Agriculture dept. earmarks $80M for Range Fuels, cellulosic ethanol

Cellulosic ethanol producer Range Fuels announced today that it landed an $80 million loan guarantee from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to fund construction of a new wood-chip processing plant in Georgia, slated to open in 2010. The deal, which falls under the biofuel provisions… Continue Reading

Range Fuels ups earlier round to $166M, racing against Mascoma and Coskata

Range Fuels ups earlier round to $166M, racing against Mascoma and Coskata

Cellulosic ethanol producer Range Fuels has heaped more than $50 million extra onto a $100 million round we reported two months ago, picking up the support of Passport Capital, Morgan Stanley Capital Group and others.

While the company originally planned to keep the round to $100… Continue Reading