE, CA--(MARKET WIRE)--Mar 5, 2008 -- BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. (OTC BB:BFRE.OB - News), a leader in cellulosic ethanol technology, will participate in the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC), March 4-6 2008 at the Washington, DC Convention Center.

WIREC 2008 is the largest renewable energy conference in the country. Hosted by the U.S. Government in cooperation with the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE), the conference will examine how both public policies and private efforts can most effectively advance the adoption of renewable energy efforts on a global scale.

At the event, BlueFire CEO Arnold Klann will participate in a panel discussion, "Next Generation Bio-Alcohol Plants -- Around the Corner?" moderated by Doug Durante, Executive Director of Clean Fuels Development Coalition on Thursday, March 6, at 1:30pm.

"It is an honor to join world leaders including President Bush, various members of the U.S. government, and the countless international leaders who've come together to find solutions to global energy problems," BlueFire Ethanol CEO Arnold Klann. "We at BlueFire Ethanol are excited to be a part of that solution. BlueFire Ethanol's patented technology allows us to convert a wide variety of cellulosic feedstocks into ethanol, thus providing us with the potential to deploy our technology in various regions creating new uses for indigenous cellulosic waste materials."

BlueFire Ethanol is one of six ethanol companies awarded funding from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for its planned ethanol production facility, which will convert cellulosic wastes diverted from landfills in Southern California into renewable fuel. The DOE facility will produce approximately 17 million gallons of cellulosic ethanol per year from green waste, wood waste, and other cellulosic urban wastes.

In addition, BlueFire is also in the process of obtaining all necessary permits to commence construction of a smaller facility near Lancaster, California. The Lancaster plant will produce 3.1 million gallons of cellulosic ethanol per year from the cellulosic fraction of post-sorted municipal solid waste. By locating biorefineries directly in the markets with the highest demand for ethanol, BlueFire Ethanol utilizes its technology to help cities manage landfill waste -- solving two problems for the price of one.

The Trade Show at WIREC 2008 is anticipated to be the largest business to business and business to government conference and exposition ever held on renewable energy in the U.S. Speakers and representatives from over 70 countries will be in attendance to discuss various aspects of renewable energy use such as: Market Adoption and Finance, Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development, Technology, and State and Local Government Initiatives.

BlueFire to Present at POWER-GEN Conference February 19-21, 2008

2008-10-20T08:07:08-07:00

IRVINE, CA--(MARKET WIRE)--Feb 14, 2008 -- BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. (OTC BB:BFRE.OB - News), the leader in cellulosic ethanol technology, will present at the POWER-GEN Renewable Energy & Fuels conference, to be held February 19-21, 2008 at the Rio Casino & Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada.

BlueFire CEO Arnold Klann will give BlueFire's presentation on Wednesday, February 20, at 9:30 a.m. in the Miranda 7 Room. The presentation, entitled "Progress in Cellulosic Ethanol Production: Case Study of the BlueFire Ethanol Production Process and Projects," will be part of a larger panel discussion, "Ethanol: The Successes, The Challenges, The Solutions," which will be moderated by John Hammond of the U.S. Energy Association.

Additionally, at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, February 20, Mr. Klann will participate in a panel discussion entitled "Financing to Market: Waste-to-Energy Facilities," which will be held in the Brasilia 7 Room.

Throughout the entire conference, look for BlueFire Ethanol at Booth # 301.

POWER-GEN Renewable Energy & Fuels' three days of information exchange and fast-track networking attracts the biggest names in the renewable energy industry to discuss technical, strategic, regulatory, structural, and economic issues including wind, solar, biomass and alternative fuels, and hydro and geothermal sectors. For additional information on the conference, please visit http://pgre08.events.pennnet.com/fl//index.cfm.

BlueFire Ethanol is one of six ethanol companies awarded funding from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for its planned ethanol production facility, which will convert cellulosic wastes diverted from landfills in Southern California into renewable fuel. The DOE facility will produce approximately 17 million gallons of cellulosic ethanol per year from green waste, wood waste, and other cellulosic urban wastes.

In addition, BlueFire is also in the process of obtaining all necessary permits to commence construction of a smaller facility near Lancaster, California. The Lancaster plant will produce 3.1 million gallons of cellulosic ethanol per year from the cellulosic fraction of post-sorted municipal solid waste. By locating biorefineries directly in the markets with the highest demand for ethanol, BlueFire Ethanol utilizes its technology to help cities manage landfill waste -- solving two problems for the price of one.

BlueFire to Present at ROTH Capital Conference February 18-21, 2008

2008-10-20T08:07:20-07:00

IRVINE, CA--(MARKET WIRE)--Feb 12, 2008 -- BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. (OTC BB:BFRE.OB - News), the leader in cellulosic ethanol technology, will present at Roth Capital Partners' 20th Annual OC Growth Stock Conference, to be held from February 18-21, 2008 at the Ritz Carlton in Dana Point, California.

BlueFire CEO Arnold Klann will speak to institutional investors on Thursday, February 21, at 8:30 a.m. in the Ritz Ballroom, Salon 4. His presentation, part of the conference's "Green Track" focus, will include discussion on the progress and future outlook of both the cellulosic ethanol industry as a whole and of BlueFire Ethanol Fuels specifically.

The three-day event, which is expected to draw over 1,000 investors, will also include a special panel on "Investing in Green Tech," to be held on Wednesday, February 20, at 10:00 a.m. in the Pacific Promenade.

Based in Newport Beach, California, ROTH Capital Partners was formed in 1984 and has consistently been a leader and innovator in the small and micro cap markets. In 2007, ROTH completed 48 offerings totaling over $1.4 Billion. For more information about ROTH Capital Partners and its conferences please visit www.rothcp.com BlueFire Ethanol is one of six ethanol companies awarded funding from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for its planned ethanol production facility, which will convert cellulosic wastes diverted from landfills in Southern California into renewable fuel. The DOE facility will produce approximately 17 million gallons of cellulosic ethanol per year from green waste, wood waste, and other cellulosic urban wastes. In addition, BlueFire is also in the process of obtaining all necessary permits to commence construction of a smaller facility near Lancaster, California. The Lancaster plant will produce 3.1 million gallons of cellulosic ethanol per year from the cellulosic fraction of post-sorted municipal solid waste. By locating biorefineries directly in the markets with the highest demand for ethanol, BlueFire Ethanol utilizes its technology to help cities manage landfill waste -- solving two problems for the price of one.

BlueFire and B&P Process Equipment Complete Decrystalyzer Testing With Better than Expected Results

2008-10-20T08:07:33-07:00

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. (OTC: BFRE.OB - News) this week completed a crucial step in the construction of its first cellulosic ethanol plant in the U.S. by completing vendor testing of the key pieces of equipment to convert a variety of biomass materials -- from wood chips to municipal waste -- into the simple sugars used in BlueFire Ethanol's production process.

The vendor testing of the decrystalyzer, hydrolyzer and filtration operations was completed at the headquarters and R&D center of B&P Process Equipment in Saginaw, Michigan and provided superior results than were achieved at the Izumi plant. This effort is part of an integrated investigation being done for the final engineering of BlueFire Ethanol's full scale waste-to-ethanol plants.

"These key components break down the cellulosic material and reduce it to simple sugars for ethanol production as well as provide lignin to supply the plant's energy needs on a continuous basis," stated John E. Cuzens, BlueFire's Chief Technology Officer and co-author of the various technology patents used by BlueFire. Mr. Cuzens further stated, "The testing campaign provides key equipment vendors with first-hand experience on BlueFire's process, process conditions and process fluids. It allowed for input from industry experts, yielding results that are better than expected based on the previous Izumi, Japan experience."

B&P Process is a world class company focused on engineering high-precision, high-reliability machines with cradle-to-grave customer support while adding a new dimension in responsiveness. Abbey Martin, Process Engineer for B&P Process Equipment stated, "We were pleased with the ability of our equipment to perform the decrystalyzation more effectively than the data from different equipment operated in the Japanese pilot plant would have predicted. We believe that we can now design a commercial unit that will perform better and cost less than a design based solely on the pilot data. Testing actual process conditions in our scalable test equipment almost always improves the design and cost of commercial units. Furthermore, this type of testing is applicable not just to their first plant but also to future plants using similar feedstock and the same process." B&P was also able to produce enough filtered hydrolysate to allow successive testing of additional process equipment such as the chromatographic separator.

"We are thrilled at the results of this testing and look forward to incorporating the decrystalyzer and hydrolyzer from B&P Process Equipment in our ethanol production facilities in California and elsewhere,” said Arnold Klann, President and Chief Executive Officer of BlueFire Ethanol. “With this final piece of the puzzle in place, BlueFire Ethanol's planned California facilities are poised to serve as a catalyst for cellulosic fuel production throughout our nation."

BlueFire Ethanol is one of six ethanol companies awarded funding from the U.S. Department of Energy for its 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.

In addition, BlueFire is currently in the process of obtaining all necessary permits to commence construction of a smaller facility near Lancaster, California. The Lancaster plant will produce 3.1 million gallons of cellulosic ethanol per year from the cellulosic fraction of post-sorted municipal solid waste. By locating biorefineries directly in the markets with the highest demand for ethanol, BlueFire Ethanol can utilize its technology to help cities manage landfill waste while increasing biofuels supplies.

BlueFire Ethanol Closes $15.5 Million in Financing

2008-10-20T08:07:42-07:00

BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. (OTC BB: BFRE) closed $15 million in financing for corporate overhead and continued project development with Quercus, an environmentally focused trust.

On December 14, 2007, BlueFire entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement whereby Quercus Trust acquired shares of common stock and warrants for total proceeds of $15,000,000. The complete terms of the agreement are detailed in the Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 17, 2007. The financing enabled BlueFire to convert its outstanding senior secured convertible notes held by Aurarian Capital Partners and Aurarian Capital Ltd into common stock.

"BlueFire is very excited to have the Quercus Trust as a strategic investor in our company and we applaud the Quercus Trust's continued commitment to invest in the companies that provide environmentally sound solutions for today's global issues," said Arnold Klann, President and Chief Executive Officer of BlueFire Ethanol. "This investment will provide us with the capital liquidity that we need to continue to execute our business plan and will help bring America one step closer to becoming energy independent."

BlueFire Ethanol is one of six ethanol companies awarded funding from the U.S. Department of Energy for its 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.

In addition, BlueFire is also in the process of obtaining all necessary permits to commence construction of a smaller facility near Lancaster, California. The Lancaster plant will produce 3.1 million gallons of cellulosic ethanol per year from the cellulosic fraction of post-sorted municipal solid waste. By locating biorefineries directly in the markets with the highest demand for ethanol, BlueFire Ethanol's technology can also help cities manage landfill waste -- solving two problems for the price of one.

"We have made significant progress in our efforts to build the first cellulose-to-ethanol facility in California. This facility will be a catalyst for cellulosic fuel production throughout our nation and will provide the first building block in generating the 16 billion gallons of cellulosic ethanol per year that were outlined in the recently passed Energy Bill," stated Klann.

BlueFire Ethanol CEO Responds to Energy Bill Approval

2008-10-20T08:07:54-07:00

BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. (OTCBB: BFRE), a leader in the development of waste-to-ethanol technology, applauds the Congress and President Bush for passing the Energy Bill which provides for revisions to the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) and increases the mandate for renewable fuels to 36 Billion gallons by 2022, 16 Billion of which would come from cellulosic ethanol.

"We are pleased at the government's continued commitment to the biofuels industry," stated BlueFire Ethanol CEO Arnold R. Klann. "Not only does the Energy Bill solidify America's goal of independence from foreign oil but it positions the U.S.A. as a world leader in the battle against global warming while simultaneously recognizing the need for increased biofuels production from non-traditional sources."

This Energy Bill is expected to help pave the way for companies like BlueFire Ethanol who are working to increase U.S. biofuels production through its patented, commercially viable, and profitable system that transforms cellulosic waste into ethanol.

"The United States government's continued support for the development of clean energy technologies is a key step towards full-scale commercial production of cellulosic ethanol and to America becoming energy independent," added Klann.

BlueFire Ethanol is one of six ethanol companies awarded funding from the U.S. Department of Energy for its 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.

In addition, BlueFire is also in the process of obtaining all necessary permits to commence construction of a smaller facility near Lancaster, California. The Lancaster plant will produce 3.1 million gallons of cellulosic ethanol per year from the cellulosic fraction of post sorted municipal solid waste. By locating biorefineries directly in the markets with the highest demand for ethanol, BlueFire Ethanol's technology can also help cities manage landfill waste -- solving two problems for the price of one.

