Poet propels biomass handling
US ethanol powerhouse Poet is creating a new division to handle cob collection and supply chain management.
Poet Biomass will also look after logistics for waste wood and engineered fuels as alternative power sources and seek out additional feedstocks for future cellulosic ethanol production.
Scott Weishaar, Poet’s VP of commercial development, says: ‘Poet’s cellulosic ethanol goals depend on a steady supply of a reliable feedstock: corn cobs. Poet Biomass is here to make sure farmers have everything they need in order to play their important role in fuelling our nation with both grain-based and cellulosic ethanol.’
Poet is currently operating a pilot-scale cellulosic ethanol facility in Scotland, South Dakota, which is producing approximately 20,000 gallons a year.
Poet has also announced an anaerobic digester has been installed and fired up at its pilot plant.
The digester, which is in the research phase, uses liquid waste created in the process of converting corn cobs to ethanol.
The liquid waste produces methane gas, which is currently being flared, but Poet said once the process is refined it will be installed as part of Project Liberty, its 25 million gallon a year facility in Emmetsburg, Iowa, that is expected to begin production in 2011.
Poet Biomass will also look after logistics for waste wood and engineered fuels as alternative power sources and seek out additional feedstocks for future cellulosic ethanol production.
Scott Weishaar, Poet’s VP of commercial development, says: ‘Poet’s cellulosic ethanol goals depend on a steady supply of a reliable feedstock: corn cobs. Poet Biomass is here to make sure farmers have everything they need in order to play their important role in fuelling our nation with both grain-based and cellulosic ethanol.’
Poet is currently operating a pilot-scale cellulosic ethanol facility in Scotland, South Dakota, which is producing approximately 20,000 gallons a year.
Poet has also announced an anaerobic digester has been installed and fired up at its pilot plant.
The digester, which is in the research phase, uses liquid waste created in the process of converting corn cobs to ethanol.
The liquid waste produces methane gas, which is currently being flared, but Poet said once the process is refined it will be installed as part of Project Liberty, its 25 million gallon a year facility in Emmetsburg, Iowa, that is expected to begin production in 2011.
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