Vital® magazine

Guest Column

The first (and POET’s only) ethanol plant in Michigan may differ somewhat from its peers, but it’s making a big difference in the state’s economically stressed “Thumb” region.

Americans deserve a choice between a foreign commodity and a renewable, homegrown fuel.

When I was a kid I can remember looking at my father and thinking, “When I’m a Dad, I’ll know everything about everything.”

Within a year of being hired as POET’s Chief Operating Officer of Plant Management, James Moe was tapped to head the company’s burgeoning Design & Construction unit as well. It was the perfect challenge for a skilled multi-tasker who has worn many hats throughout his career, but always keeps a cool head.

The second part of a series on alternative energy sources, the ever popular drop-in fuels gets a second look.

POET’s Unique New Corn Oil Extraction Process Brings Benefits to All

After losing its new ethanol biorefinery at the start of a worldwide recession, this small Indiana town gets a second chance to participate in the biofuels revolution.

Five years ago, renewable fuels took a step towards becoming the standard. A renewable fuels volume mandate, the first in the United States, was created. Known as the RFS (Renewable Fuel Standard), this mandate would see many changes over the next five years and accelerate ethanol production at an unprecedented rate.