SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Oct. 20, 2010) – POET CEO Jeff Broin was recently voted No. 2 in the Biofuels Digest “Top 100 People in Bioenergy.”

The publication cited Broin’s leadership of a company that is “everywhere, strongly branded, home to its own unique culture, and a pioneer both in achieving first generation scale and next-generation technical leadership as the company pioneers its Project LIBERTY cellulosic ethanol plant in Emmetsburg, IA.”

No. 1 is U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack. The list is made up of leaders in business, industry groups, government, research and more.

About POET
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 1.6 billion gallons of ethanol and 9 billion pounds of high-protein animal feed 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.

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