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Gulf Ethanol Engages Lab to Test Production
HOUSTON, August 27, 2008 (Marketwire) -- Gulf Ethanol Corporation (PINKSHEETS: GFET) announced today that it has engaged Microbac Laboratories to perform analytical testing on its preprocessed feedstock powders.

Gulf Ethanol Completes Phase 1 Design
HOUSTON, August 18, 2008 (Marketwire) -- Gulf Ethanol Corporation (OTC: GFET) has now completed the Phase 1 design enhancements to its cellulosic pre-processing unit.

Gulf Ethanol: It Works!
HOUSTON, August 4, 2008 (Marketwire) -- Gulf Ethanol Corporation (PINKSHEETS: GFET) announced today the first successful testing of its biomass preprocessor. The prototype unit successfully processed raw feedstocks into an extremely fine powder which will allow cellulosic ethanol producers to improve results significantly.

Gulf Ethanol Begins Testing New Cellulosic Preprocessing System
HOUSTON, July 30, 2008 (Marketwire) -- Gulf Ethanol Corporation (PINKSHEETS: GFET) announced today that testing of its new preprocessing system for cellulosic ethanol production has begun.

Gulf Ethanol Receives New System at R&D Facility
HOUSTON, July 22, 2008 (Marketwire) -- Gulf Ethanol Corporation (PINKSHEETS: GFET) announced today that it has taken delivery of its cellulosic preprocessing system at its new R&D facility. Testing of the machine will begin this week.

Gulf Ethanol - Questions & Answers About Ethanol
HOUSTON, July 16, 2008 (Marketwire) -- Gulf Ethanol Corporation (PINKSHEETS: GFET) addresses consumer questions about ethanol.

Gulf Ethanol Opens R&D Facility
HOUSTON, July 14, 2008 (Marketwire) -- Gulf Ethanol Corporation's (PINKSHEETS: GFET) new R&D facility, which officially opened today, will focus on quantifying the design of their new cellulosic preprocessing system.

Gulf Ethanol -- Understanding the Cellulosic Ethanol Fit -- Part 2
HOUSTON, July 7, 2008 (Marketwire) -- Gulf Ethanol Corporation (PINKSHEETS: GFET) is working to provide an alternative to corn-based ethanol and address the high cost of biofuel production.

Gulf Ethanol - Understanding The Cellulosic Ethanol Fit – Part 1
HOUSTON, July 1, 2008 (Marketwire) -- Recent one-dimensional news reports have bashed U.S. ethanol production as the source of high food prices and inefficiency. As is often the case, the headline fails to educate – it only intends to alarm. It is critical in the analysis of alternative fuels in the U.S. to understand the contrast between corn-based ethanol and cellulosic ethanol.

Gulf Ethanol Establishes R&D Facility
HOUSTON, June 25, 2008 (Marketwire) -- Gulf Ethanol Corporation (OTC: GFET) announced today that the company has established an R&D facility dedicated to refining the design of its cellulosic feedstock preprocessor. Cellulosic feedstock is used to produce ethanol from non-food products.

Gulf Ethanol’s Industry Positioning
HOUSTON, June 23, 2008 (Marketwire) -- Gulf Ethanol Corporation (OTC: GFET) describes its industry position.

Gulf Ethanol Unveils New Technology
HOUSTON, June 18, 2008 (Marketwire) -- Gulf Ethanol Corporation (PINKSHEETS: GFET) unveils its new biomass reduction technology. The cellulosic preprocessing system unveiled by GFET, today, was designed to reduce sorghum and other biomass into a fine powder that can be processed into ethanol more efficiently. Feedstock pre-processing is a key step toward efficient cellulosic ethanol production.

Gulf Ethanol Announces Completion of Cellulosic Preprocessor for Ethanol
HOUSTON, June 16, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Gulf Ethanol Corporation (PINKSHEETS: GFET) announced today that the fabrication of its prototype machine for preprocessing cellulosic feedstock has been completed by Vortex Ventures (www.vortexventures.com).