BlueFire Ethanol Is Issued Initial Resolution by California Pollution Control Financing Authority

2008-10-20T08:08:07-07:00

On December 3rd BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. (OTCBB: BFRE) was notified its application submitted to the California Pollution Control Financing Authority (CPCFA) at the end of November 2007 for the Lancaster Project was approved and was issued an Initial Resolution (IR). This is the first step in being able to access the tax-exempt debt market in California.

The CPCFA provides tax-exempt bond financing for pollution control projects. Its tax-exempt bond financing Program gives California businesses help with acquisition or construction of qualified pollution control, waste disposal, or waste recovery facilities, and the acquisition and installation of new equipment.

"We have cleared the first hurdle toward an additional financing alternative for our cellulosic ethanol plants at the project level," said BlueFire CFO Christopher Scott.

BlueFire was assisted in this application process by Westhoff, Cone & Holmstedt, based in Walnut Creek, CA. Westhoff, Cone & Holmstedt has consistently ranked as one of the top firms nationally in environmental finance, and in California they are the #1 ranked Underwriter in the number of solid waste disposal revenue bonds for 12 years in a row. The firm has over 70 industry clients and has completed over $1.4 billion in solid waste and environmental transactions since its founding in 1989.

Issuance of the inducement is not a commitment by CPCFA that bonds will be issued. The CPCFA Board will consider issuing a Final Resolution (FR) only after many criteria are met, and in no case are they under any obligation to do so.

BlueFire Ethanol CEO to Discuss Green Waste-to-Ethanol at Bank of America Energy Conference

2008-10-20T08:08:24-07:00

BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. (OTCBB: BFRE) CEO Arnold R. Klann will discuss BlueFire's patented, proven technology to profitably convert urban green waste destined for landfills to ethanol at the upcoming Bank of America Energy Conference at The Ritz-Carlton in Key Biscayne, FL, on Friday, November 16, in a panel discussion at 11:25 a.m. and for an individual presentation at 1:25 p.m.

The conference will bring senior executives from more than 80 leading energy companies including BP p.l.c., ConocoPhillips, Evergreen Solar, Inc., Halliburton Company, Occidental Petroleum Corporation and Tesoro Corporation Inc. to speak directly to top institutional investors.

"We are pleased that Bank of America is recognizing the value of BlueFire Ethanol's ground-breaking work over the past 15 years by inviting us to present alongside some of the largest and most established leaders in the energy industry," said BlueFire Ethanol CEO Arnold Klann. "This is a testament to the success of our efforts in deploying BlueFire's proprietary technology that uses a broad array of low-cost cellulosic waste feedstocks to make economically viable and environmentally friendly cellulosic ethanol."

As one of six awardees in the U.S. Department of Energy's program to increase the use of renewable and alternative fuels, BlueFire will receive $40MM as part of the $385MM grant program. The agreement with the DOE equips BlueFire Ethanol with funding for a commercial ethanol production facility using materials diverted from landfills and designed to demonstrate the economic feasibility and environmental superiority of producing ethanol from cellulosic waste materials. BlueFire was also awarded a $1MM grant from the California Energy Commission.

Most recently BlueFire was one of sixteen pre-applicants, out of a total of 143, to submit a formal application under the loan guarantee program which will provide federal loan guarantees for clean energy projects and is expected to spur further investment in these advanced energy technologies.

BlueFire's roll out strategy is to place bio-refineries on or near landfills, thereby utilizing the incoming cellulosic stream as feedstock and alleviating any food vs. fuel issues. By locating bio-refineries directly in the markets with the highest demand for ethanol, BlueFire Ethanol's technology can also help cities manage landfill waste and prevent long-haul ethanol transportation issues.

BlueFire Ethanol Selected for Federal Support of Innovative Biomass Energy Project

2008-10-20T08:08:35-07:00

The U.S. Department of Energy has invited BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. (OTCBB: BFRE) to participate in its loan guarantee program, which will provide federal loan guarantees for clean energy projects and is expected to spur further investment in these advanced energy technologies.

As one of 143 project applicants who previously submitted pre-applications to the loan guarantee program, BlueFire Ethanol, Inc., along with 15 others, was recognized for its proposed third California-based project to build a commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol plant using an array of low-cost feedstocks including landfill waste.

"The Department of Energy's continued encouragement of BlueFire Ethanol's innovative clean energy technology is a key step toward full-scale commercial production of cellulosic ethanol and a testament to the management team's work over the past 15 years to deploy an economic cellulosic ethanol technology using an array of low-cost cellulosic waste feedstocks," said BlueFire Ethanol CEO Arnold Klann. "We look forward to continuing to work with the DOE as they pave their way to energy independence by supporting the exploration of clean energy supplies and supporting new technologies designed to economically utilize those resources."

The projects in the Loan Guarantee Program include advanced technologies involving the uses of biomass, fossil energy, solar, industrial energy efficiency, electricity delivery and energy reliability, hydrogen, and alternative fuel vehicles. Supported by loan guarantees, selected projects will help fulfill President Bush's goal of reducing our reliance on imported sources of energy by diversifying our nation's energy mix and increasing energy efficiency. More information about the Loan Guarantee Program can be found at http://www.energy.gov/news/5568.htm.

BlueFire Ethanol is also one of six ethanol companies awarded funding from the U.S. Department of Energy for their planned ethanol production facility co-located adjacent to a landfill in Corona, California. The facility will produce approximately 17 million gallons of cellulosic ethanol per year from green waste, wood waste and other cellulosic urban wastes.

In addition to the El Sobrante project, BlueFire expects to obtain all necessary permits to commence construction of a smaller facility near Lancaster California late this year. The Lancaster plant will produce 3.1 million gallons of cellulosic ethanol per year from the cellulosic fraction of post-sorted municipal solid waste. By locating biorefineries directly in the markets with the highest demand for ethanol, BlueFire Ethanol's technology can also help cities manage landfill waste -- solving two problems for the price of one.

BlueFire Ethanol holds the exclusive North American license to employ the Arkenol Process Technology, a patented, commercially viable and profitable system that transforms cellulosic waste into usable ethanol. As a result, BlueFire is uniquely positioned to set the industry standard in converting waste materials -- such as wood waste, green waste, straw, switchgrass, and corn stover -- into ethanol.

BlueFire's Southern California Project to Receive Initial Funds From $40 Million DOE Grant

2008-10-20T08:08:49-07:00

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. (OTCBB: BFRE) today announced a cooperative agreement, which plays a critical role in bringing cellulosic ethanol to market.

The agreement provides BlueFire with the first of two stages of the Grant funding (totaling $40 million) for its second U.S. commercial ethanol production facility located in California. This facility was designated to demonstrate the economic feasibility and environmental superiority of producing cellulosic ethanol from post-sorted green waste and other cellulosic materials.

BlueFire Ethanol's California project was selected by the U.S. DOE alongside five other U.S. companies in February of this year. The program provides joint funding for the construction of a commercial cellulosic ethanol facility. This agreement finalizes the first phase of the partnership and will govern all aspects of the project leading up to construction. With the agreement in place, BlueFire will use the funds to continue pre-construction development activities which include design, environmental engineering, permitting and other preliminary activities.

Upon completion of phase one, an additional agreement for phase two will be negotiated outlining the facility's construction, which is expected to last 18-months. BlueFire anticipates the facility will be operational by 2010.

"The DOE funding will enable BlueFire Ethanol to build a facility that will convert post-sorted green waste and other cellulosic materials from the landfill into roughly 17 million gallons of fuel-grade ethanol per year," said BlueFire Ethanol CEO Arnold Klann. "The same process can be replicated at the majority of the Nation's 1,600 landfill sites, increasing the essential production of biofuels, while simultaneously helping cities cope with increasing volumes of landfill waste."

All of the ethanol produced will be sold under the terms of a long-term contract with Petro-Diamond, Inc., a wholly owned Mitsubishi Corp. subsidiary. Colmac Energy will purchase the lignin produced for use as boiler fuel for its biomass power plant located in Riverside County. The gypsum will be sold to local landscape wholesalers and the yeast will be sold as an animal feed supplement.

In addition to the DOE project, BlueFire expects to obtain all necessary permits to commence construction of a smaller facility near Lancaster, California sometime in the 4th quarter of this year. The Lancaster plant will produce roughly 3 million gallons of cellulosic ethanol per year from the cellulosic fraction of post-sorted green waste, wood waste, and other cellulosic materials. By locating biorefineries within the markets with the greatest demand for ethanol, BlueFire will help cities manage landfill waste -- solving two problems for the price of one. Because cellulosic ethanol has the potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 86%, it is a key solution to addressing global warming concerns.

BlueFire Ethanol holds the exclusive North American license to employ the Arkenol Process Technology, a patented, commercially viable and profitable system that transforms cellulosic waste into usable ethanol. As a result, BlueFire is uniquely positioned to set the industry standard in converting waste materials -- such as wood waste, green waste, straw, switchgrass, and corn stover -- into ethanol.

DOE Announces Final Rule for Loan Guarantee Program

2007-10-05T09:14:43-07:00

WASHINGTON, DC - Secretary of Energy Samuel W. Bodman today announced that the Department of Energy (DOE) has issued the final regulations for the loan guarantee program authorized by Title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct). DOE's action today will pave the way for federal support of clean energy projects using innovative technologies and will spur further investment in these advanced energy technologies.

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BlueFire Ethanol CEO to Discuss Green Waste-to-Ethanol at Cellulosic Ethanol Summit

2007-10-02T08:15:10-07:00

BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. (OTCBB: BFRE) CEO Arnold R. Klann will discuss BlueFire's patented, proven technology to profitably convert urban green waste destined for landfills to ethanol at the upcoming Cellulosic Ethanol summit in Washington, D.C. Mr. Klann will participate in a panel, "Non-Enzymatic Biorefinery Developer Community's Plan and Activities," at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday, October 16, 2007.

The panel will discuss:

Projects and activities of the non-enzymatic ethanol developer community;
How developers are working with other players in the value chain to move these projects forward;
What technologies are being deployed;
Lessons to be learned from current projects; and
Opportunities these projects create for other industry players.

BlueFire Ethanol is one of six ethanol companies recently awarded funding from the U.S. Department of Energy for its planned ethanol production facility co-located adjacent to the El Sobrante landfill in Corona, California. The facility will produce approximately 17 million gallons of cellulosic ethanol per year from municipal solid waste. In addition to the El Sobrante project, BlueFire expects to obtain all necessary permits to commence construction of a smaller facility near Lancaster California late this year. The Lancaster plant will produce 3.1 million gallons of cellulosic ethanol per year from the green fraction of municipal solid waste.

BlueFire Ethanol holds the exclusive North American license to employ the Arkenol Process Technology, a patented, commercially viable and profitable system that transforms cellulosic waste into usable ethanol. As a result, BlueFire is uniquely positioned to set the industry standard in converting waste materials -- such as wood waste, green waste, straw, switchgrass, and corn stover -- into ethanol.

For further information about the Cellulosic Ethanol Summit, please visit www.infocastinc.com/cell07.html or call Daniel Sullivan at (818) 888-4445 ext. 23.

Webcast Alert: InformedInvestors.com Presentation

2007-09-11T10:49:23-07:00

Bluefire Ethanol (OTCBB:BFRE) announces the following Webcast:

What: InformedInvestors.com Presentation

When: August 28, 2007 @ 1:30 PM Eastern

Where: http://www.investorcalendar.com/ClientPage.asp?ID=120297

How: Live over the Internet -- Simply log on to the web at the address above.

Contact: Arnie Klann, (949) 588-3767

BlueFire Concludes 1st Annual Shareholder Meeting

2007-09-11T10:48:02-07:00

BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. (OTCBB: BFRE) conducted its first annual shareholder meeting Wednesday August 22, 2007 in Irvine, California. The two items of business were the election of Directors and the ratification of the independent certified public accountant.

The Directors elected were:

Arnold R. Klann - BlueFire Chairman & CEO

Necy Sumait - BlueFire Senior Vice President

Victor Doolan (Outside Director) - Most recently President Volvo Cars North America, formerly the Executive Director of the Premier Automotive Group, the luxury division of Ford Motor Company. Mr. Doolan currently serves as a director for Sonic Automotive.

Christopher Nichols (Outside Director) - President, CEO & Chairman of Advanced Growing Systems, Inc.

