BRIEF: Poet Opening Pilot Cellulosic Ethanol Plant

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Friday, January 09, 2009 4:52 PM

(Source: The Wichita Eagle (Wichita, Kan.))By Rick Plumlee, The Wichita Eagle, Kan.

Jan. 9--Poet will hold a grand opening Monday of its pilot-scale cellulosic ethanol plant in Scotland, S.D.

The facility will use corn cobs as its fuel source.

A year ago, $114 million in federal money was invested in building pilot plants to develop ways to make cellulosic ethanol cost-effective.

Current federal law mandates that 100,000 gallons of cellulosic ethanol will be produced in 2010.

Poet is based in Sioux Falls, S.D. Its marketing headquarters are in Wichita.

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