Arnold Klann, chief executive of BlueFire, says that DOE support will allow it to provide cellulosic biofuels to densely populated US urban centers.
The proposed plant, to be located in the state’s northeast, a region rich in biomass resource, will be designed to produce 18 million gallons of ethanol a year.
BlueFire has also completed a 20-month licensing process and is currently awaiting completion of a financing agreement to begin work on an ethanol biorefinery in Lancaster, California, north of Los Angeles.
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