recent news links, events, and press releases http://www.poet.com Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:00:01 CSTGeneral Press Releases

POET Senior Vice President of Science and Technology Mark Stowers has been appointed to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) expert workgroup to help better assess the true carbon footprint of all fuel sources under the state’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard.

Stowers is one of 30 experts from around the world appointed to the group, which will “assist the Board in refining and improving the land use and indirect effect analysis of transportation fuels,” according to the CARB resolution. The group will come up with recommendations to present to CARB by Jan. 1, 2011.

“The Low Carbon Fuel Standard is an important piece of energy policy, too important to rely on theories or unproven models,” Stowers said. “As the lone representative for ethanol producers in the workgroup, I want to make sure than all carbon accounting is based on the wealth of facts and accumulated data regarding agriculture, energy and deforestation. I also want to ensure that all fuels, including oil and electricity, are held to the same accounting standards as biofuels so that the rule truly can lower carbon emissions.”

Stowers has led efforts at POET to create new, efficient processes for producing grain-based ethanol that save energy, limit water use and improve ethanol yields. He also leads POET’s cellulosic ethanol effort, known as Project LIBERTY, which produces ethanol from corn cobs.

“I am honored to be a part of this diverse group of academic, government and industry experts,” Stowers said. “There will no doubt be some significant points for debate during our meetings, but I am confident in saying that we all pursue a common goal: to make our environment clean and safe.”

The group’s first meeting will be Feb. 26 in Sacramento.  

<b>About POET</b>
POET, the largest ethanol producer in the world, is a leader in biorefining through its efficient, vertically integrated approach to production. The 22-year-old company produces more than 1.54 billion gallons of ethanol annually from 26 production facilities nationwide. POET recently started up a pilot-scale cellulosic ethanol plant, which uses corn cobs as feedstock, and will commercialize the process in Emmetsburg, Iowa. For more information, visit http://www.poet.com.

# # #http://www.poet.com/news/showRelease.asp?id=193Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:00:01 CSTConferences & Events

Project LIBERTY Director Jim Sturdevant will outline progress and upcoming work for POET’s effort to commercialize cellulosic ethanol at two Iowa events in coming weeks.

Sturdevant will speak at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16 at the 2010 Northwest Iowa Ag Outlook in Spencer, Iowa. The event will be held at the Clay County Regional Events Center.

The following week, Sturdevant will take part in the Alternative Energy Conference in Sheldon, Iowa. He will speak at 10:45 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 23 at Northwest Iowa Community College, Building A.

POET’s Project LIBERTY is a planned 25 million-gallons-per-year cellulosic ethanol plant in Emmetsburg, Iowa. The plant, which will use corn cobs as feedstock, will be adjacent to POET’s grain ethanol plant already in operation on the site. Construction is expected to begin this year.

POET has operated a pilot cellulosic ethanol plant since November 2008, producing cellulosic ethanol at a rate of 20,000 gallons per year.

To see a documentary about POET’s pilot cellulosic ethanol plant visit www.poet.com/cellulosedocumentary.htm. Photos are also available for publication at http://www.poet.com/news/releases.asp.

<b>About POET</b>
POET, the largest ethanol producer in the world, is a leader in biorefining through its efficient, vertically integrated approach to production. The 22-year-old company produces more than 1.54 billion gallons of ethanol annually from 26 production facilities nationwide. POET also operates a pilot-scale cellulosic ethanol plant, which uses corn cobs as feedstock, and will commercialize the process in Emmetsburg, Iowa. For more information, visit http://www.poet.com.

# # #http://www.poet.com/news/showRelease.asp?id=192Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:01 CSTConferences & Events

POET Senior Vice President of Science and Technology Mark Stowers will outline POET’s process for commercialization of cellulosic ethanol and a vision for the future of ethanol this week at the F.O. Licht's 3rd Annual Developing and Commercialising Next Generation Biofuels conference in London.

Stowers will speak Thursday, Feb. 11 at 9:30 a.m. GMT at Kingsway Hall Hotel.

