But then I realized that the plant was only producing 600 Barrels of light oil a day...

Not much of a dent in our energy needs...but maybe if we could get many such plants built we could start to make a small inroad...And the small size might make the plants more effiecient as they could be located near a source waste (such as a poultry processing facility)

But with that said, it appears that the main benefits may have been related to products other than hydrocarbon fuels (As well as getting rid of waste and other bi-products that would otherwise cost money to get rid of)

I hope it works...We need a society that is based on diversity...And that includes diversity in the sources of energy we use, and diversity in the way that we dispose of wastes and bi-products.

The biggest mistake people (and usually the government) make is in trying to invest all of their resources in a "One size fits all" solution.

Scott