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Benefits of Ethanol - Sustainable

Working to improve the world's most sustainable fuel.
POET is dedicated to increasing the sustainability of ethanol. You'll see that effort reflected in Ingreenuity™. POET seeks to produce ethanol with the smallest possible environmental footprint in balance with the rest of the triple bottom Line. Specifically we have set or will set goals to improve our existing processes in four primary areas:

• Reduce water usage to 2.33 gallons per gallon of ethanol produced
• Increase sustainable biofuel production (goal under development)
• Reduce greenhouse gas intensity of biorefining (goal under development)
• Create new Bioproducts to displace petroleum-based products (goal under development)

POET is ultimately progressing toward the maximized use of the corn acre by putting every piece of the corn plant to its best use. The stalk will be returned to the field to maintain soil quality. The starch in the kernel along with the cellulose and hemicellulose from the cob, leaves and husks will be fermented into ethanol. The nutritious part of the kernel will be put into the food and feed supply while the rest is put into renewable co-products that can displace those made from petroleum. The lignin from the cob will be used along with other sources of biomass to power the facility. Finally, the ash from the cellulosic process will be used as a natural land application in place of fertilizers made from fossil fuels.