The company plans to use the funds raised in the offering to build a portion of a commercial scale production facility in Newton, Mississippi.

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As it makes the tricky transition from demonstration-scale production to commercial-scale manufacturing, it has little room for execution error.

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The two companies will examine ways of enabling large-scale commercial production of Aquamarine's new wave energy device, known as Oyster.

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Mining began in July, and the company expects to reach commercial scale in six months, with annual production goals of 3.1 million ounces of silver and 61, 000 ounces of gold.

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The military has taken over what used to be large-scale commercial farms to try to boost food production.

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As with much of farming and food production, it is the large-scale industrial-commercial enterprises that draw more criticism than small family-run farms.

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Certainly, the volume from demo and even commercial-scale advanced biofuels facilities is tiny when compared to petrofuels and much less than corn ethanol production.

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