HPQ Silicon Inc V.HPQ

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Great post from @Brodeur9:

@Brodeur9 I was curious to see if we had an answer to @MattyH 's question (no response), but I came across a nice article by "Asor" on Agoracom. A few points of interest : https://cen.acs.org/energy/energy-storage-/Silicon-make-car-batteries-better/102/i4

- Nanograf would be a very interesting customer! : "NanoGraf’s material contains a metal-doped silicon oxide mixed with several additives that reduce swelling and form a more stable interface between the silicon and electrolyte. This allows the company to load the anodes of its batteries with up to 35% silicon oxide; graphite fills in the remainder."

- And even more interesting with Ionblox! : "Ionblox is aiming for even higher levels of silicon oxide. The firm uses an elastic, polymer binder to ensure that its oxide doesn’t lose contact with the battery’s current collector during expansion. It has also added pores in the oxide to accommodate swelling, as well as carbon nanotubes to increase conductivity. Using these techniques, Ionblox can make anode materials in which silicon oxides represent 60% or more of the active ingredients. “We believe that you have to use all these approaches . . . if you want to make silicon-dominant anodes,” CEO Sujeet Kumar says."

Among other things, the article talks about the importance of having a low-cost strategy, which is precisely what $HPQ is and will do!

Further on, a VERY interesting point about the origin of the current raw material of Si : "Amprius, Group14, OneD, and Sila all use silane gas as a starting material. Willoughby at Wood Mackenzie says much of the world’s silane gas is produced in China, where it’s primarily used to make polysilicon for solar panels and semiconductors."

Obviously, HPQ is much more eco-friendly and bypasses this silane gas! And without Chinese geopolitical risk.

HPQ = No Brainer. Maybe one day people will realize. $PYR