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.