Post by Mr. Clean on Mar 8, 2009 21:34:32 GMT -5
POET’s Project LIBERTY Field Day highlights advances in corn cob harvesting for cellulosic ethanol
Emmetsburg, IA
11/6/2008
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (October 21, 2008) - Farmers next month will see first-hand how equipment manufacturers are responding to the latest advancement in ethanol production and the new revenue opportunity for farmers: harvesting corn cobs for cellulosic ethanol production.
POET hosts Project LIBERTY Field Day Nov. 6 in Emmetsburg, Iowa. The event, which is open to the public, will bring equipment manufacturers large and small together with farmers at POET Biorefining - Emmetsburg to show prototype equipment for efficiently harvesting corn cobs. Farmers will have the chance to talk with equipment dealers and see prototype equipment in action.
The event will be held at POET Biorefining - Emmetsburg (4724 380th St.).
Schedule of events:
10 a.m. Event opens
10:30 - 11:30 a.m. Equipment harvest demonstration
11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. Lunch (provided) and equipment viewing
1 - 1:30 p.m. Speaking program
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. Equipment harvest demonstration (repeat)
Project LIBERTY, the transformation of a 50 million gallons per year (MGPY) grain-to-ethanol plant in Emmetsburg, Iowa into an integrated corn-to-ethanol and cellulose-to-ethanol biorefinery, is jointly funded by POET, the United States Department of Energy (DOE) and the State of Iowa. Once complete, the facility will produce 125 MGPY, 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 reducing fossil fuel consumption and water use.
Construction is projected to begin in 2009, and production of cellulosic ethanol could come as early as 2011. POET is currently producing ethanol from corn cobs in a laboratory setting and will be producing ethanol through the process on a pilot scale at its Scotland, S.D. plant by the end of the year.
About POET
The largest ethanol producer in the world, according to the Renewable Fuels Association, POET is an established leader in the biorefining industry through project development, design and construction, research and development, plant management, and marketing. The 20-year old company currently operates 25 production facilities in the United States with one more under construction. The company produces and markets more than 1.4 billion gallons of ethanol and 350 million tons of distillers grains annually. For more information, go to www.poet.com.
Emmetsburg, IA
11/6/2008
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (October 21, 2008) - Farmers next month will see first-hand how equipment manufacturers are responding to the latest advancement in ethanol production and the new revenue opportunity for farmers: harvesting corn cobs for cellulosic ethanol production.
POET hosts Project LIBERTY Field Day Nov. 6 in Emmetsburg, Iowa. The event, which is open to the public, will bring equipment manufacturers large and small together with farmers at POET Biorefining - Emmetsburg to show prototype equipment for efficiently harvesting corn cobs. Farmers will have the chance to talk with equipment dealers and see prototype equipment in action.
The event will be held at POET Biorefining - Emmetsburg (4724 380th St.).
Schedule of events:
10 a.m. Event opens
10:30 - 11:30 a.m. Equipment harvest demonstration
11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. Lunch (provided) and equipment viewing
1 - 1:30 p.m. Speaking program
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. Equipment harvest demonstration (repeat)
Project LIBERTY, the transformation of a 50 million gallons per year (MGPY) grain-to-ethanol plant in Emmetsburg, Iowa into an integrated corn-to-ethanol and cellulose-to-ethanol biorefinery, is jointly funded by POET, the United States Department of Energy (DOE) and the State of Iowa. Once complete, the facility will produce 125 MGPY, 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 reducing fossil fuel consumption and water use.
Construction is projected to begin in 2009, and production of cellulosic ethanol could come as early as 2011. POET is currently producing ethanol from corn cobs in a laboratory setting and will be producing ethanol through the process on a pilot scale at its Scotland, S.D. plant by the end of the year.
About POET
The largest ethanol producer in the world, according to the Renewable Fuels Association, POET is an established leader in the biorefining industry through project development, design and construction, research and development, plant management, and marketing. The 20-year old company currently operates 25 production facilities in the United States with one more under construction. The company produces and markets more than 1.4 billion gallons of ethanol and 350 million tons of distillers grains annually. For more information, go to www.poet.com.