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POET to outline sustainability efforts in cellulosic ethanol production


Project LIBERTY Director to take part in Soil and Water Conservation Society annual conference


Thursday, July 14, 2011


From biomass harvest to the final product, sustainability has to be top of mind when designing a commercial cellulosic ethanol plant.

Project LIBERTY Director Jim Sturdevant will outline POET’s efforts in sustainability – including consideration of greenhouse gas emissions, soil health and farmer conservation plans through the Biomass Crop Assistance Program – in a presentation and panel discussion next week at the Soil and Water Conservation Society’s 2011 Annual Conference.

On Tuesday, July 19 Sturdevant will give a presentation titled “How POET is Making Sustainable Cellulosic Ethanol” at 1:30 p.m. He will then be a panelist on a discussion titled “Bioenergy Sustainability; Where Are We, and Where We Are Headed?” at 4:50 p.m. Both sessions take place at the Omni Shoreham in Washington, D.C.

Project LIBERTY is a planned cellulosic ethanol plant in Emmetsburg, Iowa that will produce 25 million-gallon-per-year from corn cobs, leaves, husks and some stalks. Last week, POET received an offer for a conditional commitment for a $105 million U.S. Department of Energy loan guarantee to construct the plant. It is scheduled to open in 2013.

About POET
POET, the largest ethanol producer in the world, is a leader in biorefining through its efficient, vertically integrated approach to production. The 23-year-old company produces more than 1.7 billion gallons of ethanol and 10 billion pounds of high-protein animal feed annually from 27 production facilities nationwide. POET also operates a pilot-scale cellulosic ethanol plant, which uses corn cobs, leaves, husk and some stalk as feedstock, and will commercialize the process in Emmetsburg, Iowa. For more information, visit http://www.poet.com.

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