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.

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 1.54 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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