POET’s Project LIBERTY is a planned 25-million-gallon-per-year cellulosic ethanol plant in Emmetsburg, Iowa. Construction is scheduled to begin this year on the plant, which will use corn cobs as feedstock. POET has operated a pilot cellulosic ethanol plant in Scotland, S.D. since November 2008.

Project LIBERTY will be co-located with the current POET Biorefining – Emmetsburg grain ethanol plant, making both processes more efficient and cost effective. The model is one look at the potential future for energy production in the United States.

To see a documentary about POET’s pilot cellulosic ethanol plant visit www.poet.com/cellulosedocumentary.htm. Media outlets are welcome to link to the documentary in online coverage. Photos are also available for publication at http://www.poet.com/news/releases.asp.

<b>About POET</b>
POET, the largest ethanol producer in the world, is a leader in biorefining through its efficient, vertically integrated approach to production. The 22-year-old company produces more than 1.54 billion gallons of ethanol annually from 26 production facilities nationwide. POET recently started up a pilot-scale cellulosic ethanol plant, which uses corn cobs as feedstock, and will commercialize the process in Emmetsburg, Iowa. For more information, visit http://www.poet.com.

# # #http://www.poet.com/news/showRelease.asp?id=191Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:01 CSTConferences & Events

New ethanol co-products can help ethanol plants become true biorefineries, unlocking the additional potential of each kernel of corn. &nbsp;

POET Vice President of Commercial Development Scott Weishaar will discuss opportunities and challenges of adding such co-products to the ethanol production process at the Next Generation Bio-Based Chemicals Summit this week at the Westin San Diego in San Diego, Calif. Weishaar will be a panelist in the session titled “Perspectives of Biorefinery Owners and Developers on the Bio-Based Chemicals Value Chain” from 8-9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 10.

Co-products such as Inviz, POET’s branded zein, open many new markets for producers today. Inviz is a biodegradable, low-nutrient protein found in corn. &nbsp;It can be used as a gum base or in films, packaging, adhesives, coatings and glazes. &nbsp;Inviz zein is extracted using a patent-pending process developed by POET.

Distillers grains are a co-product already broadly produced by the industry. POET is committed to exploring more products to further expand the potential of corn and change ethanol plants nationwide into true biorefineries.

Cellulosic ethanol will provide new opportunities as well, as diverse feedstock lead to new products. POET’s planned cellulosic ethanol plant in Emmetsburg, Iowa, will use the waste stream to create energy, enough to power the entire cellulosic ethanol plant and the majority of the adjacent grain ethanol plant as well. Bio-based chemicals and related products will likely emerge as viable co-products.

<b>About POET</b>
POET, the largest ethanol producer in the world, is a leader in biorefining through its efficient, vertically integrated approach to production. The 22-year-old company produces more than 1.54 billion gallons of ethanol annually from 26 production facilities nationwide. POET recently started up a pilot-scale cellulosic ethanol plant, which uses corn cobs as feedstock, and will commercialize the process in Emmetsburg, Iowa. For more information, visit http://www.poet.com.

# # #http://www.poet.com/news/showRelease.asp?id=190Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:00:01 CSTConferences & Events

Ethanol limits oil imports and makes our environment cleaner, but its positive impact in the future will be many times what it is today thanks to more efficient production technology and commercialization of cellulosic ethanol.

POET CEO Jeff Broin Wednesday will outline these impacts and those to come at Retech 2010 in Washington, D.C. Broin’s comments will be part of the opening plenary session Wednesday from 2-5 p.m. in the Washington Convention Center. The session features Carol Browner, Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change, as well as other leaders in energy and the environment.

Also at the event, POET Director of Corporate Affairs Doug Berven will take part in a panel discussion “Research and Development: Conventional Biofuels” on Friday, Feb. 5 from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Berven also will join a side event panel on international cooperation in biofuels production on Thursday from 10-11:30 a.m. Both events will be held in the Washington Convention Center.

