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Alternative fuels are now being produced in Northern Colorado as the Front
Range Ethanol plant starts turning corn into fuel. After selecting Windsor,
Colorado, as their building site, SAFEbuilt Colorado got to work reviewing
plans and conducting building inspections to ensure safety and code compliance.
Front Range Energy’s majority owner Dan Sanders stated: “We are very excited to be in the process of building our facility and look forward to being able to offer Colorado produced ethanol to the Western U.S.” Dan Sanders |
SAFEbuilt Colorado has been serving as the full-service building department for Windsor since 1992. While there have been a variety of projects over the years, none have matched the magnitude of the Front Range Ethanol plant.
With the capacity to process 14 million bushels of corn into 40 million gallons of ethanol annually, Front Range Ethanol will open soon in the City of Windsor.
“The demand for ethanol is growing as people realize the days of $20 per barrel oil are over,” says Bob Dinneen, president of The Renewable Fuels Association. “Ethanol use in the Rocky Mountain region is growing and this plant will also offer a highly sought after feed co-product for the local cattle industry.”
Currently 91 ethanol plants nationwide have the capacity to produce over
4 billion gallons annually.
"This project was certainly a challenge –from the complex nature
of the plan review to the details of the final inspections” says Mike
McCurdie, President, SAFEbuilt Colorado. Our certified experts
immersed themselves in this project in order to ensure that the final building
is fully code compliant.”
