POET acquires up to 125,000 tons of wood waste for Chancellor plant

In Iowa, POET and Mueller Pallets of Tea have announced a deal under which Mueller Pallets will bring 54 to 125 thousand tons of wood waste to the Chancellor facility. POET will add a solid waste fuel boiler to produce more than 50 percent of the plant’s power needs.

In September, Poet announced plans to expand its plant in Emmetsburg, IA, to produce cellulosic ethanol.

Poet recently received an $80 million grant from the US Department of Energy in support of cellulosic ethanol demonstration plant development. Poet will produce cellulosic ethanol at its 50 Mgy Emmetsburg plant, which will be expanded to a total production of 94 million gallons per year (Mgy) of corn ethanol and 31 Mgy of cellulosic ethanol.

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