Palo Alto, CA and Broomfield, CO – July 1, 2008 – Range Fuels, Inc., a company focused on green energy and the production of cellulosic ethanol, announced today that John Winter has joined the company as Vice President of Process Engineering. Winter brings to Range Fuels 30 years of experience in operating gasification plants, research and development, and process engineering, including process design, development, and optimization. At Range Fuels, Winter will be responsible for process development and definition functions for the Company's demonstration and commercial plants, reporting to Rick Winsor, Range Fuels' President and COO.
"John's deep experience in process engineering, especially in the field of gasification, will add significant value to Range Fuels' ongoing effort to enhance our proprietary K2 system, the two-step thermo-chemical process being applied in our Soperton Plant and in additional cellulosic ethanol projects, said Mitch Mandich, Range Fuels' CEO. "His expertise will be especially important as we continue to streamline and improve our plants' capital and operating cost structure, and scale to commercial size."
Winter most recently served as Vice President of Engineering at Evergreen Energy, where he focused his efforts on coal to clean energy solutions. Prior to Evergreen, John held the distinguished engineering position of Chief Engineer-Gasification for GE Energy. Winter's experience spans research and development, running gasification plants, and process engineering for a variety of companies including GE Energy, Chevron-Texaco and The Dow Chemical Company.
John holds a bachelor's and master's degrees in chemical engineering from The University of Alabama and a doctorate in chemical engineering from the University of Houston.
About Range Fuels, Inc.
Range Fuels, Inc. is focused on green energy and the production of cellulosic ethanol using plant matter (or biomass) that cannot be used for food, is sustainable, renewable and in excess supply. The company's innovative technology converts renewable and sustainable biomass, such as wood chips, paper pulp, olive pits, and more, to ethanol. The company's proprietary K2 system uses a two-step thermo-chemical conversion process. The first step converts the biomass to synthesis gas and the second step converts the gas to ethanol. The company's business model is to design, build, own and operate its plants. The leadership team melds experience from Silicon Valley's fast-paced, high-tech world, and the technologically intensive coal, coal gasification, power, and gas-to-liquids industries, the renewable fuel industry, and the pulp and paper industry. Range Fuels' vision is to introduce the world to a fuel that's renewable, sustainable, and eco-friendly.
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