{"id":24467,"date":"2015-02-17T03:00:33","date_gmt":"2015-02-17T02:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rss.nova-institut.net\/public.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbiomassmagazine.com%2Farticles%2F11536%2Fnew-president-to-lead-poet-dsm-joint-venture"},"modified":"2015-02-16T15:40:39","modified_gmt":"2015-02-16T14:40:39","slug":"new-president-to-lead-poet-dsm-joint-venture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/new-president-to-lead-poet-dsm-joint-venture\/","title":{"rendered":"New president to lead Poet-DSM joint venture"},"content":{"rendered":"

POET-DSM Advanced Biofuels\u2019 commercial activities will be moving forward under the leadership of the joint venture\u2019s first president: Dan Cummings.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cummings will oversee day-to-day operations of POET-DSM, represent the joint venture publicly, and coordinate functions between the parent companies. He will also act as the central point of contact for external relations, which includes all technology licensing activities for POET-DSM worldwide.<\/p>\n

\u201cDan has more than 25 years of experience in the energy sector, and we\u2019re excited to have him leveraging that knowledge to grow cellulosic ethanol production for the world,\u201d said Jeff Lautt, Chairman of the POET-DSM Board. \u201cWe look forward to Dan taking the reins and leading this joint venture into 2015.\u201d<\/p>\n

POET-DSM announced the startup phase in September for its 20 million-gallon-per-year cellulosic ethanol plant, which will later ramp up to 25 million gallons per year. The Emmetsburg, Iowa plant, dubbed \u201cProject LIBERTY,\u201d uses corn cobs, leaves, husk and some stalk to make renewable fuel. The joint venture is now marketing its LIBERTYTM<\/sup> Technology package to third parties for continued energy development.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis joint venture has already proven it can change the world, and I look forward to working with the individuals who helped make that happen,\u201d Cummings said. \u201cAfter two decades in the energy and clean tech sectors, I\u2019m excited to start this new journey with POET-DSM.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cummings joins POET-DSM after serving as President and Director of INEOS New Planet BioEnergy, and as global Vice President of Commercial and External Affairs for INEOS Bio. Previously he held senior business, corporate and legal positions at INEOS and BP. Cummings holds a Law Degree from Temple University, a Master of Public Administration from the University of Southern California and a Bachelor in Economics from the University of Puget Sound.<\/p>\n

Cummings will be based in Sioux Falls, SD.<\/p>\n

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About POET-DSM Advanced Biofuels, LLC<\/h3>\n

POET-DSM Advanced Biofuels, LLC, is a 50\/50 joint venture between Royal DSM and POET, LLC. Based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the company is a cooperative effort of two innovators that provides a key to unlocking the opportunity of converting corn crop residue into cellulosic bio-ethanol. Built on the strengths of both companies, the joint venture has a critical mission: to make cellulosic bio-ethanol competitive with corn bio-ethanol, the most competitive renewable liquid transportation fuel on the US market today. Drawing on the deep expertise and experience of POET and DSM in different areas of converting cellulosic biomass into bio-ethanol, POET-DSM Advanced Biofuels has built its first commercial-scale plant co-located with POET’ Biorefining \u2013 Emmetsburg in Emmetsburg, Iowa. Based on this plant, the JV plans to globally license an integrated technology package for the conversion of corn crop residue to cellulosic bio-ethanol.<\/p>\n

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