Range Fuels Featured in NYT

Nice article on the front page of the NYT business section about Range Fuels today. While Range isn't the only biomass-focused company to be mentioned (Bluefire, Virent Energy Systems, and Dynamotive Energy Systems all receive nods), Range gets the lion's share of the attention due to the ground breaking on their Georgia facility.

Not much new information explored or revealed that we didn't already know (see earlier Range posts here and here.) That said, the groundbreaking and ensuing media attention point to a company that, while still in its infancy, appears to have its act together.

Range Fuels Gets First CFO

Fresh on the heels of Telsa's management shakeup comes news that cellulosic ethanol producer Range Fuels has named Dan Hannon to be its first CFO.

Hannon is an experienced energy industry insider, having come to Range from Reliant Energy where he was Sr VP of Finance and Corporate Development. He played a key role in Reliant's IPO, and will undoubtedly be charged with doing the same for Khosla Ventures-backed Range. Prior to Reliant, Hannon spent 10 years with Exxon Mobile in various capacities.

Hannon's ability to transition from major energy companies to a start-up environment will undoubtedly be a key to his success there. Still, coming shortly after the company got the go ahead to build its plant in Georgia, his addition would seem to be a further strengthening of Range's market position.