POET’s research over the years has lead to industry-leading efficiency improvements in areas such as fermentation, water use, energy use and distillers grains production. In recent years, POET has tripled the size of its laboratory in Sioux Falls, S.D. and the company operates multiple pilot-scale ethanol plants in Scotland, S.D. to test new processes and technology before commercialization.

<b>About POET</b>
POET, the largest ethanol producer in the world, is a leader in biorefining through its efficient, vertically integrated approach to production. The 22-year-old company produces more than 1.54 billion gallons of ethanol annually from 26 production facilities nationwide. POET recently started up a pilot-scale cellulosic ethanol plant, which uses corn cobs as feedstock, and will commercialize the process in Emmetsburg, Iowa. For more information, visit http://www.poet.com.

# # #http://www.poet.com/news/showRelease.asp?id=189Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:00:01 CSTProject LIBERTY/Cellulosic Ethanol

In the near future, cellulosic ethanol will be produced across the Midwest, and farmers everywhere should start thinking about corn cobs as an additional revenue crop.

POET Biomass Director Mike Roth will take that message to Mason City, Iowa on Friday in a presentation at the KGLO Ag Expo, North Iowa Fairgrounds. Roth will speak about POET’s Project LIBERTY, a planned 25 million gallon-per-year commercial cellulosic ethanol plant in Emmetsburg Iowa that will use corn cobs as feedstock. He will also discuss the growing need for cobs, successful cob harvests in 2009 and the variety of harvesting options for farmers.

The presentation starts at 10:30 a.m.

POET already has an operating pilot cellulosic ethanol plant in Scotland, S.D. producing 20,000 gallons of cellulosic ethanol per year.

To see a documentary about POET’s pilot cellulosic ethanol plant visit www.poet.com/cellulosedocumentary.htm. Media outlets are welcome to link to the documentary in online coverage. Photos of the pilot plant are also available for publication at http://www.poet.com/news/releases.asp.

<b>About POET</b>
POET, the largest ethanol producer in the world, is a leader in biorefining through its efficient, vertically integrated approach to production. The 22-year-old company produces more than 1.54 billion gallons of ethanol annually from 26 production facilities nationwide. POET recently started up a pilot-scale cellulosic ethanol plant, which uses corn cobs as feedstock, and will commercialize the process in Emmetsburg, Iowa. For more information, visit http://www.poet.com or http://www.projectliberty.com.

# # #http://www.poet.com/news/showRelease.asp?id=188Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:00:01 CSTProject LIBERTY/Cellulosic Ethanol

The Iowa Department of Economic Development on Thursday approved an agreement for the final $5.25 million in financial assistance to POET’s Project LIBERTY, a commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol plant that will produce ethanol from corn cobs.

The final approval brings Iowa’s total contribution to the project to $20 million. The initial $14.75 million, from the Iowa Power Fund, was approved in February 2009. In 2008, POET and the Iowa Department of Economic Development agreed to terms surrounding the project. &nbsp;Approval Thursday finalized those terms.

“The state has shown vision and leadership in helping our nation continue down this important path to eliminate the need for dirty and imported oil,” Project LIBERTY Director Jim Sturdevant said. “We appreciate the opportunity to partner with Iowa in commercializing cellulosic ethanol.”

Project LIBERTY is a 25 million gallon-per-year cellulosic ethanol plant in Emmetsburg, Iowa that uses corn cobs as feedstock. POET plans to begin construction this year on the plant, which will be co-located with POET’s current grain-ethanol plant at the site. POET’s pilot-scale plant in Scotland, S.D. is already producing cellulosic ethanol at a rate of approximately 20,000 gallons per year.

To see a documentary about POET’s pilot cellulosic ethanol plant visit www.poet.com/cellulosedocumentary.htm. Media outlets are welcome to link to the documentary in online coverage. Photos are also available for publication at http://www.poet.com/news/releases.asp.

