About Us
JPM Silicon develops and implements technologies for the production, refinement and recycling of silicon. Today, silicon is an indispensable raw material in our society: as an alloying element, in chemical products or in solar cells and computer chips. The production is energy-intensive and associated with indirect and direct CO2 emissions.
Our long-term goal is the production of CO2-neutral silicon. Our focus is on silicon for solar cells - and thus a truly green energy supply.
Quick Facts
Group of Companies
Since
2010
Team
30+
Patents
8
History
Founding Idea
JPM Silicon GmbH is based on a first patent for the production of silicon
2010
GreenTec Award
Best Young Researcher
2011
Weconomy
Winner - Organizer Wissensfabrik e.V.
From the laboratory to
the pilot plant
The first prototypes are created at the Braunschweig site financed by venture capital
2012
From production to recycling
In addition to the extraction, the recycling of silicon is becoming the focus of the company.
2014
2016
Start Green Award
Winner Green-Tec start-ups
Technology developer &
service provider
New start as technology developer and service provider
2018
EIT RawMaterials
2nd winner
Asia-Pacific as a
future market
Establishment of a branch office in Hong Kong for market access in Asia-Pacific
2019
InnoAlliance
Winner Clean Tech
Entry into recycling of solar modules
Foundation of SOLAR MATERIALS GmbH for the recycling of solar modules
2021
Construction of the first recycling line for silicon
Foundation of Circular Silicon Europe GmbH for the recycling of silicon
2022
Sale of second life solar modules
Better Sol GmbH distributes tested Second-Life solar modules
Our Team
Since his school days, JPM Silicon founder Dr.-Ing. Jan-Philipp Mai (35) has been passionate about solar energy. He was particularly fascinated by silicon, the raw material that solar cells use to convert sunlight into electricity.
Like a thread, the topic runs from the first "Jugend forscht" competitions in 2001, through his mechanical engineering studies and doctorate. A first patent application laid the foundation for the founding of the company.
Since then, the team has been developing innovative technologies under the brand JPM Silicon along the entire value chain - so that solar cells not only deliver green electricity, but are also produced sustainably.
Patrick Motzek
Project Assistant
Lena Karstens
People & Workflow
Niklas Beller
Media Production
Samuel Liebich
Finance & Controlling
Noni
Office Dog
