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  1. Project Field DayRead the original story w/Photo

    Tuesday Nov 3 | KICD-AM Spencer

    ... acres of corn cobs or about 770 tons a day." The target date for startup is late 2011. POET's pilot-scale plant in Scotland, South Dakota is already producing cellulosic ethanol at a rate of approximately 20,000 gallons per year.

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    Related Topix: Emmetsburg, IA

  2. POET Biorefining holds Project LIBE.....Read the original story

    Tuesday Nov 3 | The Estherville Spirit

    ... to the current 56-million-gallon plant at Emmetsburg. POET has operated a pilot-scale cellulosic ethanol plant in Scotland, S.D. since November 2008. The two grant increases will boost to $100 million the DOE's financial commitment to Project ...

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    Related Topix: Department of Energy, Agriculture, Science

  3. Project LIBERTY lauded by business,.....Read the original story

    Tuesday Nov 3 | The Estherville Spirit

    ... a market for corn cobs. The company has already perfected the cellulosic ethanol process at a pilot plant at Scotland, S.D. A corn-based ethanol plant has been in operation at Emmetsburg since 2005. Clark traced his prediction that the U.S. would ...

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    Related Topix: Sioux Falls, SD

  4. Accident victim identifiedRead the original story

    Friday Oct 30 | South Dakota State

    SCOTLAND , S.D. The South Dakota Highway Patrol has released the identity of the man killed in a one-vehicle rollover east of Scotland on Thursday.

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    Related Topix: South Dakota, Lesterville, SD

  5. Lesterville Man Killed in Crash Near ScotlandRead the original story

    Friday Oct 30 | KSFY-TV Sioux Falls

    ... from his injuries. Sheriff Dave Hunhoff says 29-year-old Justin Pinkelman's car went in the ditch and rolled near Scotland early Thursday, coming to rest in a field. Pinkelman was thrown from the car. He was taken to a Sioux Falls hospital, where he ...

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    Related Topix: Lesterville, SD, Yankton County, SD

  6. Victim in fatal rollover identifiedRead the original story

    Friday Oct 30 | Argus Leader

    ... from his injuries. Sheriff Dave Hunhoff says 29-year-old Justin Pinkelman's car went in the ditch and rolled near Scotland early Thursday, coming to rest in a field. Pinkelman was thrown from the car. He was taken to a Sioux Falls hospital, where he ...

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    Related Topix: Lesterville, SD, Yankton County, SD

  7. 1 dead after rollover crash near Scotland, SDRead the original story

    Thursday Oct 29 | KTIV-TV Sioux City

    ... given a chance Thursday night to learn more about getting their voices heard when it comes to health care. More>> SCOTLAND, S.D. (AP) -- Authorities say a driver involved in an early morning rollover crash near Scotland has died. The South Dakota ...

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  8. 1 Dead After Rollover Crash N...Read the original story

    Thursday Oct 29 | KELO-TV Sioux Falls

    Authorities say a driver involved in an early morning rollover crash near Scotland has died.

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  9. Bon Homme County Fatal AccidentRead the original story

    Thursday Oct 29 | South Dakota State

    ... What: Fatal crash When: Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009 , 1:30 a.m. Where: 292nd Street and 428th Ave. , 4.5 miles east of Scotland , S.D. SCOTLAND , S.D. The driver of a vehicle involved in an early morning rollover crash Thursday near Scotland has died in ...

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    Related Topix: Bon Homme County, SD, Sioux Falls, SD, South Dakota

  10. Man dies after rollover accident

    Thursday Oct 29 | Argus Leader

    A man involved in an early morning rollover near Scotland died in a Sioux Falls hospital, according to a release by the South Dakota Highway Patrol.

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  11. POET Will Showcase Cob HarvestingRead the original story

    Oct 13, 2009 | The Democrat

    ... with the current grain ethanol plant. The target date for startup is late 2011. POET's pilot-scale plant in Scotland, S.D. is already producing cellulosic ethanol at a rate of approximately 20,000 gallons per year. Fourteen farmers in the Emmetsburg ...

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    Related Topix: Emmetsburg, IA, Agriculture, Science

