MEDIA ALERT FOR MONDAY, AUGUST 11, 2008

AEBiofuels to Open Integrated Cellulose and Starch Ethanol Demonstration Facility

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Cupertino, CA – (Aug. 11, 2008) – AE Biofuels, Inc., (OTC BB: AEBF), a vertically integrated biofuels company, today announced 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, rory.mackin@hillandknowlton.com

Company Contact:  Andy Foster, AE Biofuels, Inc., 408-213-0928, afoster@aebiofuels.com

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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