SUMMER 2014 ISSUE
After years of research and development, Project LIBERTY is starting up ethanol at commercial scale.
POET-DSM Advanced Biofuels becomes one of the first in the world to start production of cellulosic ethanol.
Collecting feedstock for LIBERTY has morphed over the years from massive cob piles to a simple EZ Bale™
Many team members at POET have spent countless hours researching, developing and constructing Project LIBERTY and are becoming the first cellulosic experts in their fields.
It didn’t take long for Jeff Heikes, Vice President of Project Management-Engineering, to know that POET was the right fit for this family man.
More than Meets the Iowa
As the renewable fuel industry advances technology, the changes in federal policy will help move the U.S. closer to energy independence.
POET-DSM Advanced Biofuels’ Project LIBERTY in Emmetsburg, Iowa is now starting up, but the community’s been harvesting the benefits for some time now.
Surprise, excitement, curiosity, but more than anything: honor.
Seeing firsthand that Project LIBERTY is starting production – an effort that has been such a large part of our company’s identity both internally and publicly – is a surreal experience. The scope of what has been built in Emmetsburg, Iowa is truly a sight to behold, and I am awed once again by what our team has been able to accomplish.