<b>About POET</b>
POET, the largest ethanol producer in the world, is a leader in biorefining through its efficient, vertically integrated approach to production. The 22-year-old company produces more than 1.54 billion gallons of ethanol annually from 26 production facilities nationwide. POET recently started up a pilot-scale cellulosic ethanol plant, which uses corn cobs as feedstock, and will commercialize the process in Emmetsburg, Iowa. For more information, visit http://www.poet.com.

# # #http://www.poet.com/news/showRelease.asp?id=187Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:00:01 CSTPlant News & Announcements

POET Biorefining – Preston has cut its water use by 13 percent thanks to a recently installed water recovery system.

The new system allows the plant to recycle an additional 19 million gallons of waste water per year from the filtering system at the plant, bringing its total water use per gallon of ethanol down to 2.6 gallons. POET plants on average use about 3 gallons of water for each gallon of ethanol.

It also means the POET plant will be using less water from the city of Preston.

“This new process is good for the plant, good for the environment and good for the city of Preston,” said Richard Eichstadt, general manager of POET Biorefining – Preston.

“Water is a precious natural resource and must be managed responsibly,” POET CEO Jeff Broin said. &nbsp;“Despite the fact that our water use has declined more than 80 percent since we started producing ethanol, POET is constantly looking for ways to use even less water in our production process. The Preston plant is the latest example of that.”

Since POET started producing ethanol in 1987, the company has lowered its water use per gallon of ethanol by 80 percent through a number of creative and innovative techniques. For example, POET Biorefining – Bingham Lake (Minn.) began operating a zero-liquid discharge system this year. POET Biorefining - Corning (Iowa), gets most of its water for the cooling process from the Corning Waste Water Treatment Plant. &nbsp;POET Biorefining – Portland (Ind.) gets all of its water from a nearby quarry. &nbsp;POET Biorefining - Big Stone (S.D.) gets 80 percent of its water from cooling ponds of an adjacent power plant, and the water is discharged back to the power plant.

Ethanol, like all other energy sources, uses water in the production process. &nbsp;Plants in Minnesota used about 4 gallons of water to produce 1 gallon of ethanol in 2006. That’s a water efficiency improvement of 30 percent since 1998, according to a December 2008 study by the Minnesota Environmental Quality Board titled "Managing for Water Sustainability."

<b>About POET</b>
POET, the largest ethanol producer in the world, is a leader in biorefining through its efficient, vertically integrated approach to production. The 22-year-old company produces more than 1.54 billion gallons of ethanol annually from 26 production facilities nationwide. POET recently started up a pilot-scale cellulosic ethanol plant, which uses corn cobs as feedstock, and will commercialize the process in Emmetsburg, Iowa. For more information, visit http://www.poet.com.

# # #http://www.poet.com/news/showRelease.asp?id=194Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:00:01 CSTCorporate News & Announcements

The Environmental Protection Agency has honored the city of Sioux Falls and POET for a landfill gas project that offsets significant energy for process steam at POET Biorefining – Chancellor.

In a ceremony Tuesday, the EPA recognized eight projects that “employed unique project structures and took creative approaches to utilize (landfill gas) from municipal solid waste landfills.” The award ceremony was conducted at the 13th Annual Landfill Methane Outreach Program Conference in Baltimore, Maryland.

The city’s 11-mile pipeline, completed in February 2009, transports methane from waste at the Sioux Falls Regional Sanitary Landfill to the Chancellor plant. That methane, in conjunction with a waste wood boiler, produces process steam for ethanol production. The methane currently offsets 15 percent of the plant’s energy needs, and as the supply of landfill gas increases, that is expected to double by 2025. When combined with waste wood, the plant will one day be powered completely by renewable energy.

“As this award signifies, POET wants to do more than produce renewable fuels,” POET Chief Operating Officer James Moe said at the conference. “We want to use renewable energy to power our production process as well.”

POET pays the city for the methane, providing a revenue source from gas that had previously been flared at the landfill.

“This has been an excellent partnership that continues to grow,” Sioux Falls Mayor Dave Munson said. “We’re honored by this national recognition, and we’re committed to doing even more to take advantage of the opportunities presented by our landfill gas project.”

