SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (October 15, 2007) – Dr. Mark Stowers, Vice President of Research and Development for POET, will present at Platts Cellulosic Ethanol and 2nd Generation Biofuels Conference. Dr. Stowers will report on advances in pretreatment and cellulosic ethanol production made by POET as part of their research and development of cellulosic ethanol. The conference will be held in Chicago, Ill. on October 16 – 18 and will bring executives from major players in the cellulosic industry.

Project Liberty, the transformation of a 50 MGPY grain-to-ethanol plant in Emmetsburg, Iowa into an integrated corn-to-ethanol and cellulose-to-ethanol biorefinery, is jointly funded by POET and the United States Department of Energy. Once complete, the facility will produce 125 million gallons of ethanol per year, of which 25 million gallons will be from corn fiber and corn cobs. By adding cellulosic production to an existing grain ethanol plant, POET will be able to produce 11 percent more ethanol from a bushel of corn, 27 percent more from an acre of corn, while almost completely eliminating fossil fuel consumption and decreasing water usage.

The Keynote Address will be given by Philip New, President of Biofuels for BP. Prominent speakers from over 30 major companies in the cellulosic ethanol industry will present throughout the conference.

About POET
POET, the largest ethanol producer in the world, is an established leader in the biorefining industry through project development, design and construction, research and development, plant management, and marketing. Formerly known as Broin, the 20-year old company currently operates 21 production facilities in the United States with six more in construction or under development. The company produces and markets more than 1.1 billion gallons of ethanol annually. For more information, go to http://www.poetenergy.com.

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