AE Biofuels to Opencellulosic Ethanol Demonstration Plant
2008-08-05 12:26:00
AE Biofuels to Opencellulosic Ethanol Demonstration Plant
–(EMWNews)–Who: AE Biofuels, Inc. (OTCBB:AEBF)
What: The grand opening of the first integrated
cellulose and starch ethanol demonstration facility in the United
States. The 9,000 square foot demonstration plant will process a
combination of feedstocks including various grasses, wheat straw, corn,
corn stover (corn stalks), and bagasse (sugar cane stalks). AE Biofuels’
integrated
technology addresses the need for diversity of non-food and food inputs
to meet the worldwide demand for alternative fuels.
The program will begin at 10:30 a.m. Mountain Standard Time (MST)
Among the local, state and national dignitaries that will attend are:
• U.S. Senator Max Baucus (MT)
• U.S. Senator John Tester (MT)
• U.S. Representative Denny Rehberg (MT)
• Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer
• Paul Dickerson, COO, Office of Energy
Efficiency & Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy
• Butte – Silver Bow Chief Executive Paul Babb
Senator Baucus will be hosting a delegation of Ambassadors and has
invited them to join the event. They are:
• Ambassador Carolina Barco Isakson – Republic
of Colombia
• Ambassador Roy Ferguson – New Zealand
• Ambassador Aziz Mekouar – Kingdom of Morocco
• Ambassador Felipe Ortiz de Zevallos –
Republic of Peru
• Ambassador Le Cong Phung – Socialist
Republic of Vietnam
When: Monday, August 11, 2008 at 10:30 a.m. (MST)
Tours will be available following the brief program.
Where: 109 South Parkmont Street, Butte, MT- 59701
Media Contact: Rory Mackin, Hill & Knowlton, 212-885-0455, [email protected]
Company Contact: Andy Foster, AE Biofuels, Inc., 408-213-0928, [email protected]
About The AE Biofuels Butte Demonstration
Facility
The plant uses proven patent-pending Ambient Temperature Enzymes for
converting starch and cellulose to fermentable sugars to optimize
process conditions for multiple feedstocks. Non-food ethanol feedstocks
used by the facility include switch grass, grass seed straw, small grain
wheat straw, sugar cane bagasse, and corn stalks either alone or in
combination with a variety of traditional starch and sugar sources.
About AE Biofuels
AE Biofuels, Inc. is a global vertically integrated biofuels company
developing sustainable solutions to the world’s renewable energy needs.
The company is commercializing its patent-pending next-generation
cellulosic ethanol technology that enables the production of biofuels
from both non-food and traditional materials. AE Biofuels owns or has
optioned five permitted ethanol plant sites in the United States, and
its Universal Biofuels subsidiary owns a 50 million gallon biodiesel
facility on the east coast of India, and is planning a 75 million gallon
per year biodiesel facility in Argentina. For additional information
about AE Biofuels, please visit www.aebiofuels.com.
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