Chapter 580: Project Point of Light

Shen Nuofei's performance in kindergarten is very good, and her strength crushes people of the same age, which is very similar to her father's experience.

At the same time, Shen Qi, who was compiling textbooks in the office, ushered in a special guest.

The man's surname is Ma, and he is a director of the Energy Agency.

"Academician Shen, I know that you love coffee, I went to the Caribbean on a business trip not long ago, and I brought you some Blue Mountain coffee beans, a little personal care, I hope Academician Shen likes it. "Director Ma was carrying a bag full of Blue Mountain coffee beans.

"Director Ma is too polite, but don't bring anything next time, we are disciplined. Shen Qi made a gesture to sit down. Imported Blue Mountain coffee is not cheap, and as a party member and cadre, Shen Qi must strictly abide by the party's discipline.

"That's that, that's. Director Ma smiled and put a little of his caution on Shen Qi's desk.

"Academician Shen has been quite busy lately, right? I went to listen to your center's report on the unified local model of mathematics, which is very exciting! I personally think that in view of Academician Shen's repeated achievements in mathematics that have attracted worldwide attention, the IMU should award you the Fields Medal for the second time. Director Ma said from the bottom of his heart, after all, he is the director of the hall, and his speaking level is high.

"Whether it's a Philippine Prize or a Nobel Prize, it doesn't matter to me. Shen Qi said calmly.

"That's that, now you're going to accept the award, it's to give them face. It was my realm that was too low that made Academician Shen smile. "The director of the hall is also a senior cadre, and he has nothing to do in the Three Treasures Palace, and Director Ma came to visit in person, presumably not simply to send coffee beans.

However, after chatting, Director Ma didn't say why he came, he praised Shen Qi vigorously, as if he was a fan brother who saw an idol.

Shen Qi is busy, and the hall director will not be idle.

Shen Qi knew that Director Ma must have something to say, but Director Ma didn't take the initiative to enter the topic, and Shen Qi was inconvenient to ask more.

"At the age of 20, I was desperate to win a major award and be recognized. Really, if I hadn't been given a Fields Medal that year, I probably wouldn't have been able to hold on. Shen Qi felt something, and said: "I am thirty-one years old this year, fame and fortune are no longer the most important things for me, I just want to do more meaningful things for the country and the people in my lifetime." ”

"The backbone of the country is admirable!" Director Ma was in awe, and then said: "I can't hide it, Academician Shen, I took the liberty to bother this time precisely because the country and the people need you. ”

"Director Ma, let's not go around and go straight to the dry goods. Shen Qi smiled, he guessed that the director of the Energy Agency came to visit and should want to discuss energy issues with him.

"The dry goods are here, please review them by Academician Shen. Director Ma took out a USB flash drive and handed it to Shen Qi very solemnly.

Shen Qi took the USB flash drive and plugged it into the computer, Director Ma moved a chair to sit behind Shen Qi, and the two looked at Shen Qi's computer screen together.

There is only one PPT file in the USB flash drive, and Shen Qi clicked on the file.

Shen Qi quickly browsed the PPT, and he was a little surprised: "The point of light plan...... If I remember correctly, the chief scientist of this project is Academician Han, right?"

There are many academicians in China, and each academician who is fighting in the front-line scientific research position is responsible for different scientific research projects.

Out of secrecy, Shen Qi did not know the specific details of the project that other academicians were responsible for, and the same was true for other academicians.

Academician Han is an academician of the Academy of Engineering, and Shen Qi's friendship with him is ordinary.

Before seeing this PPT, Shen Qi had heard of Academician Han's "Light Point Plan" as the chief scientist, but he didn't know the specific research and development progress and test status of the "Light Point Plan".

At this moment, the PPT of the phased report of the "Point of Light Project" was presented in front of Shen Qi's eyes.

Shen Qi is not from the "Light Point Project" project team, does he think it is a bit inappropriate for Director Ma to do this?

Director Ma said with a wry smile: "That's right, the 'Light Point Project' is an important project in charge of our Energy Agency, and Academician Han is the chief scientist of this program. However, Academician Han is very old, and he has recently been in poor health and has been hospitalized...... Academician Shen, let's read this interim report in its entirety first. ”

The "Point of Light Project" is a huge project of the century, and Chinese scientists began to demonstrate its feasibility 20 years ago, and now it has entered the experimental stage.

With the deterioration of the ecological environment, the application of new energy can no longer stay in the stage of small scale and small scope.

For the tiny human race, there is a natural resource that will be inexhaustible and environmentally friendly for the foreseeable future.

That's solar energy.

Solar power generation, to be precise, should be photovoltaic power generation, is a scientific research field that scientists from all over the world are concerned about.

Some countries, including China, have already built photovoltaic power plants.

Photovoltaic power plants use heliostats and high-temperature photovoltaic cells to convert solar energy into electricity, but the cost of erecting a large number of giant heliostat condensers on the ground is very high.

The high cost is one thing, but the most important thing is that ground-mounted photovoltaic power plants are limited by the bottleneck of light intensity, but also by day and night.

So a great idea was born--- "Point of Light Project".

The core technical concept of the "Light Point Project" is to launch 120 small satellites into geosynchronous orbit, and the fluid plane composed of them forms a synchronous orbit mirror. The fluid planes controlled by the individual satellites are connected in a bendable arc in a synchronous orbit to reflect sunlight to the ground and focus.

The cost of this huge project of the century is certainly much higher than that of a ground-mounted photovoltaic power station using heliostats.

However, the Light Point Project focuses 400 times the average light intensity of natural light through the reflection satellites, and it is not limited by day and night.

The capacity of the ground-mounted power stations is estimated to be more than 50 million kilowatts, while the capacity of the Three Gorges Power Station on the Yangtze River is less than 20 million kilowatts.

The 50 million kilowatt "Light Point Project" solar power plant is a giant in power generation, equivalent to more than double the installed capacity of the world's largest hydropower plant.

Therefore, the state approved the "Light Point Project", and Chinese scientists spent 20 years doing demonstrations, feasibility studies, and establishing technical theoretical foundations, and now the "Light Point Project" has finally entered the substantive experimental stage.

However, the "Point of Light" project, which has cost countless manpower, material and financial resources, encountered a technical problem in the pilot stage.

If this problem cannot be properly resolved, it will be impossible for 120 reflecting satellites to go to the sky, and it will be useless to go to the sky.

With this question, Director Ma found Shen Qi.

Director Ma stood up and said in the most sincere attitude: "Academician Shen, you also know that the 'Light Point Project' is related to the interests of the country and the well-being of the people. Our hard work over the past 20 years must not be in vain, the youth of an entire generation of scientists...... Therefore, I also ask Academician Shen to help us solve this technical problem. ”