Joseph Emas (Outside Director) - Specializes in securities regulation, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions and corporate law. Mr. Emas is a director of several public companies which trade on both the OTC.BB and Amex.

McKennon Wilson & Morgan LLP:

McKennon Wilson & Morgan LLP is a regional accounting firm consisting of former Big Four and IRS professionals. McKennon Wilson & Morgan LLP will continue to serve as BlueFire's independent certified public accountants until the Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2008.

Announcements

BlueFire announced the July submission of its NASDAQ application at the shareholder meeting. Arnie Klann stated, "BlueFire chose the NASDAQ Exchange as the next logical step for several reasons. One, the NASDAQ uses the market maker system which BlueFire feels is superior in many respects to the specialist system. Two, it will enable BlueFire to retain its current trading symbol BFRE or 'Be Free' as it is referred to. We have always felt at BlueFire that our ticker symbolized our goal as a company to 'Be Free' from foreign oil."

Letter From BlueFire Ethanol CEO, Arnold R. Klann

2007-08-17T09:19:28-07:00

BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. (OTCBB: BFRE) CEO Arnold Klann writes to the BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. shareholders.

In light of recent market activity I felt it pertinent to update the BlueFire shareholders on BlueFire's progress and views of the recent sharp decline in stock price.

BlueFire cannot attribute the stock decline to a single cause but the overall market decline, traditional producer shortfalls and aggressive selling of the company's stock may have all influenced the stock price.

BlueFire continues to achieve its milestones in development and deployment of its proprietary cellulose to ethanol technology. Our first facility, located in Lancaster, is on target to break ground in the fourth quarter this year with completion and start of production in the third quarter of 2008. The Lancaster facility is the first of the previously announced 20 plants in our 8 year deployment strategy. The El Sobrante facility licensing and permitting is on schedule for a second quarter 2008 ground breaking. Funding for the Lancaster facility is proceeding on schedule.

The recent sharp decline in stock price does not reflect where we are currently as a company, nor any of the future possibility of a technology which could help to free the United States of its dependence on foreign oil. As BlueFire continues to hit milestones and targets we are confident our stock price will reflect the company's operations and successes. Although we cannot predict market trends, as we progress to one of the national exchanges our stock will trade more in line with overall market volatility and pricing.

Thank you for your continued support. We look forward to updating you on the deployment of our revolutionary technology as we move toward our first domestic production facility.

In closing, we at BlueFire will continue to strive to build shareholder equity by forging strategic industry relationships, continuing our facility development and deployment and closing in on our goal to not only be the worlds largest and lowest cost cellulose to ethanol producer, but the lowest cost producer of ethanol period.

Arnold R. Klann

BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. Files for Construction Permits for California's First Cellulose to Ethanol Production Plant

2007-08-01T07:18:45-07:00

BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. (OTCBB: BFRE) filed for its permits with Los Angeles County for California's first cellulose to ethanol production facility in June. The location for this facility is near Lancaster, California in northern Los Angeles County.

The production facility will be located adjacent to the Lancaster landfill. The facility will use green & wood waste streams as its feedstock and will produce approximately 3.1 million gallons of cellulosic ethanol per year as well as serve as a future demonstration facility for BlueFire's Bio-Butanol production process. To reduce the environmental footprint to an absolute minimum, the facility will use recycled water and will meet roughly 70% of its total energy needs by utilizing the energy stored in lignin, a process co-product. This plant will be the platform from which system modules will be factory constructed for rapid deployment of all other planned facilities.

Through this facility, BlueFire will provide the California fuel market with its first home-grown fuels from existing cellulosic resources. Thanks to progressive federal legislation, fuel blenders can blend cellulosic ethanol at a 2.5 to 1 credit over traditional ethanol to meet their renewable fuel compliance requirements thereby providing even more incentive for the industry to lead the way in reform. BlueFire estimates that of the 1 billion tons of recoverable waste in the US, over 70 billion gallons of fuel grade ethanol can be produced. For Southern California, the potential exists to convert these waste streams into several hundred million gallons of ethanol fuel per year.

BlueFire Ethanol Fuels Adds Victor Doolan and Joseph Emas as Independent Directors

2007-07-17T10:44:30-07:00

BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. (OTCBB: BFRE) has added two independent, outside Directors to its Board to enhance corporate governance and to be responsive to listing requirements for a major stock exchange. BlueFire has added Mr. Victor Doolan and Mr. Joseph Emas to the Board creating a majority of outside, independent directors while expanding the expertise of the BlueFire team.

Chairman and CEO Arnie Klann stated, "We are excited to have Mr. Doolan, a veteran in the automobile industry join the Board of BlueFire. BlueFire will benefit from his broad knowledge and experience in the automotive sector as BlueFire continues its participation in the integrated approach to broadening the market for alternative fuels. Mr. Doolan's proven track record of executive leadership through innovation will enhance BlueFire's position in the emerging cellulose to ethanol industry."

CFO Christopher Scott had this to say about Mr. Emas, "It is my pleasure to be able to work with Mr. Emas in his new capacity of Board member. Mr. Emas brings with him vast knowledge of and experience with both securities law and compliance, and he will be a great asset to us as we continue to drive shareholder value and obtain a listing on a major stock exchange."

Mr. Doolan, 66, served for approximately three years as president of Volvo Cars North America until his retirement in March 2005. Prior to joining Volvo, Mr. Doolan served as the Executive Director of the Premier Automotive Group, the luxury division of Ford Motor Company from July 1999 to June 2002. Mr. Doolan also enjoyed a 23-year career with BMW, culminating with his service as President of BMW of North America from September 1993 to July 1999. Mr. Doolan has worked in the automotive industry for approximately 36 years. Mr. Doolan currently serves as a director for Sonic Automotive. Mr. Doolan's term as a director of Sonic will expire at the 2008 annual stockholders meeting.

Mr. Emas, 52, is licensed to practice law in Florida, New Jersey and New York. Since 2001, Mr. Emas has been the senior partner of Joseph I. Emas, P.A. Mr. Emas specializes in securities regulation, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions and corporate law. Mr. Emas received his Honors BA at the University of Toronto, Bachelor of Administrative Studies, with distinction, at York University in Toronto, his JD, cum laude from Nova Southeastern Shepard Broad Law School and his LL.M. in Securities Regulation at Georgetown University Law Center. Mr. Emas was an Adjunct Professor of Law at Nova Southeastern Shepard Broad Law School. Mr. Emas received the William Smith Award, Pro Bono Advocate for Children in 2000 and the 2006 Child Advocacy Award in Florida and is the author of "Update of Juvenile Jurisdiction Florida Practice in Juvenile Law." Mr. Emas was been a member of the Juvenile Court Rules Committee for the State of Florida from 1999 through 2006, and currently sits on the Florida Child Advocacy Committee. Mr. Emas is a director of several public companies which trade on both the OTC.BB and Amex.

BlueFire Ethanol Joins the Mississippi Institute for Forest Inventory in Feasibility Study

2007-06-28T07:42:13-07:00

BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. (OTCBB: BFRE) and the Mississippi Institute for Forest Inventory (MIFI) will conduct a study to determine the feasibility of a cellulose-to-ethanol production facility using forestry waste as its feedstock. BlueFire and MIFI are mutually interested in research related to the application of cellulosic ethanol conversion for forestry waste streams.

MIFI's mission is to develop and implement a continuous, statewide forest resource inventory necessary for the sustainable forest-based economy. Also, to be responsible for effective distribution and management of forest inventory-based information for economic and public policy development.

BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. Makes the Jump to Trade on the Bulletin Board

2007-06-18T09:26:41-07:00

IRVINE, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 06/18/07 -- BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. (OTCBB: BFRE) has satisfied all the necessary requirements put forth by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) to be quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board. Beginning today, BFRE will be quoted on the OTCBB by Lampost Capital, L.C., BFRE's sponsoring market-maker. The Company most recently has been quoted only on the Pink Sheets under the same ticker. Chief Executive Officer Arnold R. Klann released the following statement regarding BlueFire's move to the Bulletin Board:

"BlueFire's progression to the OTCBB is one of the many milestones we have achieved while continuing to drive shareholder value and develop company assets. We hope that this transition to the OTCBB platform made possible by the terrific work of the Lampost team will provide improved trading visibility to our investors and enhance the overall market efficiency of our stock. BlueFire will maintain its course to progress to larger exchanges as the company continues to establish its position in the cellulose to ethanol marketplace."

BlueFire Announces Second Project Location

2007-05-22T06:51:27-07:00

BlueFire Ethanol (PINKSHEETS: BFRE) announces commencement of activities on its second Ethanol Production Facility. Located in Northern Los Angeles County, near Lancaster California, BlueFire has secured a site and commenced both engineering and permitting activities for a modular biorefinery. The initial size will be based upon a roughly 3 million gallon per year module which appears to be an optimum size for multiple modular plants. This commences BlueFire's efforts to optimize, for future roll out, a design that incorporates the advantages of prefabrication that will permit rapid, cost-effective construction of future plants.

One key feature of this plant will be its ability to produce other higher value fuel components. The plant design will be flexible to assess, and incorporate, system designs and component arrangements to facilitate commercialization of additional end products such as bio-butanol, which has been previously produced at Arkenol's pilot plant. Arnold Klann stated, "After numerous requests from both end users and partners alike BlueFire has designed this facility to also produce value added chemicals such as Ethyl levinate and Ethyl lactate as a diesel fuel additive which has been shown to reduce particulate emissions by 90%.

"The Lancaster facility will bring a new dimension of thinking to BlueFire, one which combines cost-effective modules for rapid deployment to meet the burgeoning demand for renewable fuels". It is anticipated that the facility will commence construction later this year after completion of all permitting efforts. "Right sizing our designs will permit BlueFire to maximize its deployment opportunities by deploying a design that can cost-effectively seize market opportunities for landfill sites of virtually any size," said CEO Arnold Klann.

BlueFire Joins Ethanol Panel Discussion at Merriman Curhan Ford & Co Next-Generation Energy Conference Tuesday, May 15th

2007-05-15T10:01:57-07:00

BlueFire Ethanol, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: BFRE) Chief Executive Officer Arnold R. Klann will be a presenter for a panel discussion regarding ethanol and its industry trends, technology and future at the Merriman Curhan Ford & Co. Next-Generation Energy Conference in New York on Tuesday.

The panel presentation is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. (Eastern Time) on Tuesday, May 15, and will take place at Le Parker Meridien Hotel, New York. A webcast may be accessed during the presentation and for a limited period of time following the conference at http://www.wsw.com/webcast/mcm6.

BlueFire Ethanol CEO Arnold R. Klann to Speak During Inside Greentech's "What's Real and What's Not in Cellulosic Biofuels" Webinar Monday, April 30th, 8AM Pacific

2007-04-25T09:21:31-07:00

BlueFire Ethanol, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: BFRE) Chief Executive Officer Arnold R. Klann will speak Monday, April 30th at 8 a.m. Pacific time in a webinar on "What's Real and What's Not in Cellulosic Biofuels," presented by Inside Greentech. Other participants will include John Howe, Vice President Public Affairs of Celunol.

"Inside Greentech is a daily trade publication dedicated to the education of investors, industry leaders, analysts and entrepreneurs in the cleantech space," stated Arnold R. Klann. "It gives BlueFire Ethanol Fuels yet another venue to expand the awareness of our conversion technology, its history and its third party proven results."

Join BlueFire online April 30th at 8 a.m. Pacific time for a FREE Inside Greentech live web seminar examining the current state of the art in cellulosic biofuel technologies. To register online please click on the following link:

http://www.insidegreentech.com/node/1013

BlueFire Ethanol CEO: Landfill Ethanol Provides Two Climate Benefits for Price

2007-04-18T10:46:54-07:00

BlueFire Ethanol, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: BFRE) Chief Executive Officer Arnold R. Klann released the following statement regarding today's House hearings on climate change and alternative fuels.

"BlueFire Ethanol commends House leaders for addressing the challenges of climate change by advancing renewable fuels that will reduce emissions that cause global warming. Just as in the Senate last week, we commend our Congressional leaders for advancing made-in-America biofuels as an important part of our energy future. While new technologies can and will play an important role going forward, BlueFire is ready to advance ethanol technologies from green waste and other cellulosic materials at landfills today. We are implementing proven, first-class cellulosic ethanol technologies that not only improve our environment, but also strengthen our energy security. And with California leading the effort to aggressively address climate change through progressive state action, BlueFire is proud to give leaders two benefits for the price of one when considering global warming.

