UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                             CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
                          TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

        Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): March 27, 2005
                                                      --------------------------

                              Xethanol Corporation
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

                                    Delaware
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                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

                    000-50154                             84-1169517
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               (Commission File Number)        (IRS Employer Identification No.)

          1185 Avenue of the Americas
               New York, New York                                10036
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         (Address of Principal Executive Offices)              (Zip Code)

                                 (646) 723-4000
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              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

      Check the  appropriate  box below if the Form 8-K  filing is  intended  to
simultaneously  satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

      |_|   Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act
            (17 CFR 230.425)

      |_|   Soliciting  material  pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act
            (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

      |_|   Pre-commencement  communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
            Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

      |_|   Pre-commencement  communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
            Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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SECTION 5 - CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

      ITEM 5.02.  DEPARTURE  OF DIRECTORS  OR  PRINCIPAL  OFFICERS;  ELECTION OF
DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS.

      On March 27, 2005, Mark Austin resigned as a member of Xethanol's Board of
Directors.  Mr.  Austin  was not a  member  of any  committees  of the  board of
directors  and his  resignation  was  not  the  result  of a  disagreement  with
management regarding the operations, policies or practices of Xethanol.

SECTION 9 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(c)   Exhibits

The following exhibits are attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Exhibit No.                Description
-----------                -----------

99.1                       Letter dated March 27, 2005

                                   SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  Report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                     XETHANOL CORPORATION

Date:  October 6, 2005               By:   /s/ Christopher d'Arnaud-Taylor
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Christopher d'Arnaud-Taylor
                                           Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
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UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                             CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
                          TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

        Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): March 27, 2005
                                                      --------------------------

                              Xethanol Corporation
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

                                    Delaware
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

                    000-50154                             84-1169517
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               (Commission File Number)        (IRS Employer Identification No.)

          1185 Avenue of the Americas
               New York, New York                                10036
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         (Address of Principal Executive Offices)              (Zip Code)

                                 (646) 723-4000
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

      Check the  appropriate  box below if the Form 8-K  filing is  intended  to
simultaneously  satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

      |_|   Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act
            (17 CFR 230.425)

      |_|   Soliciting  material  pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act
            (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

      |_|   Pre-commencement  communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
            Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

      |_|   Pre-commencement  communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
            Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
SECTION 5 - CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

      ITEM 5.02.  DEPARTURE  OF DIRECTORS  OR  PRINCIPAL  OFFICERS;  ELECTION OF
DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS.

      On March 27, 2005, Mark Austin resigned as a member of Xethanol's Board of
Directors.  Mr.  Austin  was not a  member  of any  committees  of the  board of
directors  and his  resignation  was  not  the  result  of a  disagreement  with
management regarding the operations, policies or practices of Xethanol.

SECTION 9 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(c)   Exhibits

The following exhibits are attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Exhibit No.                Description
-----------                -----------

99.1                       Letter dated March 27, 2005

                                   SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  Report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                     XETHANOL CORPORATION

Date:  October 6, 2005               By:   /s/ Christopher d'Arnaud-Taylor
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Christopher d'Arnaud-Taylor
                                           Chairman and Chief Executive Officer