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POET completes corn cob harvesting trial; plans to expand to 25,000 acres in fall as cellulosic ethanol prep continues

In South Dakota, POET announced that it successfully completed its first corn cob collection season, and in a 16-day trial of new cob harvesting technology. The company said that it expects to harvest up to 25,000 acres for cobs in Texas, South Dakota and Iowa this fall.
Corn cobs are used by POET at its pilot [...]

POET forms POET Biomass to manage cellulosic feedstock harvest, logistics

In South Dakota, POET announced the creation of POET Biomass, a division of POET devoted to managing harvest and transportation logistics for corn cobs – POET’s cellulosic feedstock – as well as waste wood and other feedstocks to be used for cellulosic ethanol and alternative energy projects at their production facilities.
POET’s pilot-scale plant in Scotland, [...]