Impending solar grade silcon process produces 75% less carbon than conventional

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This is a company press release, so take that for what it is, but the company doing the work does have contracts with the U.S. military. A one step process that doesn't use chemicals to purify the silicon to solar grade is an added bonus. I looked up the company that put out the press release and they're a small Quebec mining exploration firm.

Montreal, Quebec, Canada / TheNewswire / March 15, 2016 - Uragold (TSX Venture: UBR) is pleased to announce the results of a carbon footprint analysis evaluating the environmental impact of its PUREVAP(TM) QVR process versus the conventional Siemens1 process to make polycrystalline solar-grade (Sg) Silicon Metal.

The study was conducted by PyroGenesis Canada Inc. ("PCI&quot , a clean-Tech company that designs, develops, manufacture and commercializes plasma waste-to-energy systems, plasma torch products and the PUREVAP(TM) Quartz Vaporization Reactor (QVR).

GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS LOWERED BY 75% - SIGNIFICANT ADVANTAGES

The analysis2 shows that the PUREVAP(TM) QVR process would generate 14.1 kg CO2 eq/Kg SG Si, while the Siemens process normally generates 54.0 kg CO2 eq/Kg SG Si of emissions.

http://www.stockhouse.com/news/press-releases/2016/03/15/uragold-carbon-footprint-from-impending-solar-grade-silicon-metal-process

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1. Just an update on this previous post

The company, Uragold, has changed their name to HPQ-Silicon resources and have, today, issued the following press release that they have advanced to procuring a 200 metric ton per year pilot plant. The advantage of this process is it is a one step process to achieve solar grade (or better...purity testing is ongoing) silicon metal, eliminating the need for harmful chemicals to purify as in the current system. Less chemicals, a quarter of the greenhouse gas to produce the same quantity of metal, and lower cost to produce. This should be a catalyst for even further solar expansion.

And for full disclosure, I now own some of the stock of the company.

http://web.tmxmoney.com/article.php?newsid=5248810358702220&qm_symbol=HPQ