Started as Atlanta Technology Group Inc. in 1993, the company was re-named to its current name BlueFire Ethanol Fuels Inc. in 2006. It develops, owns and operates high-value carbohydrate-based transportation fuel plants/biorefineries to produce ethanol, which is a viable alternative to fossil fuels. The company also provides professional services to biorefineries worldwide. BlueFire Ethanol Fuels Inc. s biorefineries convert widely available organic materials, such as agricultural residues, high-content biomass crops, wood residues and cellulose from municipal solid wastes into ethanol. It is licensed to use the patented process of Arkenol, Inc., a Nevada corporation, to produce ethanol from cellulose (the Arkenol Technology ).