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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>MARK,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>glad to see I was not the only one disgusted by
this,, that is untill this evening when I realised what was the fundamental
fault or "techical problem they encountered". they were using bundles of
us dollars in the reactor as the bio feedstock, and made as much deisel and
ethonal as they could till the money ran out. you know its a technical
problem!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>luke</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=mark@ludlow.com href="mailto:mark@ludlow.com">Mark Ludlow</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=gasification@lists.bioenergylists.org
href="mailto:gasification@lists.bioenergylists.org">'Discussion of biomass
pyrolysis and gasification'</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, January 24, 2011 8:11
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Gasification] Range Fuels
Closing Plant</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-TOP: 4pt"><SPAN
style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Sounds a little
like, "Back to the drawing board."<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-TOP: 4pt"><SPAN
style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">There is some
critical scale for pilot-development that helps to reduce the risk of
up-scaling. Duh! If RF had dropped $10MM, people would be startled. But
$300MM? It's literally unbelievable.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-TOP: 4pt"><SPAN
style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">There must have
been a bunch of golf weekends at St. Andrews included on the tab. Wow! A
(RAT)HOLE-in-one.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-TOP: 4pt"><SPAN
style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Magic happens; now
watch us make nearly 1/3 Billion U$D disappear.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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gasification-bounces@lists.bioenergylists.org
[mailto:gasification-bounces@lists.bioenergylists.org] <B>On Behalf Of
</B>Viswanathan KS<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, January 24, 2011 7:13
PM<BR><B>To:</B> Discussion of biomass pyrolysis and
gasification<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Gasification] Range Fuels Closing
Plant<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt">Does it mean that Range Fuels
have still unsolved problems in their Cellulosic Ethanol
process?<o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 11:17 PM, Tom Miles <<A
href="mailto:tmiles@trmiles.com">tmiles@trmiles.com</A>>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></P>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><A
href="http://www.sustainablebusiness.com/index.cfm/go/news.display/id/21755"
target=_blank>http://www.sustainablebusiness.com/index.cfm/go/news.display/id/21755</A><o:p></o:p></P>
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<P>"Cellulosic ethanol company Range Fuels is closing its Soperton, Georgia
facility after completing it first batch of ethanol, according to story posted
by Georgia Public Broadcasting. <o:p></o:p></P>
<P>The firm, which has received more than $300 million dollars in state,
federal and private funding, will lay off the majority of its workers and
shutter operations, while it attempts to raise more money and address
technical issues." <o:p></o:p></P>
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