Methane has more than 20 times the global warming potential of carbon dioxide. Instead of allowing the gas to escape into the air, it can be captured, converted, and used as an energy source through projects such as this. Using landfill gas reduces odors and other hazards associated with emissions, while preventing methane from migrating into the atmosphere and contributing to local air pollution and global climate change.

In his speech, Moe noted other methods in which POET seeks to replace fossil fuels with renewable energy. For example, three POET plants use cogeneration and another uses an anaerobic digester for power.

<b>About POET</b>
POET, the largest ethanol producer in the world, is a leader in biorefining through its efficient, vertically integrated approach to production. The 20-year-old company produces more than 1.54 billion gallons of ethanol annually from 26 production facilities nationwide. POET recently started up a pilot-scale cellulosic ethanol plant, which uses corn cobs as feedstock, and will commercialize the process in Emmetsburg, Iowa. For more information, visit http://www.poet.com.

# # #http://www.poet.com/news/showRelease.asp?id=186Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:00:01 CSTCorporate News & Announcements

A proposed ethanol pipeline would be an economic boost for the U.S., a new report demonstrates, creating almost 80,000 direct, indirect and induced jobs across the country.

POET and Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. have formed a joint venture to assess the feasibility of a 1,800-mile ethanol pipeline from ethanol production facilities in the Midwest, starting at Davison County, S.D., to distribution outlets in the northeast U.S., ending in Linden, N.J. &nbsp;Once the feasibility study is complete, the pipeline would be operational as early as 2014.

A recent report from the consulting firm LECG shows that the majority of the jobs created will be in the construction and transportation industries. &nbsp;More than 50,000 jobs will come from construction alone.

The pipeline project would provide approximately 1,100 permanent jobs after construction is complete.

“This project has the clear environmental benefit of dramatically reducing carbon emissions from traditional ethanol transportation, and this latest report shows its important impact on our economy as well,” POET CEO Jeff Broin said. “Ethanol continues to play a large role in the new energy economy taking shape here in the United States.”

“Pipelines are the most cost efficient, safest and most reliable mode of transportation for liquid energy. Construction of a large-scale renewable fuel pipeline complements the national objective of creating quality jobs while increasing transportation efficiencies for the growing renewable fuels industry,” Magellan COO Mike Mears said.

A loan guarantee with the U.S. Department of Energy is necessary for this project to become a reality. Congress is considering amendments to DOE’s loan guarantee program to include large-scale renewable fuel pipeline projects.

Besides job creation, the report outlines other economic benefits of the project including:

- $6.6 billion in U.S. economic growth
- $3.7 billion in household income
- $0.7 billion in federal tax revenues
- $0.6 &nbsp;billion in state and local tax revenues

The LECG report is attached.

<b>About POET and Magellan</b>
POET, the largest ethanol producer in the world, is a leader in biorefining through its efficient, vertically integrated approach to production. The 20-year-old company produces more than 1.54 billion gallons of ethanol annually from 26 production facilities nationwide. POET recently started up a pilot-scale cellulosic ethanol plant, which uses corn cobs as feedstock, and will commercialize the process in Emmetsburg, Iowa. For more information, visit http://www.poet.com.

Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. (NYSE: MMP) is a publicly traded partnership formed to own, operate and acquire a diversified portfolio of energy assets. The partnership primarily transports, stores and distributes refined petroleum products in twenty-two states. Magellan owns and operates the nation’s longest refined products pipeline system is connected to over 40% of the &nbsp;refining capacity in the United States. More information is available at http://www.magellanlp.com.


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Project LIBERTY Director Jim Sturdevant will outline progress and upcoming work for POET’s effort to commercialize cellulosic ethanol.

Sturdevant will take part in the Alternative Energy Conference in Sheldon, Iowa. He will speak at 10:45 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 23 at Northwest Iowa Community College, Building A.

