Our Milestones
2003
Founding of EPRO High Purity Silicon Ltd and launch of a lab in Shaoguan to study the reduction of high purity quartz ore via electrolysis
2010
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PCT filing on “A Method and Apparatus for Producing Silicon”
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Kicked-off project on conductive fabric at Polytechnic University of Hong Kong
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Kicked-off project on fiber polymer materials at Tiangong University
2015
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Founding of EPRO Industrial Ltd in Hong Kong and 连海汇 (惠州) 精密科技有限公司
for R&D and manufacturing of functional fibers and fabrics
2016
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Patent filed on our Si+
2017
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National phase patent filing of our Si+
2018
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Kicked-off project on optimisation of Hydrogen generation at City University of
Hong Kong -
Kicked-off project on the treatment of wastewater by membrane distillation at
City University of Hong Kong -
Obtained HKSAR government subsidy for a HKD7.5 million project, with 40%
cash rebate, setting up Si+ production line in Yuen Long
2019
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Launched pilot production facility in Yuen Long Industrial Estate (managed by HKSTP)
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Changed name from EPRO Industrial Ltd to EPRO Advance Technology Ltd, consolidating companies working on energy-related projects
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Obtained HKSAR government subsidy for a HKD1.5 million project, with 40%
cash rebate, to study the feasibility of a Hydrogen generator
2020
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Showcased Hydrogen generation demo kit at the Las Vegas Consumer
Electronics Show -
Sold the first batch of Si+ to customers in China and Japan
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HKSAR government funding approved for research on Si+ lithium-ion battery of
up to HKD12.6M -
Si+ patent rights allowed in the EU, Korea, and Japan
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Conductive textile patent rights allowed in Japan, China, and the USA
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Filed solid-state Hydrogen patent
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Presented our products at SNEC International Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology
Conference & Exhibition at Shanghai and Hydrogen Economy Conference in
Hong Kong -
Showcased our Hydrogen generation demo kit at UNDP Hydrogen Industry Conference at Foshan, Guangdong