BlueFire Engages Brinderson For Final Design And Construction Of Lancaster Biorefinery

Irvine, CA - BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc., 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.

SOURCE: BlueFire Ethanol Fuels