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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

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Since

2010

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Team

30+

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Patents

8

History

Founding Idea

JPM Silicon GmbH is based on a first patent for the production of silicon

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2010

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GreenTec Award

Best Young Researcher

2011

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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

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2012

From production to recycling

In addition to the extraction, the recycling of silicon is becoming the focus of the company.

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2014

2016

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Start Green Award

Winner Green-Tec start-ups

Technology developer &

service provider

New start as technology developer and service provider

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2018

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EIT RawMaterials

2nd winner

Asia-Pacific as a

future market

Establishment of a branch office in Hong Kong for market access in Asia-Pacific

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2019

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InnoAlliance

Winner Clean Tech

Entry into recycling of solar modules

Foundation of SOLAR MATERIALS GmbH for the recycling of solar modules

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2021

Construction of the first recycling line for silicon

Foundation of Circular Silicon Europe GmbH for the recycling of silicon

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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.

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Dr. Jan Philipp Mai

Founder & CEO

Florian Haase

Project Engineer

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Katalin Weinreich

Corporate Services

Saskia Plümer

PR, Communication & Brand

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Patrick Motzek

Project Assistant

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Lena Karstens

People & Workflow

Niklas Beller

Media Production

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Samuel Liebich

Finance & Controlling

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Noni

Office Dog

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