HPQ GEN3 PUREVAPTM QRR PILOT PLANT R&D TESTING PROGRAM ADVANCING ON SCHEDULE
The GEN3 PUREVAPTM QRR Pilot plant is a first-of-its-kind, state of the art prototype comprised of multiple systems that must operate under harsh conditions, extremely high temperatures and under vacuum. With the systems integration now completed, the next milestones in PyroGenesis' meticulous approach are:
a) Reactor start-up, a duration of about one (1) month will be allocated to this phase,
b) Four (4) process improvement tests, a duration of about two (2) months will be allocated to this phase, and
c) Operating the GEN3 QRR continuously, with non-stop production, during the remaining time.
As with all R&D projects, particularly with new process technology, the timeline is subject to change. PyroGenesis is confident that the program will allow HPQ to validate and quantify the previously completed GEN1 and GEN2 PUREVAPTM QRR testing phase results:
i. Produce Silicon (Si) material of higher purity than any traditional processes, in a single step1,
ii. That it can do so from raw material sources without the need for extremely pure feedstock as required by conventional processes2,
iii. That it only requires 4.5 MT of raw material to make 1 MT of Silicon versus the 6 MT required by conventional processes2, a 25% reduction,
iv. That it can do so at a lower cost advantage versus all traditional Silicon producers2.
Furthermore, once process improvement tests start (see point b above), HPQ will commence:
1. Using the Si produced for downstream testing and production of HPQ high-value-add products,
2. Providing samples to potential off-takers to allow for product customization,
3. Planning the deployment of commercial - scale production systems (PUREVAP QRR 4.0) capable of producing 2,500 tonnes per year of high purity silicon material.
'Some investors will question our need to allocate about a month to the PUREVAPTM GEN3 QRR pilot plant reactor startup, but they need to realize that the GEN3 is a scaled-up version of our GEN1 and
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Silicon (Si), also known as silicon metal, is one of today's key strategic materials needed for the decarbonization of the economy and the Renewable Energy Revolution ('RER'). However, silicon does not exist in its pure state and must be extracted from quartz (SiO2) in what has historically been a capital and energy-intensive process.
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1. the PUREVAPTM 'Quartz Reduction Reactors' (QRR), an innovative process (patent granted in
2. Through its 100% owned subsidiary,
3. Through its second 100% owned subsidiary,
HPQ is also a technology development company interested in developing hydrogen-based ventures, that could be complementary to the QRR efforts. Currently, HPQ is evaluating two different approaches to reach this goal, those being:
1. Working with Swiss based company EBH2 Systems SAS on their proprietary process to manufacture Green Hydrogen via electrolysis, and
2. Developing HPQ's own processes of making hydrogen via hydrolysis of nanosilicon materials made by our PUREVAPTM (NSiR).
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