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12 key industrial processes keep humanity progressing. Terraform has redesigned each to run off near-free solar energy and designed to be shipped anywhere. Giving resource-independence to everyone.

Cell

Key Industrial Processes

Flexible Demeanour, Drying Cell 3D render

Drying Cell

Flexible Demeanour

Kiln-dried timber, gypsum plaster, dried product

$55,900View Cell →
Nervous Energy, Thermal Cell, 1000 configuration 3D render

Thermal Cell, 1000

Nervous Energy

Quicklime, clinker, calcined clay, fired brick, pure CO₂

$78,100View Cell →
Lasting Damage, Thermal Cell, 1600 configuration 3D render

Thermal Cell, 1600

Lasting Damage

Rolled architectural glass, mineral wool, remelted metal

$111,900View Cell →
Frank Exchange Of Views, Arc Cell 3D render

Arc Cell

Frank Exchange Of Views

Ferroalloys, silicon, silicon carbide, graphite, cast steel

$89,750View Cell →
Determinist, Electro Cell, aqueous 3D render

Electro Cell, aqueous

Determinist

Hydrogen and oxygen, chlorine and caustic soda, cathode metal

$95,050View Cell →
Limiting Factor, Electro Cell, molten salt 3D render

Electro Cell, molten salt

Limiting Factor

Magnesium metal, rare earth metal, chlorine

$112,200View Cell →
Profit Margin, Catalytic Cell 3D render

Catalytic Cell

Profit Margin

Methane to pipeline specification, methanol

$109,800View Cell →
Clear Air Turbulence, Fluid Cell 3D render

Fluid Cell

Clear Air Turbulence

Carbon dioxide, oxygen at 90% purity, nitrogen at 99%

$98,350View Cell →
Attitude Adjuster, Mechanical Cell 3D render

Mechanical Cell

Attitude Adjuster

Graded aggregate, ground powder, sized alloy, prepared batch

$110,350View Cell →
Sleeper Service, Water Cell 3D render

Water Cell

Sleeper Service

Potable water, concentrated brine

$908,600View Cell →
Trade Surplus, Crystalliser Cell 3D render

Crystalliser Cell

Trade Surplus

Sodium chloride, bittern

$700,000View Cell →
Grey Area, Plasma Cell 3D render

Plasma Cell

Grey Area

Sorted elemental metals incl. rare earth and platinum group

$165,500+View Cell →

Factories

1MW Resource Factories

Construction resources

FactoryCellsFactory priceOutput per yearPaybackConventional
Aggregate2× Attitude Adjuster$973,75095,000 t graded aggregate5 yr$5–7
Timber DryingFlexible Demeanour$505,5008,900 t kiln-dried timber5 yr$18–25
Gypsum PlasterAttitude Adjuster, Flexible Demeanour$574,0004,222 t plaster5 yr$45–55
Calcined ClayAttitude Adjuster, Nervous Energy$200,6002,184 t SCM5 yr$35–45
BrickAttitude Adjuster, Flexible Demeanour, Nervous Energy$487,8002,289 t fired brick5 yr$55–70
LimeAttitude Adjuster, Nervous Energy$287,2501,677 t quicklime5 yr$60–75
CementAttitude Adjuster, Nervous Energy, Attitude Adjuster$973,0001,709 t blended cement5 yr$45–55
Mineral WoolLasting Damage, Flexible Demeanour$789,0501,056 t mineral wool5 yr$200–280
GlassAttitude Adjuster, Lasting Damage, Flexible Demeanour$984,8501,152 t architectural glass5 yr$280–350

Cement is sold on minimum viable scale: against delivered cement in remote locations, commonly $200 to $400 a tonne, it wins decisively.

Water

FactoryCellsFactory priceOutput per yearPaybackConventional
WaterSleeper Service$608,000316,667 m³ potable water, enough for 3,000 people5 yr$0.50–0.80
SaltTrade Surplus, Flexible Demeanour$604,2007,600 t washed dried salt5 yr$20–30

Industrial gases

FactoryCellsFactory priceOutput per yearPaybackConventional
NitrogenClear Air Turbulence$562,2006,786 t nitrogen at 99%5 yr$20–30
OxygenClear Air Turbulence$564,0005,758 t oxygen at 90%5 yr$25–40
Carbon DioxideClear Air Turbulence, Nervous Energy$690,700864 t carbon dioxide5 yr$400–600
HydrogenDeterminist$182,75032.8 t hydrogen at 30 bar, plus 262 t oxygen5 yrGrey $1.00–1.50

Hydrogen is below grey and four times better than green. Carbon dioxide is captured from air using the Factory’s own lime.

Metals

FactoryCellsFactory priceOutput per yearPaybackConventional
SteelAttitude Adjuster, Frank Exchange Of Views, Flexible Demeanour$2,015,3502,917 t cast steel5 yr$420–480
Manganese AlloyAttitude Adjuster, Frank Exchange Of Views$991,900515 t5 yr$650–850
Silicon CarbideAttitude Adjuster, Frank Exchange Of Views$353,100209 t5 yr$700–900
FerrochromeAttitude Adjuster, Frank Exchange Of Views$1,024,750475 t5 yr$900–1,200
FerrosiliconAttitude Adjuster, Frank Exchange Of Views$335,250198 t5 yr$800–1,000
GraphiteAttitude Adjuster, Frank Exchange Of Views$528,900140 t5 yr$1,200–1,600
SiliconAttitude Adjuster, Frank Exchange Of Views$433,050140 t5 yr$1,200–1,500
MagnesiumFlexible Demeanour, Limiting Factor$781,500104 t magnesium, 302 t chlorine5 yr$1,800–2,400
ZincNervous Energy, Determinist$1,458,200463 t cathode zinc5 yr$1,900–2,200
WasteAttitude Adjuster, Grey Area$1,108,00030.3 t sorted rare earth and PGM5 yr$8,000–12,000

Ferrochrome, ferrosilicon, manganese alloy, silicon carbide, silicon and graphite all use the same two Cells. Only the charge changes.

Fuel

FactoryCellsFactory priceOutput per yearPaybackConventional
MethaneDeterminist, Clear Air Turbulence, Nervous Energy, Profit Margin$251,50053.4 t pipeline methane5 yrGreen ~$37

Certified green methane clears at roughly $37 per gigajoule.

Materials

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For buyers who want the output without owning the plant, Terraform sells finished materials from Factories we operate. Everything in the tables above is available as supply, timber, plaster, brick, lime, cement, mineral wool, glass, industrial gases, hydrogen, silicon, magnesium, zinc and pipeline methane.

Offtake

Multi-year supply at a fixed price from a named Factory. Priced below the conventional column above.

Spot

Surplus output sold at the Factory gate, certified to the standards named on each Cell page.

Shell

Every Shell building is made entirely from these materials, the same supply, one step further downstream.

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