Range Fuels using wood waste to produce ethanol in Georgia

BROOMFIELD – Range Fuels Inc. is teaming with the U.S. Department of Energy to put wood chip-based ethanol in your gas tank.

Broomfield-based Range Fuels plans to build the first commercial cellulosic ethanol plant in the United States, in Treutlen County, Ga. Range will receive up to $76 million from the Department of Energy if it is able achieve several goals.

“If we do our job we will get all of it. There are certain milestones we need to achieve over several years,´ said Mitch Mandich, chief executive of Range Fuels. He added the design and construction and operation of the…