Convergence Ethanol Announces Chuck Martin Hired as Vice President and General Manager of Bott & Gulfgate Divisions

Business Wire, Feb 1, 2007

LOS ANGELES -- Convergence Ethanol[TM] Inc. (CETH.OB) (OTCBB:CETH) announced today that Mr. Chuck Martin has been hired as Vice President and General Manager of the company's Texas subsidiaries: Bott Equipment and Gulfgate Equipment.

With 18-years experience in the domestic and international pump and equipment industry, Mr. Martin will ensure the continued quality of service and profitability of these engineered-equipment sales and services companies. Initially, Mr. Martin will also oversee company-wide compliance with ISO 9001:2000 certification and expansion of employee stock incentives. He will report directly to Dr. James A. Latty, President and CEO of Convergence Ethanol.

Said Dr. Latty, "Chuck's arrival has immediately brought new vision to our company. His reputation as an experienced and effective manager in the pump and equipment industry precedes him, as does the corresponding increase in sales that has been the consistent trademark of his career."

Mr. Martin arrives with much experience managing multi-million dollar businesses. He was both Mid-Western Regional Manager and Latin American Sales Manager at Roper Pumps, where he increased sales by 30% in his first year and was recognized as "Regional Manager of the Year." As Southwestern Regional Manager at Netzsch Pumps, he initiated training and increased yearly sales by $1.2 million, transforming a lagging region into a top-selling territory within a year of his arrival. His diverse experience in the pump and equipment industry also includes: plant commissioning, distribution, manufacturer sales, and entrepreneurial ownership of a parts company.

"I am most excited about joining Convergence Ethanol for the simple fact that the company is at the heart of the most important movement in the energy sector in many years: biorenewable fuels," said Mr. Martin. "I will lead the Bott and Gulfgate divisions to meet the company's very worthy goals, as well as to meet a core commitment to the company's shareholders. This commitment begins with clear assignment of responsibilities, training and emphasis on standards and accountability, towards the goal of enhanced profitability. In short, I am committed to growing these two innovative, responsible and sales-committed organizations."

Mr. Martin frequently writes articles for pump and equipment trade magazines on areas of his expertise, such as new product launches and pump trouble-shooting. He is fluent in Spanish and lives in Houston, Texas with his wife and three sons.

Bott Equipment is a distributor of liquid-handling equipment, including pumps, meters, valves and filters. Gulfgate Equipment provides engineering, manufacture, sale and rental of liquid purification systems. For over 40 years, Gulfgate has served customers worldwide in industrial markets including: petrochemical plants, refineries, pulp and paper mills, paint and chemical manufacturers, steel mills, electrical utilities, engineering contractors, municipalities and U.S. government agencies.

California-based Convergence Ethanol, the parent company, is a biorenewable energy project developer and an ISO 9001:2000-certified provider of engineered products and systems to the energy industry. The company's mission is to support the energy industry's cost-effective production of cleaner-burning fuels.

For more information visit http://www.c-eth.com.

Safe Harbor Disclosure

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements, within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Act of 1934, that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual events or results may differ from the company's expectations. In addition to the matters described in this press release, risk factors listed from time to time in the reports and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission may affect results achieved by the Company.