"Our technology will convert widely available, inexpensive, organic materials such as agricultural residues, high-content biomass crops, wood residues, and cellulose from landfills into clean, renewable fuels. This process provides low-emissions fuels for cleaner cars and less pollution from our transportation sector. At the same time, our biorefinery located at landfill sites and using landfill cellulose also reduces the much more potent greenhouse gas, methane, by using post-sorted municipal solid waste as feedstock and available landfill gas to generate thermal and electricity needs.

"Both the Department of Energy and the California Energy Commission have supported the commercial viability of BlueFire's cellulosic conversion technology. We are proud of this acceptance and endorsement of our environmentally friendly alternative fuels and look forward to helping our leaders meet our ambitious energy goals."

BlueFire Ethanol CEO Commends Senate Energy Biofuels Efforts

2007-04-16T06:43:55-07:00

BlueFire Ethanol, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: BFRE) Chief Executive Officer Arnold R. Klann released the following statement regarding the recent Senate Energy Committee Hearing on S.987, the Biofuels for Energy Security and Transportation Act of 2007. This legislation aims to grow the use of biofuels as a clean, renewable, made-in-the-USA transportation fuel.

"BlueFire ethanol commends Chairman Bingaman, Sen. Domenici and the Senate Energy Committee for advancing made-in-the-USA biofuels as an important part of our energy future. While new technologies can and will play an important role going forward, BlueFire is ready to advance ethanol technologies from green waste and other cellulosic materials at landfills today. We are excited to join the Senate Energy Committee and leaders across the country in implementing first-class cellulosic ethanol technologies that not only improve our environment, but also strengthen our energy security.

Our technology will convert widely available, inexpensive, organic materials such as agricultural residues, high-content biomass crops, wood residues, and cellulose from landfills into clean, renewable fuels. Both the Department of Energy and the California Energy Commission have supported the commercial viability of BlueFire's cellulosic conversion technology. We are proud of this acceptance and endorsement of our environmentally friendly alternative fuels and look forward to helping our leaders meet our ambitious energy goals."

BlueFire CEO Addresses Shareholders

2007-04-04T07:28:10-07:00

IRVINE, CA -- 9:00a ET April 4, 2007 (Market Wire)

BlueFire Ethanol, Inc.'s (PINKSHEETS: BFRE) CEO, Arnold Klann, provides the following letter to its shareholders.

We have completed another quarter with significant progress and development. Since the beginning of 2007, the Company has accomplished several of the milestones needed to solidify our leadership in cellulose to ethanol conversion.

In February, BlueFire was awarded up to $40 million from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) cellulosic ethanol grant program to develop a solid waste biorefinery project at a landfill in California. Under this grant, BlueFire's California Biorefinery Project will turn green waste and wood residues at landfills into approximately 18 million gallons of fuel grade ethanol per year. Additional products to be produced and sold from the biorefinery will include lignin, gypsum, and yeast. BlueFire's current production cost estimate for the project is significantly lower than the DOE's cellulosic ethanol goal of $1.07/gal in production costs by 2012, and DOE's current estimate of approximately $2.26/gal.

Construction is expected to begin next year with production expected on or before the end of 2009. BlueFire's process could be repeated at most of the more than 1,600 landfill sites across the nation. Because it captures methane (the more potent greenhouse gas in landfills) as part of its process as well as provides renewable fuel, BlueFire will significantly reduce the greenhouse gases that cause global warming. All of the ethanol produced at the California Biorefinery Project will be sold under the terms of a long-term contract with Petro-Diamond, Inc., a wholly owned Mitsubishi Corp. subsidiary. Colmac Energy will purchase all of the lignin produced for use as boiler fuel for its biomass power plant located in Riverside County. The gypsum will be sold to local landscape wholesalers and the yeast will be sold as an animal feed supplement.

On March 14th, 2007 BlueFire was one of three companies selected out of the nineteen that applied to receive funding from the California Energy Commission (CEC). The CEC released a Program Opportunity Notice and Application Package for Biofuels Research, Development & Demonstration (RD&D) Grant Solicitation under the Renewable Energy Subject Area, Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) Program in October 2006. The Notice announced that up to $3 million was available for PIER project funding under this solicitation. Each proposal was screened for completeness and reviewed by CEC staff and external technical reviewers. Then, the Energy Commission's Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) reviewed, evaluated, and scored applications submitted in response to the Solicitation using the criteria prescribed in the Application Package. Based on the TAC's scores and suggested condition on funding, the CEC's RD&D Committee has made its proposed funding recommendations for this Biofuels RD&D Grant Solicitation.

On March 16, 2007, Christopher Scott was appointed by the Board as BlueFire's Chief Financial Officer. Prior to this, from 2002 to March 2007, Mr. Scott was the CFO/CCO and FinOp of Westcap Securities, Inc, an NASD Member Broker/Dealer and Investment Bank headquartered in Irvine, CA. Mr. Scott currently holds the Series 7, 63, 24, 4, 27, 55, and Series 53 NASD licenses. From 1997 to 2002, Mr. Scott was a General Securities and Registered Options Principal at First Allied Securities Inc. Mr. Scott earned his Bachelors Degree in Business Administration, with a concentration in Finance, from CSU, Fullerton.

These are exciting times for BlueFire, and we are working on several fronts to deliver enhanced shareholder value. BlueFire has continued to move toward listing on a major exchange. We have filed a Form 10SB to begin the process of becoming a reporting company with the Securities and Exchange Commission and then listing our stock initially on the OTC Bulletin Board, all in order to continue to grow BlueFire and enhance shareholders' value.

BlueFire's production facilities are responsive to President Bush's Executive Order that sets a national goal of replacing more than 75% of our oil imports from the Middle East by 2025 and Governor Schwarzenegger's Executive Order for production of a minimum of 20 percent of California's biofuels within the State by 2010, 40 percent by 2020, and 75 percent by 2050. Ethanol production from cellulose is also responsive to the landmark piece of legislation recently signed by Governor Schwarzenegger to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to the 1990 levels by the year 2020. Ethanol has a positive benefit in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction. U.S. Department of Energy estimates that on a per gallon basis, ethanol reduces GHG emissions by 18% to 29%. However, cellulosic ethanol production technology such as BlueFire's has an even greater benefit with an 85% reduction in GHG emissions.

Thank you for your continued support and we look forward to fulfilling our mission of becoming the world leader in cellulosic ethanol production.

BlueFire Ethanol Fuels Co-Sponsors the 4th Annual California Biomass Collaborative Forum March 27-29

2007-03-27T21:03:55-07:00

RVINE, CA--(MARKET WIRE)--Mar 27, 2007 -- The theme for this year's California Biomass Collaborative Forum is on advanced technologies for biomass and waste conversion. It is co-sponsored by the California Energy Commission, the California Integrated Waste Management Board, BlueFire Ethanol Fuels (Other OTC:BFRE.PK - News) and other industry leaders. The mission of the California Biomass Collaborative (CBC) is to enhance the sustainable management and development of biomass in California. To fulfill this mission, the CBC plans to administer a comprehensive statewide collaborative program to support and integrate efforts of the State in the advancement of efficient, safe, reliable, affordable, and environmentally sound biomass systems. The program is expected to concentrate the following:

-- Scientific research and innovation

-- Technology development, demonstration, and deployment

-- Education and training

BlueFire's Senior Vice President Necy Sumait will present and discuss the facets of ethanol production from Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) at the Forum. Ms. Sumait has been an outspoken voice in the development of biofuels from cellulosic waste materials in California for many years and was a contributing author for the California Biomass Collaborative Report entitled "A Roadmap for Biomass Development in California."

Ms. Sumait stated, "We are excited about the recent groundswell of support for the deployment of a cellulosic ethanol industry. It is one industry that provides opportunities to address a myriad of current issues from energy independence to waste management to economic development and climate change concerns. California has a unique opportunity to lead a meaningful shift in the production of renewable fuels using its abundant biomass, most of which is now being buried in our landfills, to supply its large transportation fuel market. Everyone at BlueFire looks forward to playing a major role in the roll-out of this revolutionary change in the transportation fuel industry."

For further information please click on the following link: http://biomass.ucdavis.edu/

BlueFire Ethanol Fuels Approved for California Energy Commission Grant of $1,000,000

2007-03-20T07:28:30-07:00

On March 14th, 2007 BlueFire (PINKSHEETS: BFRE) was one of three companies selected to receive funding from the California Energy Commission (CEC). The CEC released a Program Opportunity Notice and Application Package for Biofuels Research, Development & Demonstration (RD&D) Grant Solicitation under the Renewable Energy Subject Area, Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) Program in October 2006. The Notice announced that up to $3 million was available for PIER project funding under this solicitation.

Each proposal was screened for completeness and reviewed by CEC staff and external technical reviewers. Then, the Energy Commission's Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) reviewed, evaluated, and scored applications submitted in response to the Solicitation using the criteria prescribed in the Application Package. Based on the TAC's scores and suggested condition on funding, the CEC's RD&D Committee has made its proposed funding recommendations for this Biofuels RD&D Grant Solicitation.

BlueFire CEO Arnold R. Klann stated, "The CEC Grant approval furthers the State and Nation's awareness of the validity and commercial viability of BlueFire's cellulosic conversion technology. This CEC Program is another example of California's leadership in the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions through the acceptance and endorsement of environmentally friendly alternative fuels."

For further information on the Energy Commission Grant please click on the following link http://www.energy.ca.gov/contracts/pier.html

Christopher Scott Joins BlueFire Ethanol as Company's New Chief Financial Officer

2007-03-07T06:37:18-07:00

BlueFire Ethanol (PINKSHEETS: BFRE) has named Christopher Scott as the Company's new Chief Financial Officer. In an announcement made today by BlueFire's CEO and President, Arnold R. Klann, Mr. Scott will have a critical role in positioning the Company on solid financial footing, including all the proper controls, checks and balances, to ensure reliability in fiscal reporting.

"We are delighted to welcome Christopher, a seasoned executive with 10 years of financial and operational experience, to our senior management team," said Mr. Klann. "Christopher's broad experience in corporate governance and financial planning will be a great complement to the BlueFire management team as the Company continues to grow in a very dynamic industry," added Mr. Klann.

Mr. Scott has been contracted to come aboard as the Chief Financial Officer of BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc on March 16, 2007. Mr. Scott was most recently the CFO/CCO and FinOp of Westcap Securities, Inc, an NASD Member Broker/Dealer and Investment Bank headquartered in Irvine, CA. Mr. Scott brings to BlueFire over 10 years of Financial Market Industry experience in auditing, private and public capital formation and structure, and Securities Law Compliance. Mr. Scott currently holds the Series 7, 63, 24, 4, 27, 55, and Series 53 NASD licenses. Prior to Westcap Securities Mr. Scott was a General Securities and Registered Options Principal at First Allied Securities Inc from 1997 to 2002. Mr. Scott earned his Bachelors Degree in Business Administration, with a concentration in Finance, from CSU, Fullerton.

BlueFire Ethanol Wins U.S. Department of Energy Grant

2008-05-13T15:30:29-07:00

BlueFire Ethanol, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: BFRE) has been awarded up to $40 million from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) cellulosic ethanol grant program to develop a solid waste biorefinery project at a landfill in Southern California.

"These biorefineries will play a critical role in helping to bring cellulosic ethanol to market, teaching us how to produce it in a more cost effective manner," Secretary Bodman said. "Ultimately, success in producing affordable cellulosic ethanol could be the key to eliminating our nation's addiction to oil. By relying on American ingenuity for fuel, we will enhance our nation's energy and economic security."

The Southern California Biorefinery Project will turn green waste and wood residues at landfills into about 19 million gallons of fuel grade ethanol per year. Additional products that will also be sold include lignin, gypsum, and yeast. BlueFires's current production estimates for the project will be significantly lower that DOE's cellulosic ethanol goal of $1.07/gal in production costs by 2012, and DOEs current estimate of approximately $2.26/gal.

Klann added BlueFire will help DOE accelerate its goals for the cellulosic ethanol industry with the successful completion of its project.

"This is an important milestone for BlueFire Ethanol and a significant opportunity to demonstrate the use of new energy supplies in our landfills," he added. "Our biorefinery will enable us to be located directly in the markets with the highest demand for ethanol while helping cities to manage landfill waste."

Construction is expected to begin by the end of this year with start-up expected on or before the end of 2009. BlueFire's process could be repeated at most of the more than 1,600 landfill sites across the nation. Because it captures the more potent greenhouse gas methane as part of its process as well as provide renewable fuel, BlueFire will reduce greenhouse gases that cause global warming.

