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A First for the Ethanol Industry

Published September 29, 2026

U.S. ethanol is making its first move into the marine shipping market. POET supplied the fuel for the first U.S. bunkering of a ship with 100 percent bioethanol. The trial with shipping company Maersk took place in Houston, Texas. POET…

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A Joint Project for CF Industries and POET

Published January 28, 2026

CF Industries and POET have launched a pilot project with a group of farm cooperatives to develop a low-carbon fertilizer supply chain. This effort includes WinField United, NuWay-K&H, New Cooperative and Farmers Cooperative. The goal is to demonstrate how the…

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Year-Round E15 Key to Strengthening Farm Income

Published November 21, 2025

At the 2025 NAFB Trade Talk in Kansas City, POET Vice President of Corporate Affairs Doug Berven said year-round E15 sales are critical for stabilizing farm income and helping the industry manage surplus grain. Berven says expanding ethanol use is…

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POET Expands

Published August 28, 2025

POET has signed a deal to acquire Green Plains Obion in Tennessee. This bioethanol facility was commissioned in 2008 and has an annual production capacity of 120 million gallons. POET is the world's largest biofuel producer.

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CF and POET Collaboration

Published July 16, 2024

CF Industries and POET are working together on a pilot project using low-carbon ammonia fertilizer the reduce the carbon intensity of corn production and ethanol. Producing ethanol from corn grown with a low-carbon ammonia could reduce the carbon intensity score…

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POET-Summit Carbon Solutions Make Joint Announcement

Published January 29, 2024

POET is adding its 12 facilities in Iowa and five in South Dakota to the Summit Carbon Solutions carbon capture pipeline project. This will bring 4.7 million metric tons of CO2 each year to Summit’s carbon capture program. The POET’s…

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Investing In Bioprocessing Education

Published December 10, 2023

POET has partnered with South Dakota State University and the School of Mines to offer degrees in bioprocessing. “It’s important to get young people involved in this area because we’ve got so much to do,” said Doug Berven, vice president…

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Bioproducts Lab Opens at SDSU

Published October 12, 2023

POET, South Dakota State University and South Dakota Mines have opened the new POET Bioproducts Center at Brookings. This facility will focus on the next generation of bioproducts. This site will be operated by a public-private partnership called Dakota BioWorx.…

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POET Shoots for Carbon Neutrality

Published November 27, 2022

POET has a goal of being carbon neutral by 2050. "We're 50 percent better on greenhouse gases than gasoline," said Doug Berven, corporate affairs vice president. "By 2030, we'll be 70 percent better and by 2050, we'll be carbon neutral.…

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POET Acquires Savannah Transload Facility

Published August 4, 2022

South Dakota-based biofuels producer, POET, signed a purchase agreement to acquire the Savannah Marine Terminal rail to container transload facility in Savannah, Georgia. The Port of Savannah is one of the highest volume container ports in the United States. The…

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