Hi Bernard,

While I try to remain patient for news, I thought I'd ask if you can comment on the startup of the Gen2 plant, which has been operational for over a month now.  To quote the HPQ October 16th news release:

The first key millstones of the program being:

• Successfully operating the Gen 2 Purevap™ in a semi-continuous feed mode over multiple test cycles;
• Successfully tapping the Silicon Metal from the Gen 2 Purevap™, over multiple test cycles

Reading this, my questions are - is Gen2 operating in semi-continuous mode as anticipated? 

Can we expect any results from this first round of testing, or will results be released once the feed is switched to high-purity feedstock?  

And lastly, is the pic below what the Purevap machine looks like?

Thanks for your time!

Duff