Pacific Ethanol Management to Participate in Cowen Clean Energy Conference

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Aug. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pacific Ethanol, Inc. (Nasdaq: PEIX), today announced that President and CEO Neil Koehler will participate in Cowen & Company's Clean Energy Conference, taking place in New York City at the Parker Meridian Hotel on September 6th.

Mr. Koehler will also be participating in a clean energy discussion panel at the conference in addition to a company presentation.

About Pacific Ethanol, Inc.

Pacific Ethanol is the largest West Coast-based marketer and producer of ethanol. Pacific Ethanol has ethanol plants in Madera, California, and in Boardman, Oregon, and has three additional plants under construction in Burley, Idaho; in the Imperial Valley near Calipatria, California; and in Stockton, California. Pacific Ethanol also owns a 42% interest in Front Range Energy, LLC which owns an ethanol plant in Windsor, Colorado. Central to its growth strategy is its destination business model, whereby each respective ethanol plant achieves lower process and transportation costs by servicing local markets for both fuel and feed. In February 2007, Pacific Ethanol obtained a $325 million credit facility to provide financing for its first five ethanol production facilities. Pacific Ethanol's goal is to achieve 220 million gallons per year of ethanol production capacity by the middle of 2008 and to increase total production capacity to 420 million gallons per year by the end of 2010. In addition, Pacific Ethanol is working to identify and develop other renewable fuel technologies, such as cellulose-based ethanol production and bio-diesel.

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    Gregory Pettit                       Rory Mackin
    Hill & Knowlton                      Hill & Knowlton
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SOURCE Pacific Ethanol, Inc.

Released August 28, 2007