Exhibit 99.1

For Immediate Release

Gevo Appoints Ruth Dreessen, Managing Director of Lion Chemical Capital,

LLC, to the Board of Directors

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — March 14, 2012 — Gevo, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEVO), a leading renewable chemicals and advanced biofuels company, today announced the appointment of Ruth Dreessen to its Board of Directors. Dreessen is Managing Director of the Lion Chemical Capital, LLC, a private equity firm focused on the chemical and related industries.

“Ruth Dreessen brings a depth of experience as an executive officer with two well known public companies,” said Dr. Patrick Gruber, CEO of Gevo. “She brings a successful track record in investment banking with a focus in the chemical industry and a strong core understanding of the chemical market. Ruth’s expertise will be invaluable to our Board of Directors as we move forward with our commercialization plans.”

Prior to joining Lion Chemical Capital, Dreessen served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of TPC Group, Inc. from 2005 to 2010. During this time, Dreessen executed the acquisition and financing of Huntsman’s C4 processing business and lead the finance, accounting and treasury functions as well as strategic planning and corporate development initiatives. Before joining TPC Group, Dreessen served as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director of Westlake Chemical Corp. She spent 21 years at JP Morgan Securities and predecessor companies ultimately as a Managing Director of chemicals investment banking, focused on leveraged and private equity transactions in chemicals and related industries.

Dreessen currently serves on the board of Versar, Inc. (VSR) and she has previously served on the boards of the Georgia Gulf Corporation, Westlake Chemical Corporation and the Better Minerals & Aggregates Corporation and Georgia Gulf Corporation. She holds a master’s degree in International Affairs from Columbia University and a bachelor’s degree in European History from New College of Florida.

About Gevo

Gevo is converting existing ethanol plants into biorefineries to make renewable building block products for the chemical and fuel industries. The Company plans to convert renewable raw materials into isobutanol and renewable hydrocarbons that can be directly integrated on a “drop in” basis into existing chemical and fuel products to deliver environmental and economic benefits. Gevo is committed to a sustainable biobased economy that meets society’s needs for plentiful food and clean air and water. For more information, visit www.gevo.com

Forward-Looking Statements

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