RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:Holly cowLet me put it that way so you can understand:
Vacuum carbothermic reduction of silica at LAB scale is not new. Plenty of published results in the scientific literature. ( mainly from Korea/ Japan by the giants of electronic industries).
The challenge for everyone, incl HPQ is to scale it up from lab sample size to industrial scale production. ( = time and $$$$).
They say that they have a " breakthrough" . Fine. Then, why they keep talking about all sorts of side pet projects ( mini H2 generator, fumed silica...) instead of focussing on scaling up and facing the competition.
By the way, you are confused, or again trying to muddy the water by bringing Tesla in the discussion. The EV cathode No1 producer is Korean. Supplying Tesla.Ford...And building massive cathode plants these days in US and Canada ( Ontario last month and last week Quebec). If HPQ really think they have a winner...why not bet the farm ?
Remind me the number of years spent by PYR scaling up the Ti powder AM, much much simpler than this Si thing!
To me, very similar behavior between these two.
Last thing. Re this video of yours on IOC galore torch order ( 130 +?+?). Why not wait for their PO instead of wasting bandwidth ). This will get you spare time for some serious DD.
Good week to all. Will be back the next weekend.
GLTA.