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Interesting article but, let me shed some light with a few points of fact that nobody in the company will offer. One, at the time this article was posted, Eran was no longer CEO. Eran was deposed and a new CEO was hired in June of 2011. Two, the pilot in Durham was no longer operational (they’re trying to move it elsewhere) and proved nothing along the lines of this process being commercially viable. In actuality, far more was proven to the contrary. Three, the company is woefully behind on researching and proving their proprietary solvent extraction process which is the lynchpin to their success. The reality is they haven’t proven they can reliably make ANY sugar from wood on a pilot level, much less extract the acid THEN recover the acid and solvent. Bottom line, if you’re expecting sugars to be made from wood in Grenada in 2012, and most likely ever, don’t hold your breath. Unfortunately for Khosla, the DOE and the state of Mississippi, they will be forced to realize this in due time.

No problem, Karin. Happy to bring a touch of veritas to the table. Additionally, you could check the HCL CleanTech company website to verify the legitimate CEO is Philippe Lavielle and contact him for comment. You could also reach out to Steve Piccot, Director at Southern Research Institute in Durham, NC, and ask him who authored a certain $9 million DOE grant proposal.

plants to turn wood chips into cellulosic sugars that can be used in fuel, pet foods, cosmetics, lubricants and other products.

When the Natchez HCL Cleantech plant opens, Russ said, it will use 1 million tons of pine or softwoo

To put the figure into perspective, Russ said International Paper’s Natchez plant was using 1.2 million tons of wood a year at its peak before it closed.

Spending under the agreement could reach more than $7.5 billion, the companies said in a release on Tuesday, although they declined to list any specific projects. A spokesman for Alcoa said the agreement was for a "long-range cooperation to look at a range of projects," but did not list any specific plans. CPI is one of five major power generators in China, owning about 70 gigawatts of power generation, and is China's second largest aluminum producer.

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The JV will focus on the technical expertise of both the companies to leverage this growing market. Further official information on the joint venture is awaited.

The terms of the joint venture were not disclosed.

In January, both the companies signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in Washington when the Chinese president Hu Jintao paid a state visit to the U.S.