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State Provides Boost for Cellulosic Ethanol Project

Posted on September 18, 2008

A $14.7 million grant from the state of Iowa was welcome news last week to the company working on a commercial cellulosic ethanol project in the state.The grant was approved last week by the Iowa Power Fund Board for POET's Project Liberty in Emmetsburg. The funding will help with research, development and demonstration costs for the integrated biorefinery. POET is expanding an existing ethanol production facility to include the production of cellulosic ethanol from corn cobs.In addition to the $14.7 million that was approved Wednesday, the State of Iowa has awarded another $5.2 million in E...

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