One thing not recently mentioned, is that BFRE has already proven their process in Japan a few years ago, whereas most competitors with different means of extracting sucrose from cellulosic materials, still must build pilot plants to prove out their production efficiencies and economics.
So, the Fulton plant will be a full-scale, final production proving plant, with an expected high probability of success. Both Bluefire and the Chinese should benefit from studying its initial runs, which should provide ideas on how to tweak the process for maximum efficiencies.
