BlueFire Ethanol Fuels is now BlueFire Renewables
US-based biofuels producer and cellulosic ethanol technology provider BlueFire Ethanol Fuels has changed its company name to BlueFire Renewables in a bid to communicate more effectively the firm’s numerous capabilities in renewable energy.
The name change comes as the company produces a number of different biofuels, including ethanol, biodiesel and biojet fuel. This rebrand as a company dedicated to a range of biofuels highlights the number of applications in which BlueFire is involved.
‘BlueFire is more than just an ethanol company. We’re happy to at last announce the expansion of our capabilities, and feel that this name captures our spirit for innovation and development of cleaner alternatives to fossil fuels,’ Arnold Klann, CEO of BlueFire Renewables, said. He continued: ‘Our goal with this name change is to demonstrate the company’s potential to vertically integrate our technology into other areas of renewable energy and help us avoid the confusion with traditional ethanol producers.’
BlueFire is currently in the process of developing two cellulosic ethanol facilities in Lancaster, California and Fulton, Mississippi. The Lancaster-based plant is the company’s first large-scale production facility in the US and will process cellulosic wastes to produce around 3.9 million gallons of fuel-grade ethanol a year.
BlueFire’s plant in Mississippi has now entered the detailed engineering phase, which, when completed, will make an estimated 19 million gallons of ethanol annually from woody biomass, mill residue and other cellulosic waste.
These two projects alone will create over 1,000 construction jobs and around 100 maintenance and operations jobs once both sites are operational.
The name change comes as the company produces a number of different biofuels, including ethanol, biodiesel and biojet fuel. This rebrand as a company dedicated to a range of biofuels highlights the number of applications in which BlueFire is involved.
‘BlueFire is more than just an ethanol company. We’re happy to at last announce the expansion of our capabilities, and feel that this name captures our spirit for innovation and development of cleaner alternatives to fossil fuels,’ Arnold Klann, CEO of BlueFire Renewables, said. He continued: ‘Our goal with this name change is to demonstrate the company’s potential to vertically integrate our technology into other areas of renewable energy and help us avoid the confusion with traditional ethanol producers.’
BlueFire is currently in the process of developing two cellulosic ethanol facilities in Lancaster, California and Fulton, Mississippi. The Lancaster-based plant is the company’s first large-scale production facility in the US and will process cellulosic wastes to produce around 3.9 million gallons of fuel-grade ethanol a year.
BlueFire’s plant in Mississippi has now entered the detailed engineering phase, which, when completed, will make an estimated 19 million gallons of ethanol annually from woody biomass, mill residue and other cellulosic waste.
These two projects alone will create over 1,000 construction jobs and around 100 maintenance and operations jobs once both sites are operational.
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