POET’s Project LIBERTY is a planned 25 million-gallons-per-year cellulosic ethanol plant in Emmetsburg, Iowa. The plant, which will use corn cobs as feedstock, will be adjacent to POET’s grain ethanol plant already in operation on the site. Construction is expected to begin this year.

POET has operated a pilot cellulosic ethanol plant since November 2008, producing cellulosic ethanol at a rate of 20,000 gallons per year.http://www.poet.com/news/showEvent.asp?id=39Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:00:01 CST2/16/2010

Project LIBERTY Director Jim Sturdevant will outline progress and upcoming work for POET’s effort to commercialize cellulosic ethanol.

Sturdevant will speak at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16 at the 2010 Northwest Iowa Ag Outlook in Spencer, Iowa. The event will be held at the Clay County Regional Events Center.

POET’s Project LIBERTY is a planned 25 million-gallons-per-year cellulosic ethanol plant in Emmetsburg, Iowa. The plant, which will use corn cobs as feedstock, will be adjacent to POET’s grain ethanol plant already in operation on the site. Construction is expected to begin this year.

POET has operated a pilot cellulosic ethanol plant since November 2008, producing cellulosic ethanol at a rate of 20,000 gallons per year.http://www.poet.com/news/showEvent.asp?id=38Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:00:01 CST2/11/2010

POET Senior Vice President of Science and Technology Mark Stowers will outline POET’s process for commercialization of cellulosic ethanol and a vision for the future of ethanol this week at the F.O. Licht's 3rd Annual Developing and Commercialising Next Generation Biofuels conference in London.

Stowers will speak Thursday, Feb. 11 at 9:30 a.m. GMT at Kingsway Hall Hotel.

POET’s Project LIBERTY is a planned 25-million-gallon-per-year cellulosic ethanol plant in Emmetsburg, Iowa. Construction is scheduled to begin this year on the plant, which will use corn cobs as feedstock. POET has operated a pilot cellulosic ethanol plant in Scotland, S.D. since November 2008.

Project LIBERTY will be co-located with the current POET Biorefining – Emmetsburg grain ethanol plant, making both processes more efficient and cost effective. The model is one look at the potential future for energy production in the United States.http://www.poet.com/news/showEvent.asp?id=37Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:00:01 CST2/10/2010

New ethanol co-products can help ethanol plants become true biorefineries, unlocking the additional potential of each kernel of corn. &nbsp;

POET Vice President of Commercial Development Scott Weishaar will discuss opportunities and challenges of adding such co-products to the ethanol production process at the Next Generation Bio-Based Chemicals Summit this week at the Westin San Diego in San Diego, Calif. Weishaar will be a panelist in the session titled “Perspectives of Biorefinery Owners and Developers on the Bio-Based Chemicals Value Chain” from 8-9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 10.

Co-products such as Inviz, POET’s branded zein, open many new markets for producers today. Inviz is a biodegradable, low-nutrient protein found in corn. &nbsp;It can be used as a gum base or in films, packaging, adhesives, coatings and glazes. &nbsp;Inviz zein is extracted using a patent-pending process developed by POET.

Distillers grains are a co-product already broadly produced by the industry. POET is committed to exploring more products to further expand the potential of corn and change ethanol plants nationwide into true biorefineries.

Cellulosic ethanol will provide new opportunities as well, as diverse feedstock lead to new products. POET’s planned cellulosic ethanol plant in Emmetsburg, Iowa, will use the waste stream to create energy, enough to power the entire cellulosic ethanol plant and the majority of the adjacent grain ethanol plant as well. Bio-based chemicals and related products will likely emerge as viable co-products.http://www.poet.com/news/showEvent.asp?id=36Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:01 CST1/29/2010

In the near future, cellulosic ethanol will be produced across the Midwest, and farmers everywhere should start thinking about corn cobs as an additional revenue crop.

POET Biomass Director Mike Roth will take that message to Mason City, Iowa on Friday in a presentation at the KGLO Ag Expo, North Iowa Fairgrounds. Roth will speak about POET’s Project LIBERTY, a planned 25 million gallon-per-year commercial cellulosic ethanol plant in Emmetsburg Iowa that will use corn cobs as feedstock. He will also discuss the growing need for cobs, successful cob harvests in 2009 and the variety of harvesting options for farmers.

