POET plant in South Dakota reaches 100 Mgy in capacity expansion

In South Dakota, the POET Biorefining ethanol plant in Chancellor has reached its production capacity of 100 Mgy only 24 hours after completing a capacity expansion. The plant produced 51 Mgy in 2007, and was expanded in a project that commenced in early 2007.  A waste wood burner is still under construction that will provide up to half of the plant’s required power.

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