All of the ethanol produced will be sold under the terms of a long-term contract with Petro-Diamond, Inc., a wholly owned Mitsubishi Corp. subsidiary. Colmac Energy will purchase all of the lignin produced for use as boiler fuel for its biomass power plant located in Riverside County. The gypsum will be sold to local landscape wholesalers and the yeast will be sold as an animal feed supplement.

In February 2006, DOE announced a $160 million grant program that would provide cost-share funding over four years to build up to three U.S. biorefineries. The program's goal is to demonstrate that commercial biorefineries can be profitable once initial construction costs are paid. Projects are required to show a 60/40 (industry/government) cost share.

DOE to invest $385 million for 6 biorefinery projects

2007-02-28T10:47:03-07:00

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- The Department of Energy said Wednesday it will invest up to $385 million for six biorefinery projects over the next four years. Combined with the industry cost share, more than $1.2 billion will be invested in the six projects, which are expected to produce more than 130 million gallons of cellulosic ethanol per year, the government said. The projects include a plant in Emmetsburg, Iowa, run by Broin Cos., whose partners include DuPont ; a plant in LaBelle, Fla., run by Alico Inc. , whose partners include Washington Group International ; a plant in Southern California run by BlueFire Ethanol Inc. , whose partners include Waste Management Inc. ; and a plant in Soperton, Ga., run by Iogen Biorefinery Partners LLC, whose partners include Goldman Sachs and Royal Dutch Shell .

Governor Schwarzenegger Applauds Federal Grant to Boost Production of Cellulosic Ethanol in California

2007-04-24T12:12:32-07:00

02/28/2007 GAAS:170:07 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Governor Schwarzenegger issued the following statement applauding the U.S. Department of Energy's decision to invest $385 million in federal funding to build the nation's first commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol plants.

Among the six grant recipients is Irvine-based BlueFire Ethanol, Inc., which will receive up to $40 million in capital costs to build a biorefinery to produce up to 19 million gallons of cellulosic ethanol from landfill waste.

"I am pleased the federal government awarded a grant to BlueFire Ethanol, Inc. to build California's first cellulosic ethanol plant. Utilizing landfill waste produces cellulosic ethanol in a clean and low carbon manner, which is important in our fight to decrease greenhouse gas emissions from transportation fuels. This plant is good news for the environment and also the economy since it will increase revenues and create new jobs in the community."

On January 27, 2007, Governor Schwarzenegger wrote a letter to Secretary Samuel W. Bodham in support of Bluefire Ethanol, Inc.'s grant application.

Governor Schwarzenegger has led the charge to make California a global leader in alternative fuel research and development. California recently won a $500 million grant from BP to the University of California to establish the Energy Biosciences Institute (EBI). As part of the Governor's Research and Innovation Initiative, he included $40 million in lease revenue bonds for the EBI in his 2007-08 budget, demonstrating California's commitment to keeping the University of California system at the forefront of research and innovation. The Initiative also includes $30 million for the University of California's Helios Project, which will produce the next generation of super-efficient solar energy technology. In January 2007, Governor Schwarzenegger signed an Executive Order establishing a groundbreaking Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) for transportation fuels sold in California. By 2020 the standard will reduce the carbon intensity of California's passenger vehicle fuels by at least 10 percent. This first-of-its kind standard will support AB 32 emissions targets as part of California's overall strategy to fight global warming and spur research and investment in alternative fuels.

BlueFire Featured by Larry Oakley in Conservative Speculator

2007-02-14T08:29:12-07:00

BlueFire Provides Great Long-Term Appreciation Potential

IRVINE, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 02/14/07 --

BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. -- (PINKSHEETS: BFRE)

Larry Oakley, Editor of the Conservative Speculator, in its February, 2007 issue, stated that, "BlueFire Ethanol combines the advantages of supporting the cleaning of the environment, helps to make the U.S. energy independent, & provides great long-term appreciation potential to its investors."

"BlueFire's technology has the ability to utilize a wide variety of feedstocks & to produce a number of different end-products. This allows the company to develop facilities in many different locations. This in turn will allow it to realize low costs in producing its products," added Oakley.

Larry Oakley, often referred to as the "Elder Statesman of Emerging Growth Investment Writers," created www.WallStreetCorner.com several years ago as the new editorial venue for his Conservative Speculator newsletter, sent by mail for about 15 years to investors in 20 countries. Conservative Speculator, his editorial columns, & the Special Situation profiles at WallStreetCorner are now regularly read by investors in 84 countries. Conservative Speculator's goal: "Help its readers to make more with the 10% they put into special emerging growth situations than they make with the 90% they put into everything else." Conservative Speculator has covered special situations, usually in emerging growth industries for the past 15 years.

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BlueFire Calls for Congressional Action to Build Cellulosic Ethanol Facilities -- NOW

2007-02-06T15:29:01-07:00

IRVINE, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 02/06/07 --

BlueFire Ethanol, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: BFRE) -- Witnesses before the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee this past Thursday (2/1/07) presented testimony that the vast majority of U.S adults say national and state governments should provide financial incentives to biofuels producers to encourage the production and availability of biofuels. Testimony was also presented to state that there is great public support for doing more to make biofuels a realistic replacement for gasoline in the near future.

Arnold Klann, President of BlueFire Ethanol, stated that, "A great opportunity to advance the Cellulosic Ethanol Industry and wean us from our petroleum dependence is now available which can be accelerated if Congress acts to fund programs they have already authorized in the Energy Policy Act of 2005."

Last September 22nd, BlueFire joined a group of distinguished cellulosic ethanol companies in a Congressional Briefing before Congress to admonish the mistaken impression that the cellulosic ethanol industry was embryonic and still a long way off. To the contrary, these industry representatives jointly reported that they were able to commence construction immediately on their production facilities with the assistance of the authorized Federal loan guarantees that would provide capital investors the security to make cellulosic ethanol production a reality.

"Title 15 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, if fully funded, will advance the commercialization of producing ethanol from cellulosic materials that we are now burying in our landfills," said Mr. Klann. "The raw material is available, the technology is ready and federal and several state governments have said they want to build cellulosic ethanol plants. It's time to make public and private partnership work. We are working hard to advance our business plans to fuel America with its waste materials. We challenge the U.S. Government to step up and do its part now in making cellulosic ethanol happen," added Mr. Klann.

Another program that was also authorized in the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and for which the DOE has already solicited for cannot move forward without appropriations. BlueFire has been short-listed on this grant program and is waiting to hear from the DOE so it can complete its financing to start building its biorefinery in a California landfill. This project will provide a model for a network of ethanol biorefineries BlueFire plans to build across America's landfills.

BlueFire Ethanol, Inc. CEO Featured in Exclusive Interview With WallSt.net

2007-02-06T15:31:37-07:00

On January, 25, Arnold R. Klann, Chief Executive Officer for BlueFire Ethanol, Inc. (Pink Sheets: BFRE) updated the investment community in an exclusive interview with www.wallst.net. Click Here to listen to the audio. Topics covered in the interview include an overview of the Company and the markets it serves, recent press releases, current capitalization, upcoming strategic and financial milestones.
To hear the interview in its entirety, visit www.wallst.net , and click on "Interviews." Interviews require free registration, and can be accessed either by locating the respective company's ticker symbol under the appropriate exchange on the left-hand column of the "Interviews" section of the site, or by entering the respective company's ticker symbol in the Search Archive window.

BlueFire's CEO Applauds Governor Schwarzenegger's Leadership to Achieve Fuel Diversity for California While Reducing Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions

2007-01-16T06:38:06-07:00

BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc.'s (PINKSHEETS: BFRE) CEO and President Arnold R. Klann today expressed support for California Governor Schwarzenegger's Directive to establish the world's first Low Carbon Standard for Transportation Fuels (LCFS).

Under the proposal, fuel providers would be required to ensure that the fuel they sell into the California market meets a declining standard for GHG emissions. The Governor's office expects that through the LCFS program, we will replace 20% of our on-road gasoline consumption with lower-carbon fuels, triple the size of California's renewable fuels market, and place more than 7 million alternative fuel or hybrid vehicles on California's roads.

Commenting on the Governor's actions, Mr. Klann stated, "Clearly the Governor has picked the best opportunity and most immediate pathway for controlling GHG emissions." The transportation sector accounts for forty percent of California's annual greenhouse gas emissions and we rely on petroleum-based fuels for an overwhelming 96 percent of our transportation needs."

"Ethanol is a solution and is already available, but widespread implementation is key," said Mr. Klann. "We must all work together to bring the reality of using our abundant biomass (cellulosic) resources to produce fuels for California. The technologies to convert cellulose to ethanol are already here, refiners have made significant investments to blend ethanol, and flexible-fuel vehicles are now affordable. We have more than enough fuel demand for all to participate and the myriad of feedstocks from rural to urban invites participation by all stakeholders. The LCFS, together with a comprehensive bioenergy policy, and financing and production incentives that encourage in-state production using California's biomass would put California ahead of the Nation in achieving fuel diversity goals while curbing GHG emissions. If we are all successful, we the consumers win by getting fuel choice," added Mr. Klann.

BlueFire CEO Addresses Shareholders

2007-01-09T06:55:03-07:00

BlueFire Ethanol, Inc.'s (PINKSHEETS: BFRE) CEO, Arnold Klann, provides the following letter to its shareholders.

I would like to take this opportunity to wish each and everyone of you a very Happy New Year and provide an update on BlueFire.

The company has positioned itself to exercise its competitive advantages to cause a fundamental change in the transportation fuel marketplace. Since going public six months ago, BlueFire has focused on putting the fundamentals in place to drive the business forward. During the year, we have forged key relationships that will put us on a leadership position in the cellulose to ethanol marketplace.

Design and development are underway for the first cellulose to ethanol facility in North America by BlueFire engineers, JGC (a leading global engineering company based in Japan) and MECS (formerly Monsanto). The resulting activities allow us to utilize experience gained at Arkenol's pilot facility in California operated in the late 1990s and JGC's operating experience with the process over the last five years at their plant in Izumi, Japan. As the only technology of its kind that has been demonstrated by an independent party, we can show greater confidence that production facilities can be designed to perform as predicted.

During 2006, BlueFire began deployment of its strategy, which focused on replicable and sustainable production platforms such as location in landfills and existing power plants. Our Southern California Biorefinery, under consideration by the U.S. DOE for grant funding, provides a model that can easily be replicated across multiple regions of the United States to bring ethanol to the fuel markets. Use of urban wastes provides for bountiful ethanol production. These plants can be located in the markets with the highest demand for ethanol while extending the life of the landfills upon which they sit. Locating ethanol production facilities adjacent to power plants, as proposed by BlueFire in an application for loan guarantees to the U.S. DOE, allows for more efficient, clean and reliable approach to generating power and thermal energy from on-site facilities. Heat that is otherwise discarded from conventional power generation could be used to produce the thermal energy for the ethanol plant.

Concurrent with the development of our own facilities, BlueFire plans to enter into strategic Partnerships, with candidates who have demonstrated experience and exhibit a qualified business model into which the BlueFire technology will form a key business component. Several such opportunities are currently under consideration by the Company. As these joint ventures are finalized, we will announce them to our shareholders and the market.

The industry currently has received a lot of attention from Wall Street; this leads to momentum that must be embraced. In striving to eliminate the commodity risks that presently plague the traditional ethanol producers, we are focused on two key elements of our development plan. BlueFire, by using waste as a feedstock, has eliminated the risk of traditional price volatility, corn and sugarcane-based ethanol producers encounter in their operations. The other key element of our plan is to decrease the volatility of our end product sales by developing contracts to "lock-up" the price variances on produced ethanol. Under agreements such as with Petro-Diamond, a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corporation, we mitigate price-based financing risks associated with the ethanol product.

We are encouraged by the developing policies at the federal, state and local levels which accelerate support for cellulose to ethanol. Since our congressional briefing in September, we have remained active in policy and legislative discussions aimed at the continued expansion of the renewable fuels market. BlueFire production facilities are responsive to President Bush's Executive Order that sets a national goal of replacing more than 75% of our oil imports from the Middle East by 2025 and Governor Schwarzenegger's Executive Order for production of a minimum of 20 percent of California's biofuels within the State by 2010, 40 percent by 2020, and 75 percent by 2050. Ethanol production from cellulose is also responsive to the landmark piece of legislation recently signed by Governor Schwarzenegger to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to the 1990 levels by the year 2020. Ethanol has a positive benefit in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction. U.S. Department of Energy estimates that on a per gallon basis, ethanol reduces GHG emissions by 18% to 29%. However, cellulosic ethanol production technology such as BlueFire's, has an even greater benefit with an 85% reduction in GHG emissions.