The presentation starts at 10:30 a.m.

POET already has an operating pilot cellulosic ethanol plant in Scotland, S.D. producing 20,000 gallons of cellulosic ethanol per year.

To see a documentary about POET’s pilot cellulosic ethanol plant visit www.poet.com/cellulosedocumentary.htm. Media outlets are welcome to link to the documentary in online coverage. Photos of the pilot plant are also available for publication at http://www.poet.com/news/releases.asp.

<b>About POET</b>
POET, the largest ethanol producer in the world, is a leader in biorefining through its efficient, vertically integrated approach to production. The 22-year-old company produces more than 1.54 billion gallons of ethanol annually from 26 production facilities nationwide. POET recently started up a pilot-scale cellulosic ethanol plant, which uses corn cobs as feedstock, and will commercialize the process in Emmetsburg, Iowa. For more information, visit http://www.poet.com or http://www.projectliberty.com.

# # #http://www.poet.com/news/showEvent.asp?id=35Tue, 12 Jan 2010 00:00:01 CST1/12/2010 - 1/13/2010

POET Director of Corporate Affairs Doug Berven highlights the changes and opportunities in agriculture in a bourgeoning energy market at two separate events next week in Orlando.

Berven will outline agriculture’s growing role in America’s advancement toward energy security and the role legislation can play in achieving that goal. His presentation titled “Energy Independence Through Ag and Ethanol” will be given at the Agricultural Equipment Technology Conference on at 8 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 12.

He then joins experts from equipment manufacturing, ag production, academia and the petroleum industry at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the AgConnect conference in a panel discussion titled “Biomass: The next generation in biofuel production.”

Both events take place at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando.

For some time, POET has been working closely with ag equipment manufacturers on different ways to harvest corn cobs: the company’s preferred feedstock for producing cellulosic ethanol. POET operates a pilot cellulosic ethanol plant in Scotland, S.D. and will commercialize the process soon through Project LIBERTY in Emmetsburg, Iowa. Project LIBERTY is a 25 million-gallon-per-year cellulosic ethanol plant that will be co-located with POET’s grain plant at the site.

In November, POET brought equipment manufacturers together with Emmetsburg-area farmers for a demonstration field day to show the latest cob harvesters available now or coming soon.

<b>About POET</b>
POET, the largest ethanol producer in the world, is a leader in biorefining through its efficient, vertically integrated approach to production. The 20-year-old company produces more than 1.54 billion gallons of ethanol annually from 26 production facilities nationwide. POET recently started up a pilot-scale cellulosic ethanol plant, which uses corn cobs as feedstock, and will commercialize the process in Emmetsburg, Iowa. For more information, visit http://www.poet.com.

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POET CEO Jeff Broin will be available for interviews from media attending this Thursday’s National Association of Farm Broadcasters Trade Talk in Kansas City from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

POET recently hosted Project LIBERTY Field Day, an event that showcased new corn cob harvesting technology from 16 leading agriculture equipment manufacturers across the nation. &nbsp;Project LIBERTY is the name of POET’s effort to commercialize cellulosic ethanol, using corn cobs as feedstock. http://www.poet.com/news/showEvent.asp?id=33Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:01 CST11/3/2009

Area farmers will see new and pre-commercial equipment in action harvesting corn cobs for cellulosic ethanol next month at Project LIBERTY Field Day in Emmetsburg, Iowa.

Farmers, agricultural equipment manufacturers, POET representatives and state and federal officials will be at POET Biorefining - Emmetsburg on Tuesday, Nov. 3 for the event, which will feature live demonstrations of equipment from leading manufacturers and an informational session for area farmers on the opportunities afforded them by harvesting biomass for cellulosic ethanol.

