Range Fuels Appoints Robert E. Fishman to Board of Directors
Fishman Brings 30 Years of Major Project and Energy Experience to the Board
Palo Alto, CA and Broomfield, CO – November 13, 2007 – Range Fuels, Inc., a company focused on the production of cellulosic ethanol, announced today that Robert E. Fishman has joined the company’s Board of Directors. Fishman, who has more than 30 years of experience in managing large-scale power projects, also brings a background in renewable energies, solar technology and geothermal power to Range Fuels and its Board.
Fishman currently serves as CEO of Ausra, a company that is at the forefront of developing and deploying utility-scale solar thermal power technology. Prior to Ausra, Fishman, as Calpine Corporation’s Executive Vice President, Power Operations, managed a 25,000-megawatt portfolio of natural gas-fired and geothermal power plants as well as Calpine’s development, engineering, and construction programs. Before joining Calpine, Fishman was President of PB Power, Inc., where he managed power project engineering services for more than 6,000 megawatts of gas-turbine and renewable energy projects.
"Bob’s deep industry experience and his commitment to the production of alternative energy makes him a perfect complement to our Board of Directors," said Range Fuels’ CEO, Mitch Mandich, "Having managed large-scale capital intensive construction projects and operating power plants, Bob’s expertise will help inform the construction and operation of our cellulosic ethanol plants – starting with the nation’s first plant that we are building in Georgia, and future plants that we construct and operate in the U.S. and abroad."
Fishman received a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy, a master’s and engineer’s degree in mechanical engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a doctorate in mechanical engineering from the University of Maryland. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Century Aluminum Company.
About Range Fuels, Inc.
Range Fuels, Inc., is focused on green energy and the production of cellulosic ethanol. The company does not use food products like corn, but rather uses waste materials and other non food sources and turns them into valuable products. The company's innovative technology uses wood chips, municipal waste, paper pulp, olive pits, and more, and converts those materials to ethanol. The company's system, named K2, 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 company is privately held and funded by Khosla Ventures, LLC, arguably the top venture firm in the U.S. focusing on alternative, green energy systems. The leadership team melds experience from Silicon Valley's fast-paced, high-tech world, and the technologically intense coal, coal gasification, and gas-to-liquids industries. Range Fuels' vision is to introduce the world to a fuel that's renewable, sustainable, and eco-friendly in its production.
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