These are exciting times for the Company, and we are working on several fronts to deliver enhanced shareholder value. We have announced the filing of a Form 10SB to begin the process of listing on the OTCBB and are working rapidly towards meeting eligibility requirements for joining a national trading market by mid 2007 to continue to grow the Company and enhance shareholders' value.

I am truly pleased with the progress the Company has made in just six months. Management is working hard to ensure that the first BlueFire cellulose to ethanol plant is built in North America within the next twelve months.

Thank you for your continued support and look forward to fulfilling the promise of cellulose to ethanol to wean us from our addiction to oil.

Sincerely

Arnold R. Klann President and CEO

BlueFire Ethanol Responds to U.S. DOE's Invitation to Submit a Pre-Application for a Loan Guarantee

2007-01-03T19:10:54-07:00

IRVINE, CA--(MARKET WIRE)--Jan 3, 2007 -- On December 29th, 2006, BlueFire Ethanol, Inc. (Other OTC:BFRE.PK - News) submitted a response to the U.S. Department of Energy's invitation for pre-application for Loan Guarantees for Innovative Technologies Under Title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005.

Under this submittal, BlueFire proposed the construction of a biorefinery adjacent to existing biomass power plants to take advantage of cost savings using existing infrastructure. One such site included the Colmac facility in Riverside County.

In August of 2006, U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Secretary, Samuel W. Bodman unveiled the DOE program guidelines for a total of $2 billion in loan guarantees to help spur investment in projects that employ new energy technologies. "With these loan guarantees we hope to encourage creativity and ingenuity that will help us strengthen our nation's energy security," Secretary Bodman said.

According to the DOE, loan guarantees will enable the Department to share some of the financial risks of projects that employ emerging or significantly improved energy technologies that avoid, reduce, or sequester air pollutants and greenhouse gases. Projects supported by loan guarantees will help fulfill President Bush's goals to diversifying the United States' energy sources, while reducing the nation's reliance on foreign sources of energy and encourage energy efficiency. The loan guarantee program was authorized in Title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct) that President Bush signed into law on August 8, 2005.

This co-location strategy provides competitive advantage in the marketplace for BlueFire's production facilities. "Locating ethanol production facilities adjacent to biomass power plants allows for more efficient, clean and reliable approach to generating power and thermal energy from on-site facilities. Heat that is otherwise discarded from conventional power generation could be used to produce the thermal energy for the ethanol plant," said CEO Arnold Klann.

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BlueFire Files Form 10-SB With the SEC to Become a Fully Reporting Company

2007-01-03T19:09:34-07:00

Company to Seek an Immediate Listing on the Bulletin Board, While Preparing for a Listing on a National Exchange in 2007

IRVINE, CA--(MARKET WIRE)--Dec 19, 2006 -- BlueFire Ethanol, Inc.'s (Other OTC:BFRE.PK - News) CEO and President Arnold R. Klann announced today that it has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission a Form 10-SB to become a fully reporting company. The filing of the Form 10-SB will meet the reporting requirements to list the Company's common stock on the Over the Counter Bulletin Board ("OTCBB") quotation system, and is the first step in the Company's goal of listing on a national exchange during 2007.

Commenting on this announcement, Arnold Klann stated, "BlueFire believes that becoming a fully reporting company and the listing of its shares on the OTCBB will enhance investor confidence and interest, as well as assist in making our stock more attractive to institutional investors. Upgrading the Company's reporting status and current listing status is an important milestone in our business plan to deploy cellulose to ethanol technology in North America." Mr. Klann added that, "Our next goal is to work rapidly towards meeting eligibility requirements for joining a national trading market to continue to grow the Company and enhance shareholders' value.''

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BlueFire Announces Its Selection of MECS Inc., to Design and Build Its Cellulose to Ethanol Plants in North America

2007-01-03T19:08:04-07:00

IRVINE, CA--(MARKET WIRE)--Dec 12, 2006 -- BlueFire Ethanol's (Other OTC:BFRE.PK - News) President/CEO Arnold Klann announced today that BlueFire has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with MECS, Inc. (formerly Monsanto Enviro-Chem Systems, Inc.) as its lead Engineering Procurement and Construction contractor for the Company's cellulosic ethanol plants to serve the burgeoning renewable fuels market. BlueFire's goal is to design, develop and construct 20 plants in the next 6 years totaling 1.5 billion gallons in production and approximately $2.7 billion in gross revenue by 2012 with earnings in excess of $1.6 billion. MECS will work with BlueFire and JGC to complete design and commence construction of its first cellulosic plant by the second quarter of 2007.

MECS has built a reputation as a world leader in the design and construction of chemical plants. They have the engineering, procurement and construction capabilities to design and build turnkey ethanol projects. MECS also develops and delivers value added leading edge technologies to help improve plant productivity and reduce its energy costs.

"BlueFire is pleased to make this announcement regarding MECS, having assessed a number of qualified candidates across the market, we have concluded that MECS is best positioned to assist us in our growth goals," stated Arnold Klann.

"BlueFire's cellulose processing technology and business opportunities together with MECS' capabilities built on a heritage of nearly 100 years is an alliance that will lead to a very competitive solution for producing cellulosic ethanol from various biomass substrates," stated P.J. Desai, President of MECS. "We are excited to be working with BlueFire on the development and demonstration of the first commercial cellulosic ethanol plant in the United States and look forward to our alliance leading the rapid growth of this industry."

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About MECS

Monsanto Enviro-Chem Systems Inc. was formed, as a wholly owned subsidiary, by Monsanto Company in 1969 through a consolidation of several existing process technology, product and services businesses, some of which were established as early as 1917. On August 5, 2005, the management team of Monsanto Enviro-Chem Systems, Inc. successfully completed the purchase of their company from Monsanto. As a separate company, MECS has a sharper focus and strengthened resolve to continue delivering the highest quality processes, technologies, services and personal relationships to its customers worldwide. http://www.mecsglobal.com/

BlueFire's California Project Short-Listed by the U.S. DOE for Grant Funding

2006-11-29T10:05:24-07:00

IRVINE, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 11/29/06 --

BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc.'s (PINKSHEETS: BFRE) CEO and President, Arnold R. Klann, announced today that BlueFire Ethanol was selected by the Department of Energy to advance to the next phase of U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) deliberations on applications for funding authorized under the Energy Policy Act (EPAct) of 2005, Section 932. The next phase consists of an oral presentation to the DOE Merit Review Committee specifying the details of BlueFire's proposed project.

"We are pleased to be chosen to advance in the competition to design, construct, build and operate an integrated biorefinery using BlueFire's proven and patented technology in the conversion of cellulosic waste and other feedstock materials to ethanol," stated Mr. Klann. "The proposed landfill site in California is the perfect location and provides a model that can easily be replicated across multiple regions of the United States to bring ethanol to the fuel markets. The Southern California Biorefinery and other BlueFire facilities like it using urban waste provide for ethanol production plants to be located in the markets with the highest demand for ethanol while extending the life of the landfills upon which they sit." Mr. Klann added that, "we are very pleased to be considered by DOE and welcome this opportunity to go into depth with their Committee about our exciting project."

BlueFire biorefineries provide a path towards meeting President Bush's Executive Order that sets a national goal of replacing more than 75% of our oil imports from the Middle East by 2025 and Governor Schwarzenegger's Executive Order for production of a minimum of 20 percent of California's biofuels within the State by 2010, 40 percent by 2020, and 75 percent by 2050. Ethanol production from cellulose is also responsive to the landmark piece of legislation recently signed by Governor Schwarzenegger to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to the 1990 levels by the year 2020. Ethanol has a positive benefit in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction. U.S. Department of Energy estimates that on a per gallon basis, corn ethanol reduces GHG emissions by 18% to 29%. However, cellulosic ethanol production technology such as BlueFire's, has an even greater benefit with an 85% reduction in GHG emissions.

BlueFire Ethanol Presents Joint Venture Opportunities at Northwest Energy Angels Investment Forum

2006-11-29T09:52:44-07:00

Company Determines That Pacific Northwest U.S. Presents Unique Expansion Opportunities

IRVINE, CA--(MARKET WIRE)--Nov 20, 2006 -- BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc.'s (Other OTC:BFRE.PK - News) CEO and President Arnold R. Klann announced today that BlueFire Ethanol was invited to the Northwest Energy Angels Investment Forum and presented its technology and deployment plans to business leaders in the Pacific Northwest, who provide investment capital, strategic advice and mentoring to early-stage companies or companies embarking on major expansion efforts to help them achieve market leadership.

With focus on the energy industry, the Northwest Energy Angels(TM) is a membership organization of successful entrepreneurs, venture capital firms, members of other angel groups, and other business leaders in the Pacific Northwest. BlueFire was selected to present to its membership on November 9, 2006. The Northwest Energy Angels(TM) is a program of the Northwest Energy Technology Collaborative (NWETC), a joint effort of industry and government, working together to accelerate the emergence and growth of the energy technology industry in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. NWETC spans five U.S. states (Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Alaska, Montana) and two Canadian provinces (B.C. and Alberta).

"We are pleased to have been invited to present BlueFire's business opportunities to a group committed to support the development of sustainable economic businesses in the Pacific Northwest," stated Mr. Klann. "The Northwest has extensive logging and agricultural industries and a growing ethanol market making the region a good candidate for cellulose to ethanol production. The region could transition to becoming a global leader in cellulose to ethanol production utilizing its existing biomass supply infrastructure. We believe that BlueFire's proven technology is ideal for various joint ventures and financing opportunities as the region transitions to the forefront of the cellulose to ethanol industry."

BlueFire Prepares for Listing on the OTC Bulletin Board

2006-11-28T08:29:59-07:00

The Company Completes Its Financial Audits Required to Become a Fully Reporting Company With the SEC

IRVINE, CA--(MARKET WIRE)--Nov 15, 2006 -- BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. (Other OTC:BFRE.PK - News) CEO and President Arnold R. Klann announced today the completion of the audits of its financial statements for its year ending August 31, 2006, and plans to proceed with a Form 10-SB filing to become a fully reporting company with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The filing of the Form 10, with the audits, will meet the requirements to list the Company's common stock on the Over the Counter Bulletin Board ("OTCBB") quotation system. The financial report has been prepared according to Generally Accepted Accounting Principals "GAAP" definitions of "assets or liabilities" and supersedes all previously released unaudited financial statements of the Company.

Commenting on this announcement, Arnold Klann, stated, "We are pleased to have completed this important milestone in our plan to upgrade the Company's current listing status, as we continue to proceed with the execution of our business plan to deploy the first commercialization of cellulose to ethanol technology in the United States. Completing the financial audits is a significant step towards application to list on the OTCBB. Our next goal is to work rapidly towards meeting eligibility requirements for joining a national trading market as part of our efforts to grow the Company and enhance shareholders' value.''

BlueFire Ethanol Secures LOI for Long Term Ethanol Purchase Agreement with Petro-Diamond, Inc., a Mitsubishi Subsidiary.

2006-11-28T08:27:53-07:00

Irvine, CA - August 29, 2006 - BlueFire Ethanol, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: BFRE) signed an LOI with Petro-Diamond, Inc. (PDI) to purchase the ethanol produced from BlueFire's first North American Biomass-to-Ethanol conversion facility located at a Southern California landfill as announced last week.

Petro-Diamond, Inc. is a significant blender of denatured ethanol into motor fuel in Southern California. Ethanol is currently blended year-round at PDI's terminal facility located in Long Beach, California. On average, they purchase over 50,000 gallons of ethanol per day.

"In striving to eliminate the commodity risks that have always plagued the traditional ethanol producers we have focused on two key elements of our development plan. BlueFire, by using waste as a feedstock, has eliminated the risk that traditional producers encounter while supplying their process with a commodity such as corn or sugarcane as a feedstock. The other key element to our plan is to decrease the volatility of our end product sales by striving to "lock-up" the price variances an ethanol producer would typically encounter. The agreement with PDI enables us to do what we do best, profitably convert green waste and other cellulosic waste into ethanol".

"We're excited about working with BlueFire Ethanol in the future," stated Michael Dougherty, General Manager of Petro-Diamond. "BlueFire's waste to ethanol manufacturing process provides us with a cost advantage that will help keep PDI competitive in this dynamic industry."

