 PyroGenesis Canada Inc announced that its Gen3 PUREVAP Quartz Reduction Reactor QRR pilot plant has completed its month-long power-up process, acknowledging a press release from its technology partner HPQ Silicon Inc. The QRR plant, the first prototype of its kind, is now testing its ground-breaking one-step transformation of quartz into high-purity silicon with a series of optimization and repeatability tests, the company said. Completing the power-up and initiating operational testing of the pilot plant represents a major milestone in our relationship with HPQ and demonstrates our commitment to advancing the PUREVAP project while also underscoring our ability and dedication to bring real-world concepts from the lab to commercialization, PyroGenesis CEO Peter Pascali said in a statement. 