Licensing

POET-DSM is making the technology of the future available to everyone.

A Business Opportunity

Cellulosic ethanol offers an enormous business opportunity for any grain-ethanol producer today.

• Renewable Fuel Standard calls for up to 21 billion gallons of cellulosic ethanol by 2022.
• Cellulosic ethanol RINs take priority over grain-based ethanol RINs.
• Cellulosic ethanol qualifies for a $1.01 Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit.
• The long-term future is bright: Future high-efficiency engines need octane, and EPA today is considering an E30 cert fuel with support from automakers, engine designers.

Why POET-DSM?

• Pilot-scale process operation since 2008
• 6+ years establishing biomass feedstock logistics
• 25 years of ethanol production, construction, operations and regulatory experience from POET
• Decades of work in yeast and enzymes, global expertise from DSM

One-Stop Shop

Any ethanol producer can add commercial cellulosic ethanol production to their operation. POET-DSM Advanced Biofuels offers a fully integrated technology package including:

• Site selection and regulatory assistance
• Biomass collection and supply chain development
• Process design as well as engineering, procurement and construction
• Enzymes
• Yeast
• Plant operation and service/support
• Ethanol marketing
• Support in financial funding