U.S. oil consumption has climbed to a record high of 7.6 billion barrels per year, with 38% of all imported oil originating from the Middle East. "Maximizing energy efficiency and renewable energy is the domestic epicenter in the war on terror, and it is imperative that we maximize the partnerships between the public and private sectors in new and creative ways with a sense of seriousness, national purpose, and the urgency the situation merits," commented U.S. Department of Energy Assistant Secretary Alexander Karsner at the recent Power-Gen Renewable Energy and Fuels Conference.

The renewable multi-year agreement between BlueFire and PDI provides for floor and ceiling pricing for the ethanol based on a reasonable discount from the previous months Los Angeles average rack price and subject to escalation.

About Petro-Diamond:

Petro-Diamond Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corporation. Established in 1983, PDI's principal function is to expand Mitsubishi's role in petroleum product trading in the western hemisphere, primarily in the United States. The administrative location, headquartered in Irvine California, is also responsible for all product trading from the U.S. West Coast and Western Canada and operates a modern waterborne terminal facility in Long Beach, California.

BlueFire Ethanol Identifies Southern California Landfill as Initial Location in the U.S. for Commercialization of Cellulose Ethanol Technology

2006-11-28T08:21:32-07:00

Irvine, CA - August 22, 2006 - BlueFire Ethanol, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: BFRE) has identified the initial location in the United States for the commercialization of its cellulose ethanol technology and in cooperation with a publicly traded company, providing comprehensive waste and environmental services in North America, submitted a response to the U.S. Department of Energy's request for applications to design, construct, build and operate an integrated biorefinery using cellulosic feedstock for the production of ethanol. The BlueFire biorefinery is proposed to be located at an existing landfill site in Southern California.

BlueFire's Southern California Biorefinery will process 700 tons of green waste and other cellulosic waste material per day into 24 million gallons of fuel grade ethanol per year with projected revenues of about $55 million and operating income of approximately $25 million per year. The proposed landfill location has been in existence since 1986 accepting approximately 10,000 tons per day of waste from Southern California Counties. Blue Fire's Biorefinery is consistent with BlueFire's 6-year deployment plan, where the Company is estimated to produce1.5 billion gallons of ethanol and approximately $2.7 billion in gross revenues by 2012 with earnings in excess of $1.6 billion.

BlueFire plans to locate their cellulose conversion facilities on landfills throughout North America, initially focusing on the California fuel market. CEO Arnold R Klann states, "The proposed landfill site in California is the perfect location and provides a model that can easily be replicated across multiple regions of the United States to bring ethanol to the fuel markets. Our partner in this transaction alone has control of over 200 landfills in North America where BlueFire's technology can be deployed. The Southern California Biorefinery and facilities like it will enable us to be located directly in the markets with the highest demand for ethanol while extending the life of the landfills upon which they sit." BlueFire biorefineries provide a path towards meeting President Bush's Executive Order that sets a national goal of replacing more than 75% of our oil imports from the Middle East by 2025 and California's goal to produce a minimum of 20 percent of its biofuels within California by 2010, and 40 percent by 2020.

Investment Conference This Saturday - Presented by SCIA - Southern California Investment Association in Irvine, CA

2006-11-28T20:13:25-07:00

MONARCH BEACH, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- August 01, 2006 -- Register now to attend this Saturday, August 5th's investment conference for growth opportunities from 7:15 a.m. to 1;30 p.m. at the Hilton across from the Orange County John Wayne Airport (code: SNA), 18800 MacArthur Boulevard, Irvine, CA 92612. Seating is limited to the buy/sell side and accredited investors. For discount, register in advance at: www.sciaonline.org.

Closed panel discussions for current members held after luncheon. Videos on demand will be posted by Tuesday, August 8th.

Meet the principals of more exciting companies early Saturday Morning at the breakfast reception: Aethlon Medical, Inc. (OTCBB: AEMD) Developer of the 1st Medical Device to Treat Infectious Disease; BlueFire Ethanol, Inc. (OTCBB: BFRE) Only Cellulose-to Ethanol Company Worldwide; BrandAmerica, Inc. www.brandamericainc.com Expanding American Chains Into New Global Markets; DDR Holdings , A Montana Corporation with Copper Mines in Idaho; Empire Financial Holding Company, Inc. (AMEX: EFH) Retail Direct Securities Brokerage, Asset Management & Market Making; Galaxy Gaming www.galaxygaming.com Casino Table Gaming, Machine & Internet Designer; Inovio Biomedical Corp. (AMEX: INO) Selective Electrochemical Tumor Ablation Therapy; Itronics, Inc. (OTCBB: ITRO) Photochemical Recycling, Silver Recovery & Liquid Fertilizer Manufacturer; North American Royality Corp. from Texas, Oil & Gas Royality Master Limited Partnership; Russell Industries, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: RSLI) Oil & Gas Exploration Services; Smart Energy Solutions, Inc. (OTCBB: SMGY) Markets & Sells The Battery Brain￢ﾄﾢ Electronic Protection; Smoky Market Foods, Inc. www.smokymarket.com Smoke-Bake￢ﾄﾢ Meat, Poultry and Fish Branded Retail & Foodservice Distribution; SpenDex Energy, Inc. from Nevada, Oil & Gas Exploration & Mining in East Kansas & West Missouri, Vertical Alliance www.verticalag.com Customizable Internet Lead Generation Programs.

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SCIA National Small Cap Syndicate is a comprehensive national organization developed to facilitate stock support and capital formation for small and emerging-growth companies. The alliance consists of almost 200 influential member firms plus associates including NASD broker/dealers, bankers, investment advisors, analysts, market makers, venture capitalists, fund managers, media and accredited investors.

This team provides a wide range of services including, but not limited to equity and debt financing, institutional and retail stock support, market making, and mergers and acquisitions. The association provides current information on market climate, SEC regulation and is a valuable forum for investment opportunities. Companies desiring support or funding are encouraged to apply one month in advance.

Conference Schedule: Saturdays, October 7 and December 2 at the Orange County Hilton, Irvine.

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BlueFire Announces Plan for Rapid Deployment of Multiple Facilities

2006-11-28T08:11:09-07:00

IRVINE, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- July 19, 2006 -- BlueFire Ethanol, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: BFRE) announced today it is forming Joint Venture Development Partnerships with qualified and experienced regional developers throughout the United States and Canada. These partnerships will enable BlueFire to rapidly deploy their cellulose conversion technology in North America while targeting specific geographic areas with the highest demand for ethanol fuels and available feedstock supply. BlueFire will be project lead and equity owner in projects utilizing their technology.

BlueFire is committed to the concepts of integrity, profitability and increasing shareholder value. Therefore as part of a multifaceted effort, BlueFire plans to, concurrent with the development of its own facilities, form associations with a select group of companies for deployment of the technology. BlueFire proposes to do this through strategic Partnerships, with candidates who have demonstrated experience and exhibit a qualified business model into which the BlueFire technology will form a key business component. A pivotal element for Partnership qualification is the ability to show the potential for key elements essential to the BlueFire process. These include, but are not limited to:

Access to a reliable source of input raw material including by example,
-- Landfill locations
-- Long term landfill diversion facilities
-- Sources for wood and other cellulose input streams
An ethanol sales plan
Potential for co-location with cogeneration facilities (new or existing), or
A business plan that tightly links to a waste segregation plan or system
Expansion or replication potential (a pipeline of potential projects)
Regional diversity
Existing transportation infrastructure
Applicant experience, credibility in the market, and credit worthiness are essential

BlueFire has categorized its expansion plans and desires to enter into a portfolio of strategic Partnerships. This plan of using synergistic relationships is believed by BlueFire as the most effective and prudent manner to maximize its operation and expand its market presence. BlueFire has targeted regions where it believes the maximum potential exist. Included in these regions are large urban areas where waste disposal is a problem and landfill disposal alternatives are important, additionally agricultural areas where agricultural residues disposal present challenges are targeted. Further included are areas abutting National Forests where there is a pressing (and long-term) need to dispose of dead or diseased vegetation.

CEO Arnold Klann, in discussing these expansion plans stated: "Since BlueFire technology has been in actual production for over four years in NEDO's pilot plant in Japan, we are well beyond the research and development stage of our business plan. In the last few months, we entered into joint venture discussions with several leading industrial companies, which we believe will result in the execution of definitive agreements to begin construction of biorefineries within the next few months. The average construction time for such biorefineries will last approximately 14 months, with commercial production and realization of sizeable revenues being generated for the Company by the end of the third quarter of 2007. Our first biorefinery under negotiation is capable of producing about ten million gallons of ethanol per year resulting in gross profits in excess of 40% of gross revenues. Subsequent facilities will be sized at 55 million gallons per year. Since our expansion plans are primarily designed around joint venture relationships, the Company can undertake the simultaneous construction of more than one biorefinery at a time. Our projections call for a minimum of 20 biorefineries to be in commercial production within the next 7 years in North America. As these joint ventures are finalized, we will announce them to our shareholders and the market."

BlueFire encourages interested parties to contact it for consideration.

BlueFire Ethanol Inc. Announces Senior Management Team

2006-11-28T08:07:04-07:00

BlueFire Ethanol, Inc. Is Led by Cellulose Conversion Pioneer and Technology Founder Arnold R. Klann

IRVINE, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- July 17, 2006 -- BlueFire Ethanol, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: BFRE) announced today the composition of its management team. The Company is led by Arnold R. Klann the founder of Arkenol and its cellulose conversion technology that has now been licensed on an exclusive and perpetual basis to BlueFire. This technology is the only commercially available, proven technology being utilized in the United States today for the conversion of waste materials, including wood chips, sawgrass and other waste materials into ethanol. The BlueFire team utilizes over 100 years of combined experience in project development, finance, engineering, design and construction.

The key members of the management team are:

Arnold R. Klann -- Chairman / President / CEO

Thirty years of experience in corporate management, project finance, engineering, design, construction, start-up, environmental permitting, and real estate acquisition. Mr. Klann is the Chief Executive Officer for BlueFire Ethanol and Arkenol. As cofounder of both companies, he has been responsible for the successful development or acquisition of over 610 megawatts of natural gas-fired cogeneration facilities, and been the driving force behind the research and development effort leading to the commercialization of the Arkenol technology. Prior to founding ARK Energy, he successfully launched three businesses and managed complex teams for project development and operation. Areas of technical expertise include cogeneration development using natural gas-fired and solid fuels technologies, ocean thermal energy conversion, and offshore oil exploration design and operations. As Vice President of Engineering and Product Development for GWF Power Systems Company, led technical commercialization, development and permitting activities for eight petroleum coke and coal-fired power plants. Specializes in frontier technology development. A.A. (electrical engineering) 1972, Lakeland College.

John E. Cuzens -- Chief Technology Officer / Senior VP/ Director

Mr. Cuzens is the Chief Technology Officer for BlueFire Ethanol and Arkenol, Inc. He has been with ARK Energy and Arkenol for six years and is the co-inventor on seven of Arkenol's eight U.S. foundation patents for the conversion of cellulosic materials into fermentable sugar products using a modified strong acid hydrolysis process. His career resume records the successful completion of tens of projects valued cumulatively at more than a billion dollars. He has more than twenty years of project management experience punctuated frequently with engineering or R&D management assignments. Mr. Cuzens has served a Director of Projects for Wahlco Inc. and Manager of Engineering and Project Management for Applied Utility Systems, both engineering and fabrication companies producing environmental mitigation systems. He also served as Director of engineering and manufacturing for Hydrogen Burner Technology, a leader in partial oxidation production of hydrogen for process and fuel cell technologies. He was the lead Project Manager for Ultrasystems Engineers and Constructors in the process and biochemical division leading multimillion dollar R&D pilot plant construction projects for Fischer Tropsch and landfill gas benefaction facilities as well as project liaison for ethanol from grain and cheese whey facilities. His experience spans the power production, petrochemical, biotech and fuel cell industries. Mr. Cuzens has a B.S. Chemical Engineering degree from the University of California at Berkeley. He is further a State of California, Registered Professional Mechanical Engineer, 1980, License No. 20891 and State of California, Contractors "A" License Responsible Managing Employee for ARK Energy, Inc. No.A700016.