"We’re really excited to show farmers all the new developments in corn cob harvesting," Project LIBERTY Director Jim Sturdevant said. "We’ve seen significant strides in not only development of cob harvesting technology, but in opportunities through incentives for farmers to benefit from this new revenue steam."

The event will begin at 9:30 a.m. and will feature morning and afternoon rounds of equipment demonstrations separated by lunch and a short program. Hundreds of farmers attended the event last year, and this year will feature new options for farms of all sizes. Click here for video and photos of some of the cob harvesters featured last year.

Corn cobs are the feedstock of choice for POET’s effort to commercialize cellulosic ethanol, known as Project LIBERTY. The project will be a 25 million-gallon-per-year cellulosic ethanol plant co-located with the current grain ethanol plant. The target date for startup is late 2011. POET’s pilot-scale plant in Scotland, S.D. is already producing cellulosic ethanol at a rate of approximately 20,000 gallons per year.

Fourteen farmers in the Emmetsburg area will run cob harvests this year with pre-commercial equipment. POET continues to develop the infrastructure for harvesting, storing and transporting cobs for use in ethanol production. That effort got a big boost recently when the U.S. Department of Energy announced a $6.85 million funding increase to an existing grant for feedstock development. Negotiations are underway for another $13.15 million funding increase, also for feedstock.

To see a documentary about POET’s pilot cellulosic ethanol plant visit www.poet.com/cellulosedocumentary.htm. Media outlets are welcome to link to the documentary in online coverage. Photos are also available for publication at http://www.poet.com/news/releases.asp.

An advisory will be issued prior to the event for any media planning to attend.http://www.poet.com/news/showEvent.asp?id=30Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:01 CST10/28/2009

POET corporate headquarters in Sioux Falls will host Day One of the BIOFUELS JOURNAL 2nd Annual Commercial Ethanol Technology and Research Workshop.

The workshop will outline ways to make ethanol production more efficient and profitable. Technology such as displacing natural gas for energy savings, fractionation, and adding new co-products will all be covered. Industry progress in commercializing cellulosic ethanol will also be highlighted.

Wednesday's session will take place at POET. The Thursday session will be at the Best Western Ramkota Hotel and Conference Center in Sioux Falls.

Keynote speakers for the event are Jeff Broin, CEO of POET, and Brian Jennings, executive vice president of the American Coalition for Ethanol.http://www.poet.com/news/showEvent.asp?id=32Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:01 CST10/23/2009

POET Director of Corporate Affairs Doug Berven will discuss challenges in developing feedstock infrastructure for cellulosic ethanol production in a panel discussion this week.

Berven will participate in Platts fourth annual Cellulosic Ethanol and 2nd Generation Biofuels conference at the Embassy Suites Downtown Lakefront in Chicago. &nbsp;He will be part of a panel Friday for a segment titled “Biomass Feedstocks – Availability, Cost, and Logistical Challenges.”

POET is now using corn cobs to produce cellulosic ethanol at a pilot plant in Scotland, S.D. &nbsp;That process will move to commercial scale in Project LIBERTY, a 25 million-gallon-per-year ethanol plant to be built in Emmetsburg, Iowa.

POET recently received a grant increase to help build the feedstock infrastructure for Project LIBERTY. &nbsp;The U.S. Department of Energy approved a $6.85 million increase to an existing grant to provide incentives for farmers and manufacturers to speed production and use of cob-harvesting equipment. &nbsp;Negotiations are underway for another $13.15 million grant increase for the same purpose.

POET is also working with Iowa State University on sustainability research regarding corn cobs.

To see a documentary about POET’s pilot cellulosic ethanol plant visit www.poet.com/cellulosedocumentary.htm.

<b>About POET</b>
POET, the largest ethanol producer in the world, is a leader in biorefining through its efficient, vertically integrated approach to production. The 20-year-old company produces more than 1.54 billion gallons of ethanol annually from 26 production facilities nationwide. POET recently started up a pilot-scale cellulosic ethanol plant, which uses corn cobs as feedstock, and will commercialize the process in Emmetsburg, Iowa. For more information, visit http://www.poet.com.

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