Ask POET Episode 1 - How close is Cellulosic Ethanol?

Ask POET is an online show from POET, the world's largest producer of biofuels and a leading developer of cellulosic ethanol. The show will focus on answering viewers questions about ethanol and related topics. The show is hosted by our own Nathan Schock, Director of Public Relations at POET. Episodes will feature CEO Jeff Broin and other POET Team Members sharing their expertise on topics submitted by viewers.

In this episode, renewable energy blogger Joanna Schroeder asks when consumers will be able to fill up their cars with cellulosic ethanol. Nathan puts that question to POET CEO Jeff Broin.

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• ethanol
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• alternative fuel
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• POET show
• Joanna Schroeder
• Nathan Schock
• biomass
• cellulosic
• energy
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• Jeff Broin

[DanFrederiksen]

while it seems a very appealing and romantic notion to have fuel grow out of the ground, the simple truth is that direct synthetic production from sunlight is much much better, circumventing the very inefficient and time consuming biological steps. as wondrous and untouchable in complexity as life is, we don't need self replicating self sustaining machines, we just need static machines that most cost and energy efficiently produce fuel from sunlight.

[poettv]

@DanFrederiksen

Ethanol actually is a type of solar energy. Crops and biomass used for ethanol get the energy they need in order to grow from sunlight. We are just harnessing that energy to make a clean, renewable liquid fuel for cars all across America.

[Shakespeare70]

Poet is a company that could solve the problems of our energy independence.

[DanFrederiksen]

@poettv I know and my point stands.