Stock Prophet, I go by the same insights that you do, and I am also keen on seeing this cellulosic process( concentrated acid hydrolysis) get a chance to show its economic superiority over present failing enzymic processes. Earlier Pilot Plant work in Japan looked very good for the Bluefire process, and a commercial plant should be as good, if not better.
The issue is, of course, the price of plant construction, which BLuefire had achieved promises of up to 90% from China. The US DOE had promised the remaining 10% as a grant, which they later reneged on! If they can show an economically sound process on a full-scale plant, China is ready to build a number of plants in China based on this technology.
So, the question now is, will the new DOE management honor a prior agreement, or will the funds(about $30M) come available from another source?
