Source:  Rita Jane Gabbett, MEATINGPLACE.COM, 2/21/11

Advanced ethanol industry representatives and the Renewable Fuels Association have formed the Advanced Ethanol Council (AEC), the RFA announced.

The AEC will focus on accelerating the commercialization of advanced ethanol. The group represents a range of advanced ethanol technologies using feedstock from grasses and corn stalks to wood waste, municipal solid waste and algae.

Founding members of AEC include Abengoa Bioenergy , BlueFire Renewables, Coskata, Enerkem, Fulcrum BioEnergy, Inbicon, Iogen, Mascoma, Osage Bio Energy and Qteros.

The AEC has elected Brooke Coleman as Executive Director. AEC members will focus on developing federal and state policies to accelerate advanced ethanol development, ensure proper accounting of greenhouse gas emissions and other environmental concerns, and expand the marketplace for ethanol fuels.

"It is time for all of the stake holders in ethanol to come together with a unified voice behind the call to arms to insure the energy security of the United States. This alliance with RFA will provide the platform to insure our country's energy future against the back drop of Middle East tensions,” said Arnie Klann, President of BlueFire Renewables, in a news release announcing the new group.

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