BlueFire Ethanol to Present at State Department-Hosted Renewable Energy Technology Conference and Exhibition Side Event 'The U.S. - Brazil Biofuels Partnership'

IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: 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 industry and government leaders at The Renewable Energy Technology Conference and Exhibition (RETECH) in a State Department-hosted Side Event entitled, "The U.S. – Brazil Biofuels Partnership."

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The event, which will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, February 4, will discuss how the U.S. and Brazil are cooperating on research and development, promoting biofuels consumption in third-world countries, and on standards and codes. This side event will allow U.S. and Brazilian officials to update participants on the bilateral cooperation and will also afford leading private sector representatives from each country to discuss their progress to-date in the advanced biofuels arena. Mr. Klann joins the U.S. Department of State's Office of The Secretary Coordinator for International Energy Affairs, David Goldwyn; Brazil's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Itamaraty, and Under Secretary for Energy & High Technology, Ambassador Andre Amado; and industry leaders from other high-profile biofuels companies, including: Virent Energy Systems, Inc., Poet, LLC, Coskata, Inc., Novozymes North America, Petrobras, UNICA, and Dedini.

"Companies across the globe have requested the world-wide deployment of BlueFire Ethanol's innovative Concentrated Acid Hydrolysis technology. As such, we are thrilled to have been invited to present on BlueFire's capabilities and technology at this event, where even more companies and global leaders can learn the many benefits of our technology," 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."

BlueFire is currently focused on the development of their two United States commercial biorefineries in Lancaster, CA and Fulton, MS. The shovel-ready, fully permitted ethanol biorefinery in Lancaster, CA, 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 also moving forward with its internal project schedule for a second planned commercial cellulosic ethanol plant, which will be relocated to Fulton, Mississippi. The 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.

About BlueFire Ethanol Fuels

BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. was established to deploy a commercially ready, patented and proven Concentrated Acid Hydrolysis Technology Process for the profitable conversion of cellulosic waste materials ("Green Waste") to ethanol, a viable alternative to gasoline. BlueFire is 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's biorefineries will be located near markets with high demand for ethanol and will use locally available biomass. This should dramatically reduce delivery costs and increase biofuel supplies, while providing a unique waste processing technology to help America's cities better manage the increasing problem of overflowing landfills.

BlueFire is one of four companies awarded funding from the U.S. Department of Energy under the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to construct cellulosic biorefinery production facilities.  BlueFire has also 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.

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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.

This press release includes statements that constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the "Reform Act"). BlueFire Ethanol, Inc. claims the protection of the safe-harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Reform Act. These forward-looking statements are often characterized by the terms "may," "believes," "projects," "expects," or "anticipates," and do not reflect historical facts. Specific forward-looking statements contained in this press release include, but are not limited to: our successful development and deployment of ethanol production facility or facilities, impact of the company's expansion plan, and new business development success, future financial results, the impact of competitive products or pricing from technological changes, the effect of economic conditions and other uncertainties. The forward-looking statements contained herein involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the expectations contained in any such forward-looking statements. These risks include, but are not limited to: failure to manage operating expenses or integrate new facilities and/or technologies, each of which could have a material impact on our business, our financial results, and the company's stock price. These risks and other factors are detailed in the Company's regular filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Most of these factors are difficult to predict accurately and are generally beyond the Company's control. Forward-looking statements speak only as to the date they are made and BlueFire Ethanol, Inc. does not undertake to update forward-looking statements to reflect circumstances or events that occur after the date the forward-looking statements are made.

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