BIOGASOLINE BLENDED BY SHELL INTO SCUDERIA FERRARI

VIRENT BIOGASOLINE BLENDED BY SHELL
INTO SCUDERIA FERRARI RACE FUEL AT
SOUTH KOREA GRAND PRIX

Virent’s biogasoline has been blended into fuel supplied by Shell to Scuderia Ferrari for the
last three races of the 2010 Formula One championship
Madison, Wis., October 19, 2010 – Virent Energy Systems, Inc. announced today that
Scuderia Ferrari will use a fuel containing Virent’s ‘‘biogasoline’’, a biofuel converted directly
from plant sugars. The ‘‘biogasoline’’ was produced by Virent at its facility in Madison,
Wisconsin, USA.
The Virent process uses catalysts to convert plant sugars directly into gasoline and gasoline
blend components, like those produced at a petroleum refinery. The sugars can be sourced
from more sustainable non-food raw materials such as corn stover, wheat straw and sugar
cane residue, or from conventional biofuel feedstocks such as sugar beet, corn, wheat and
sugar cane.
The energy content of Virent’s ‘‘biogasoline’’ is the same as or better than premium gasoline
and can be blended seamlessly into conventional gasoline. In the future this could eliminate
the need for any specialized infrastructure, engine modifications or blending equipment for
use by Shell’s customers.

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