Necy Sumait -- Senior VP/ Director

Ms. Sumait is Senior Vice President for BlueFire Ethanol and for Arkenol, Inc. She has extensive background in the development of energy projects from inception through financial closing, commissioning, and operations. She has broad experience in siting, regulatory compliance, governmental and community relations and legislative affairs. Ms. Sumait has played major roles in the successful development of several solar and natural gas power plant projects and has been an active participant in the state and national efforts to encourage the commercialization of biomass to renewable fuels technologies. Ms. Sumait obtained all of the federal, state and local permits required for the only cellulose to ethanol plant to have been permitted in California. Prior to joining the ARK/Arkenol group, she was Vice President of Project Development for LUZ Development and Finance Corporation. While at LUZ, Ms. Sumait led the efforts for the successful permitting of nine solar thermal projects totaling over 500 MW through the California Energy Commission. Ms. Sumait has a MBA in Technological Management from Illinois Institute of Technology and a B.S. in Biology from De Paul University. She currently serves on the Executive Board for the California Biomass Collaborative.

Chris Nichols -- Director

Chris Nichols is the Chairman and President/CEO of Advanced Growing Systems, Inc. He brings substantial experience in business growth and marketing. He previously headed Westcap Securities Private Client Group as the Senior Vice President in charge of sales and marketing. He brings 10 plus years of strategic investment/public market experience beginning at Dean Witter Reynolds in 1994. He has a broad range of knowledge from sophisticated derivative trading to offering Separate Account services to High Net Worth Individuals. He holds all applicable licenses including a Series 24 and Series 7. Mr. Nichols is a graduate of California State University in Fullerton with a B.A. degree in Marketing.

William Davis -- Project Management

Mr. Davis is Vice President of Project Management for BlueFire Ethanol, Inc. Over his 30 years of experience, he has served as advisor to the Governor of California for energy conservation and renewable energy policy; additionally he has worked for several fortune 500 hundred companies managing their energy development activities. While at the Office of Planning and Research, he spearheaded the concept of cogeneration at California State facilities. While there he pioneered the concept of the Standard Offer contract, which stimulated the IPP industry in California. Mr. Davis has been a senior executive of development for companies including Texas Utilities, Enserch Energy, Oxbow Power, Pacific Power and Light, and Diamond Generating (a Mitsubishi subsidiary). Mr. Davis has been responsible for the successful development of over 2,000 megawatts of generation throughout the world. He has been responsible for development activities that span the power arena from solar energy to fossil fuel. Mr. Davis is a graduate of the California State University at San Luis Obispo with a Bachelor and Masters in Architecture. He is a registered Architect in three states.

Kent A. Larsen -- Business Development & Corporate Finance

Mr. Larsen has thirty years of experience in power generation and energy conversion project and corporate finance, and power project development worldwide. Mr. Larsen has been a Vice President of ARK Energy, Inc. and has, for the last thirteen years, provided financial advisory services to and has successfully arranged multi-sourced and comprehensive project and structured financings on behalf of many of the major US and international independent power producers for power projects totaling more than US $5 billion in financing and over 7,000 MW. Mr. Larsen has been a co-founder and senior finance officer of three independent power companies, corporate treasurer of two US based, global engineering and construction companies, and a senior banking officer and managing director for project and international finance at two of the world's largest financial institutions. He holds an MBA-Finance from UCLA Graduate School of Business, and BS degrees in Civil Engineering and Mathematics from the University of Washington.

In describing the management team, Mr. Arnold Klann stated: "We have put together a very experienced management team at BlueFire that all our shareholders can be very proud of. Our management team has more hands on experience with the conversion of biomass to ethanol than any other company in our industry. We feel we have a lead in the coming explosion of the conversion of biomass to ethanol, which we believe is the technology of the future in the ethanol industry. With our patented technology and our management team, we will take the lead in bringing this technology to the United States and internationally. We are finalizing several exciting projects and joint ventures which we will be announcing in the near future, which will result in revenue recognition for us in 2007, which is substantially before any other potential competitor will achieve commercialization of their technology."

International EPC, JGC Corporation Signs Principal Agreement With Arkenol on Behalf of BlueFire Ethanol, Inc. for Design and Development of First North American Biomass-to-Ethanol Plant

2006-11-27T16:15:50-07:00

IRVINE, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- July 13, 2006 -- BlueFire Ethanol, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: BFRE) announces that Arkenol on its behalf has finalized a Principle Agreement for the process design development and further collaboration with JGC Corporation for the first cellulosic bio-ethanol production project located in North America. JGC will provide the design analysis and engineering, while BlueFire will provide the technology, development and marketing expertise.

In a recent JGC Corporation press release (June 20, 2006) they state, "Biomass-ethanol as an alternative fuel for automobiles is now attracting considerable interest in the United States. This follows a sudden steep rise in the price of crude oil and the Government's policy of reducing the nation's dependence on imported energy resources. Furthermore, the utilization of biomass-ethanol as a resource responds to the strong public demand to cut CO2 emissions in the U.S. Since the early 1990s, close attention has been given to production technologies for the conversion to fuel of woody residue biomass resources obtained from agricultural wastes (cores, stalks, etc.) and waste lumber." During this period, JGC entered into a technology licensing agreement with Arkenol (the licensor of BlueFire's technology) as a licensee of the world-wide-patented cellulosic ethanol production technology. Subsequently, JGC continued to conduct research and testing directed at implementing BlueFire's licensed technology and enhancing its performance with the integration of JGC-developed fermentation and distillation technology.

For the past four years JGC has utilized the BlueFire licensed technology to convert cellulose-based waste into ethanol at their plant in Izumi, Japan. JGC states, "In 2002, [we were] awarded a contract by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) of the Japanese Government for the implementation and commercialization of cellulosic ethanol production technology, including installation, operation and testing, of a pilot bio-ethanol production plant at NEDO's alcohol production research site (in the city of Izumi, Kagoshima Prefecture) based on Arkenol's technology." Arnold R. Klann, CEO of BlueFire Ethanol, Inc. states, "The Izumi facility enabled us to verify Arkenol's technology as being commercially viable via an unrelated third party, which now sets the stage for our rollout of this technology in the United States, as we plan to do as either company owned facilities, or as joint ventures with strategic partners."

JGC issued a statement saying, "The present cellulosic bio-ethanol-based project calls for processing woody wastes and agricultural wastes (cellulosic biomass) to be the feedstock for bio-ethanol production in the United States, to supplement foodstuff biomass materials such as corn and sugar cane used as the feedstock for conventional bio-ethanol production. With the realization of the project, JGC together with BlueFire Ethanol will be optimally positioned in the global, burgeoning renewable fuels market for the commercialization of cellulosic biomass-based ethanol production technologies. Currently, JGC is developing bio-ethanol production projects in Southeast Asia, including the Philippines, Thailand, and Indonesia. The company is committed to pursuing business opportunities leading to technological advancement and project investment in biomass energy to meet societal and environmental needs."

About JGC:

Since the company's establishment in 1928, JGC engineering has left its mark on numerous projects in the field of hydrocarbons the world over. Many have been major, state-sponsored projects carried out in Asia, Africa, South America, Eastern Europe and the Middle East. The company's highly advanced engineering technologies and excellent project management has led repeatedly to the successful completion of these large-scale projects. In short, as a leading global engineering company, JGC has the accumulated experience gained from over 20,000 projects performed in approximately 70 countries. It therefore comes as no surprise that JGC is recognized internationally as a first-class engineering company with superior technological capabilities.

About us:

BlueFire Ethanol, Inc. was established to deploy the commercially ready, patented, and proven Arkenol Technology Process for the profitable conversion of cellulosic ("Green Waste") waste materials to ethanol, a viable alternative to gasoline. BlueFire's use of the Arkenol Process Technology positions it as 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. Our goal is to develop and operate high-value carbohydrate-based transportation fuel production facilities worldwide. These "biorefineries" will convert widely available, inexpensive, organic materials such as agricultural residues, high-content biomass crops, wood residues, and cellulose from MSW into ethanol. BlueFire intends to build a multinational company that leads the world in producing biobased transportation fuels. Its business will encompass development activities leading to the construction and long-term operation of production facilities while maintaining technological advantage and ownership of the process technology and all its improvements. Ethanol will be produced from biorefinery facilities opportunistically constructed on or near landfills, waste collection and waste separation sites. Each facility will deploy the proprietary technology, which uses all cellulosic waste materials traditionally disposed of in landfills as feedstock. 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.

BlueFire Ethanol, Inc. Completes Entry Into the Public Market

2006-11-27T16:17:44-07:00

BlueFire Ethanol, Inc., the Global Technology Leader in MSW

Cellulose-to-Ethanol Conversion, Completes Entry into the

Public Market.

Ethanol Development Company Begins Trading under the Symbol BFRE

Irvine, CA - July 11, 2006 - BlueFire Ethanol Inc. (“BlueFire”) was established to deploy the proven Arkenol Technology Process (“Technology”) for the profitable conversion of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) cellulosic materials to ethanol. BlueFire’s use of the Arkenol Technology positions it as 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 is the exclusive, perpetual, North America Licensee of the Technology for use in the production of ethanol for the transportation fuel market. BlueFire's goal is to develop and operate high-value carbohydrate-based transportation fuel production facilities worldwide. These "biorefineries" will convert widely available, inexpensive, organic materials such as agricultural residues, high-content biomass crops, wood residues, and cellulose in municipal solid wastes into ethanol. As part of the process of going public, several Biorefinery project development and engineering assets have been contributed to BlueFire valued at over $16,000,000.

BlueFire’s technology is extremely versatile, both in its ability to utilize a wide variety of feedstocks and in the end-products that it can produce. This versatility enables BlueFire to consider a wide variety of feedstocks and locations in which to develop facilities to become the lowest cost producer of ethanol. With the research and development work completed, patent protections in place, the product markets researched, a proven demonstration plant and several full-scale biorefinery projects currently in various stages of development, BlueFire is uniquely positioned to become the world leader in the development, ownership and operation of these biorefineries. BlueFire has completed the arrangement of the major commitments necessary to proceed with final development of the First Commercial North American Waste to Ethanol Production Facility for construction expected by early 2007.

BlueFire will use several strategic "assets" to enter selected markets and sustain its

position in those markets when faced with the inevitable competitive response. These

strategic assets include:

• Utility - the usefulness of BlueFire's technology to process cellulose waste to

ethanol;

• Pricing - the competitive price of its products;

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• Flexibility - the flexibility to use a wide variety of raw materials for feedstocks;

• Geographic Diversity - the opportunity for the geographic distribution of

production facilities, i.e., the ability to locate facilities close to their customer

base;

• Political Value - the technology's attractiveness for sustainable economic

development and resource independence; and

• Experience - the BlueFire teams' experience in applying the technology and

developing similar types of facilities.

Using these strategic assets, BlueFire intends to build a multinational company that

leads the world in producing biobased transportation fuels. Its business will encompass

development activities leading to the construction and long-term operation of production

facilities while maintaining technological advantage of the process technology and all its

improvements. In doing so, BlueFire expects to grow the company's revenues to over

$10 billion per year domestically.

Ethanol is utilized in a 5 to 10% blend in the U.S. and currently enjoys a modest market

of over 4 billion gallons per year and is mandated to grow to over 7.5 billion gallons by

2012. California presently has a one billion gallon per year demand with no significant

production in the State. Ethanol blended with gasoline at 85%, provide additional

market demand for supply for existing E85 vehicles. In the longer-term, as new

hydrogen technologies evolve commercially ethanol is a safe, clean, and inexpensive

way to deliver hydrogen to hybrid vehicle fuel cells.

Use of abundant and low cost waste materials provide competitive advantages over

existing methods of ethanol production. Use of BlueFire Technology shifts the paradigm

for the ethanol market by decoupling production costs from feedstock costs creating a

business model with greater predictability on a long-term basis.

Ethanol will be produced from biorefinery facilities opportunistically constructed on or

near landfills, waste collection and waste separation sites. Each facility will deploy the

proprietary technology, which uses all cellulosic waste materials traditionally disposed of

in landfills as feedstock. Ethanol will be marketed to local refiners for blending into the

transportation fuel market as an additive to gasoline to provide octane, dilute toxics and

extend fuel supplies.

The biorefineries will produce other marketable products, including lignin, gypsum and

animal feed. Lignin will be sold or used as fuel to provide the steam and electricity

needs of the biorefineries. Gypsum will be sold as a soil amendment or raw material for

the building industry. A small amount of waste yeast will be sold as animal feed.

For the last four years, the Technology has been successfully used by an unrelated,

independent, and internationally recognized corporation to produce ethanol for the

Japanese transportation fuel market. Over the last 10 years, the initial testing on a vast

array of potential feedstock has been completed both in the U.S. and at various locations

throughout the world. The core technology and other related processes are protected

under patents issued and pending by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

www.BlueFireEthanol.com

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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