3 September 2014
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POET-DSM’s
First commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol plant
in the U.S. opens for business
POET-DSM Advanced Biofuels, LLC,
a joint venture of Royal DSM and POET, LLC,
today proved its revolutionary technology that
converts agricultural residue into
renewable fuel at the Grand Opening of
its first commercial cellulosic ethanol plant
in Emmetsburg, Iowa, USA.
The plant, named “Project LIBERTY,”
was formally opened in the presence of
* His Majesty Willem-Alexander,
King of the Netherlands,
* U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack,
* Deputy Under Secretary Michael Knotek
of the Department of Energy,
* Governor Terry Branstad and
* Lieutenant Governor Kim Reynolds of Iowa,
* other dignitaries and thousands of guests.
Project LIBERTY converts
baled corn cobs, leaves, husk and stalk
into renewable fuel.
The plant has now officially started up,
processing its first batch of biomass
into cellulosic ethanol and
is moving forward toward continuous operation.
At full capacity,
it will convert 770 tons of biomass per day
to produce ethanol
at a rate of 20 million gallons per year,
later ramping up to 25 million gallons per year.
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