  12. Timeline FOR ethanol industry in south DakotaRead the original story

    Oct 11, 2009 | ArgusLeader.com

    1987: Broin Co. buys a shuttered ethanol plant in Scotland. 2001: VeraSun Energy founded. August 2005: Ethanol production capacity in South Dakota is at 458 million gallons a year. June 14, 2006: VeraSun's initial public stock offering raises $419.75 million. Initially priced at $23 a share, they close that day at $30. August 2006: Ethanol production capacity in South Dakota is at 703 million gallons a year. VeraSun reports profits of $19.6 million in its first quarter as a public company. August 2007: Ethanol production capacity in South Dakota is at 935 million gallons a year. February 2007: Broin Cos. gets $80 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop the first commercial cellulosic ethanol plant that will turn corn cobs into biofuel. March 2007: Broin Cos. renamed Poet. November 2007: VeraSun announces plans to buy smaller rival, US BioEnergy. December 2007: VeraSun stock trading at $17 a share, a 52-week high. February 2008: VeraSun announces it will move corporate offices to Sioux Falls. July 2008: VeraSun locks in long-term corn contracts when corn is trading near $8 a bushel. VeraSun announces it would delay opening three new facilities. Buffalo Ridge Ethanol delays opening a plant near Sherman. August 2008: Ethanol production capacity in South Dakota is at 892 million gallons a year. Oct. 31, 2008: VeraSun files for bankruptcy; shares trade at 48 cents. At the time, it's the second-largest U.S. producer of ethanol. Corn is trading at $4.01 a bushel. March: Valero Energy Corp. buys seven VeraSun plants. August: Ethanol production capacity in South Dakota is above 1 billion gallons a year. October 2009: 20 ethanol plants in South Dakota: 15 operational, two planned, two on hold, one not producing. Renewable Fuels Association: Founded in 1981, the group claims to serve as 'the voice of the ethanol industry.' Producer members of the group represent 90 percent of domestic ethanol production. The group promotes ethanol at the federal and state levels and participates in educational activities to increase public awareness. Directors include Matt Jansen of Archer Daniels Midland Co. Growth Energy: Founded in 2008 out of a merger between the Ethanol Promotion and Information Council and the National Ethanol Vehicle Coalition. Committed to taking a 'proactive' approach in promoting ethanol. Board members include Jeff Broin of Poet, retired Gen. Wesley Clark and former Iowa Congressman Jim Nussle. National Corn Growers Association: Founded in Iowa in 1957, the group represents 36,000 dues-paying growers. More than 300,000 farmers contribute through corn checkoff programs in their states. In addition to the national group, there are 48 affiliate state associations. The group works to advance and protect the interests of corn growers.

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    Related Topix: South Dakota, Biofuel, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy

  13. Turning Cobs into Fuel Receives BoostRead the original story

    Sep 30, 2009 | KRVN-AM Lexington

    ... tsburg. Operations are scheduled to begin in late 2011. POET has operated a pilot-scale cellulosic ethanol plant in Scotland, South Dakota since November of 2008.

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    Related Topix: Department of Energy, Emmetsburg, IA

  14. DOE Awards POET $6.85 MillionRead the original story

    Sep 29, 2009 | The Democrat

    ... Operations are scheduled to begin in late 2011. POET has operated a pilot-scale cellulosic ethanol plant in Scotland, S.D. since November 2008. The Department of Energy has been a major supporter of Project LIBERTY. The two grant increases will ...

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    Related Topix: Department of Energy, Alternative Energy, Biomass, Energy, Emmetsburg, IA

  15. Poet receives $6.85 million increase to fed grantRead the original story

    Sep 28, 2009 | Kansas.com

    ... cobs as the feedstock to produce cellulosic ethanol. Poet has operated a pilot-scale cellulosic ethanol plant in Scotland, S.D., since November 2008. It will build a full-scale plant in Emmetsburg, Iowa, with operations scheduled to begin in late ...

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  16. Us Doe Awards Poet Additional $6.85M for Feedstock Infrastructure for Cellulosic EthanolRead the original story

    Sep 28, 2009 | Green Car Congress

    ... post .) Operations are scheduled to begin in late 2011. POET has operated a pilot-scale cellulosic ethanol plant in Scotland, S.D. since November 2008. ( Earlier post .) The two grant increases will bring the total financial commitment from DOE to ...

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    Related Topix: Department of Energy, Emmetsburg, IA, Alternative Energy, Biomass, Energy

  17. 3-D to help save face for presidents

    Aug 3, 2009 | Argus Leader

    The faces of Presidents Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt and Lincoln soon will go 3-D. This fall, crews from Scotland and California will shoot laser beams at the Mount Rushmore National Memorial as part of a project to create from all angles a digital three-dimensional model of the iconic South Dakota mountain carving.

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    Related Topix: US National Parks, Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Terrorism

  18. Poet harvests 1st crop of corn cobsRead the original story

    Jul 30, 2009 | ArgusLeader.com

    ... affordable way to harvest cobs. The cobs will be used to make cellulosic ethanol at the company's pilot plant in Scotland, as well as its Project Liberty plant under construction near Emmetsburg, Iowa. Equipment for harvesting corn cobs was tested ...

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    Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Sioux Falls, SD

  19. Poet starts harvesting corn cobsRead the original story

    Jul 28, 2009 | Argus Leader

    ... affordable way to harvest cobs. The cobs will be used to make cellulosic ethanol at the company's pilot plant in Scotland as well as its Project Liberty plant under construction near Emmetsburg, Iowa. Equipment for harvesting corn cobs was tested in ...

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    Related Topix: Sioux Falls, SD, Agriculture, Science

  20. Cob Collection Trials SuccessfulRead the original story w/Photo

    Jul 27, 2009 | Domestic Fuel

    ... acres in Texas, South Dakota and Iowa. POET has been using corn cobs in its pilot cellulosic ethanol plant in Scotland, S.D. and will they will also be used at its first commercial cellulosic ethanol plant in Emmetsburg, Iowa in 2011. The project is ...

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    Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Emmetsburg, IA

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