And do you think the writer has validated Vega's plans somehow? Or perhaps the whole article was composed in couple of hours to get more fresh content on their web site at a lowest possible cost.
No, never do editors carry out such research that they would dig into a company's insider secrets. They just read the press releases and edit their articles on that basis.
Nothing mentioned about bio-coal in the article except the paragraph of Vega. Why? Because the torrefaction technology Molen claims to be using is not developed to a commercial success.