Gulf Ethanol Corp. Interim CEO Letter to Shareholders
HOUSTON, TX, June 10, 2008 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) -- Dear Shareholder: As the new Interim CEO of Gulf Ethanol, I want to take a few moments to talk to you as one of the owners and shareholders of the Corporation. In every change of leadership, a company adjusts its course to work toward improving its performance in order to maximize the benefits to its shareholders. During my term in leadership, I expect to keep in touch with you as shareholders as often as possible and keep you up to date on developments within the company.

Gulf Ethanol Welcomes Robert Wilson to Board of Directors
HOUSTON, May 29, 2008 (Marketwire) -- Gulf Ethanol Corporation (PINKSHEETS: GFET) announced today that Robert J. Wilson has joined the Board of Directors of Gulf Ethanol Corp.

Financing Completed for Cellulosic Pre-Processing System
HOUSTON, TX, May 27, 2008 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) -- Gulf Ethanol Corporation (PINKSHEETS: GFET) announced today that it has completed the financing for its prototype bioprocessing unit and expects to take delivery on the equipment within thirty days.

GFET Defines Goals for Preprocessing System
HOUSTON, May 19, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Gulf Ethanol Corporation, (OTC:GFET) addresses its goals for its cellulosic biomass feedstock preprocessing system.

Gulf Ethanol Announces Executive Search
HOUSTON, May 12, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Gulf Ethanol Corporation, (OTC: GFET) announced today its executive search for a new CEO, CFO and Director of Engineering and Design. Mr. JT Cloud is retiring and the Board of Directors is seeking to recruit professional management to continue the implementation and development of its alternative energy technology.

Gulf Ethanol: "We won't burn your food"
HOUSTON, Apr 21, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- As food prices escalate worldwide, corn based ethanol has been fingered as a culprit along with higher oil prices. Gulf Ethanol announced today that it will not use food-based crops for production of its biofuels. Instead, Gulf Ethanol has begun development of its biomass processor that will process sorghum, switchgrass and other non-food biomass into a cellulose powder that can be converted to ethanol.


Sorghum
“Currently, biomass is the only clean, renewable energy source that can help to significantly diversify transportation fuels in the U.S.” - Department Of Energy

Gulf Ethanol is working to transform America’s renewable and abundant biomass resources into cost competitive, high performance biofuels.

Welcome to Gulf Ethanol

Gulf Ethanol develops cellulosic ethanol pre-processing and production technologies for the ethanol producers in North America. The Company plans to use its patented, exclusive technology to retrofit existing corn-based ethanol plants for cellulosic ethanol production and also for use in the design and construction of its own cellulosic ethanol production facility.

Gulf Ethanol is currently developing a cellulosic ethanol preprocessor that can break down multiple feedstocks into minute particles thus facilitating and making more efficient the production of fuels from non-food feedstocks. The Company believes that this technology is the keystone to solving the problem of creating commercially viable ethanol from non-food feedstocks. With the worldwide demand for energy continuing to rise, Gulf Ethanol is working toward creating a long-term viable solution to meet the energy needs of the United States.

Sales of Alternative Fuel Autos Continue to Rise  August 28, 2006: Facing rising gas prices, Americans are buying more alternative fuel autos, including hybrids, diesel and ethanol- capable vehicles, according to automakers.

The ethanol industry has substantial room to grow. Ethanol now represents just 3% of the total annual gasoline supply in the United States. Roughly 30% of US gasoline contains some ethanol (Source: Congressional Research Service). The potential of E85 (85% ethanol, 15% gasoline), ethanol's share of gasoline supply could rise to as much as 10% of total annual US gasoline consumption merely by replacing MTBE. The Energy Information Administration reported US motor gasoline consumption in 2005 as just under 140 billion gallons.

To Find an E85 Fueling Station Near You LOOK HERE.

Source: National Ethanol Vehicle Coalition

General Motors will produce 400,000 E85 vehicles in 2006. (Photo courtesy of General Motors Corporation)  Automakers will produce about 700,000 E85 vehicles in 20 different makes and models for the 2006 model year.

The 2005 Renewable Fuels Standard Act mandates that ethanol production double by 2012 to 7.5 billion gallons, which is estimated to reduce the U.S.'s oil consumption by 80,000 barrels per day.  (Source Edmunds.com)

 
 
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