I certainly hope so. I've been looking for a while on the actual cost numbers, and have to admit that I was a little disappointed to see that it was so high on an incremental basis -- if that number factored in the infrastructure cost, it might not be too bad, but as a per-unit cost, it's a bit concerning.
As beneficial as this technology is, I doubt it will make significant headway unless it can operate at a profit. Hopefully they'll continue to improve the process to make it more cost efficient now that the technological concept appears to have been borne out on a reasonable scale.
Give it time. It has overcome many of the hurdles that many thought were impossible to overcome.
Look at it this way, how many people have come on this thread to say the technology is a "boondoggle" or another example of "cold fusion"? The technology has proven itself, now the proper application and development needs to be fine tuned.
I had hopes for a source of oil production with this technology. Now I realize that oil production is just a side benefit and the real use of this technology will be in the waste management field.
You know all of those used tire yards? Gone with a plant like this. You know those nasty landfills? Build a plant nearby and ship it in for proper disposal.