Post by
developbc on Nov 08, 2022 8:41pm
Very exciting huge milestone today 2500x scale up from Gen 2
"we are about to start disrupting, on many levels, Silicon manufacturing"
"Starting up the reactor, on this “first-of-its-kind, state-of-the-art prototype,” is finally upon us. We are one step closer to reaching our goal of disrupting Silicon manufacturing; an industry that still relies on a conventional process developed back in the 1890s. Following our methodical approach, we are on the right path to validate our disruptive potential,” said Mr. Bernard Tourillon, President and CEO of HPQ Silicon Inc
Long and strong HPQ!!!!!!!!!!
Comment by
Koooo on Nov 09, 2022 8:03am
Yes developbc..gen 3 2500 times more than gen 2. When gen 4 the commercial plant is up and runnning next year the estimate will be 50 times the gen 3.Around 2500 tons per year. So amazing returns are imminent. Koooo
Comment by
GOGREENBABY on Nov 09, 2022 9:51am
So do we know what the capacity of the Gen 3 QRR is? In the recent Agoracom interview Bernard was talking as if this Gen3 scale up was the big one, the big risk, the full scale, but I know there is supposed to be a Gen 4 that is capable of 2500 metric tonnes per year. Maybe the gen 4 is the same size?
Comment by
Renaissance on Nov 09, 2022 10:03am
GEN 3 = 50 TPY = INCREASE OF 2500X FROM GEN 2 GEN 4 = 2500 TPY = INCREASE OF 50X FROM GEN 3
Comment by
GOGREENBABY on Nov 09, 2022 10:51am
Ah.... Thank you. So based on $10,000 a tonne HPQ will have some revenue even from the Gen 3 once they've tweaked it. Then the Gen 4 will be scaled and after that it'll just be copy and paste as Bernard puts it. Exciting times.
Comment by
IvanVanBeethoven on Nov 09, 2022 9:57am
Oh no, imminent! Hold your horses Kooo. The start of commercial production with Gen 4 will be mid 2025. In the meantime Gen 3 wil produce high purity Silicon. But nevertheless, it 's groundbreaking and I 'm sure that this achievement is still not well understood, let alone valued!!!
Comment by
IvanVanBeethoven on Nov 10, 2022 9:26am
Now that this very important hurdle has been cleared, I am very curious about the production yield of the Gen 3 and correlated purity of Si ... . Be prepared for the following major achievement!
Comment by
wasitreallyok on Nov 10, 2022 11:31am
The news release pattern for Gen 3 will be the same as it was for the smaller Gen 2.
Comment by
Koooo on Nov 10, 2022 1:10pm
Sweet. 2500 Gen 3. When the commercial plant Generation 4 is up and running it will be 50 times Generation 3 plant approximately. It really is like Bernard says serendipitous. Kooooo
Comment by
sparky5 on Nov 10, 2022 7:49pm
IVAN,just came across this on QTZ,begins pilot plant operations to HPQ silicon specifications and provides exploration ..update