POET to outline tech advances at Beijing conference

Sino-US Advanced Biofuels Forum speakers include Energy Secretary Steven Chu, other world government and science leadersBy POET

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.POET Senior Vice President of Science and Technology Mark Stowers will detail breakthroughs in cellulosic ethanol technology at the Sino-US Advanced Biofuels Forum in Beijing on Thursday, May 27.

Stowers will join top officials in government and science, including U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu and China’s Director of the National Energy Administration Zhang Guobao, as well as industry experts and university leaders in multiple areas of biofuels.

Stowers will discuss POET’s work in commercializing cellulosic ethanol made from corn cobs and high-cut material. He will also discuss the overall state of the cellulosic ethanol industry. He will take part in a Q&A as part of the Conversion and Biorefinery Panel starting at 2:50 p.m. (UTC

View the Original article