The Nolan brothers wanted to experience the atmosphere inside and outside the casinos of Las Vegas, so they stayed in Las Vegas. Martin also stayed at a ranch in Bunkerwell to collect wind. No need for Link hospitality.

In the evening, McCully and Martha both came to Hans's Farm.

Link called McCully and Martha in the hope of registering a charitable foundation as soon as possible. He intended to have McCully be the legal advisor to the fund, while Martha was temporarily in charge of the fund's operations.

"I'm going to put in 50 million dollars. It is planned to build a low-rent community that can accommodate 1,000 homeless families. ”

"That would require us to buy a piece of land and build some buildings to provide a low-rent temporary home for homeless families," he demanded. ”

"Why isn't it free, Link? If you still charge rent, it's not good for you or your fund. Martha objected.

Link explained: "Homelessness is usually not about not having any income, they just don't have enough income for them to rent. He paused and said. "I'm also not going to charge them too much rent, ten dollars a month. Collecting their rent is to give them some dignity. I just want families to feel like they're not living in a shelter. ”

"I think I see what you mean. Martha thought for a moment and nodded. "Ten dollars is not really rent, but it does make them pay rent. ”

Link continued: "Yes. However, they have to take on some of the communal cleaning work in the community, while adhering to the community's schedule. In addition, we are accommodating families with children under the age of 12. Each family can rent an apartment of 40 to 50 square meters. There should be some children's play facilities in the community. ”

"To accomplish your plan, I think we need to buy a lot of land. Martha thought for a moment and said. "Then build some prefabricated buildings. That not only saves time but also costs. ”

Link nodded and said, "My request is that thirty million for the purchase of land and buildings, and twenty million for maintenance expenses. The average family spends no more than $300 per month, mainly to provide them with food and keep their children healthy. ”

"OK, I'll get Miller to calculate the cost. ”

"I'll leave it to you on the legal side. McCully. Discuss anything. ”

Link sends the two away. He looked back and thought about it for a moment. Fifty million is indeed a lot, but his income should be a lot this year, so it should be regarded as paying taxes in advance.

And there are some hidden benefits for him to do so. The first is that his reputation will improve. At the same time, he can gain some character value. Although there will not be many, there should be some every day.

He hadn't gained usable character value for a long time. Except for the IRS time, he was losing money almost every day.

If he starts doing sustained charity, it should allow him to continue to gain character value. Even if it can't completely make up for the shortfall, at least it can reduce the deficit, so that he can continue to "plague for thousands of years".

Of course, that would also give him peace of mind.

The Nolan brothers and Martin stayed in Nevaa for three days. After their collection operation, they returned to Hollywood together. And their film doesn't know when it will start shooting.

Sending them away, Link began to pay attention to his wind project.

Paul Brown moves fast. After getting Link's application for the project, it took less than a week to push for a hearing in the state legislature.

The hearing was a formality.

Link made a trip to Renault and quickly got approval for the project. He can now start his wind power project in two other locations.

Just as he thought, though. He had only then sent out an invitation to Huaxin to conduct field wind surveys of Baker Farm and Fairville Farm, the military base he had just bought after the main peak of the mountain range to the east, and to discuss Hans Farm's wind farm with Huaxin.

In fact, he was approached by people from General Electric, Vestas and Siemens before the project hearings began. Those three wind power companies have been the main players in the US wind power market. They account for at least 90 percent of wind turbine sales in the United States, and Huaxin has also landed on the beach in the United States, accounting for 3 percent of the installed capacity last year.

There are no more than two ways for U.S. wind power manufacturers to seize market volume, one is patents and the other is technical parameters.

However, in the context of the vigorous development of wind power technology in various countries, the technology of the United States no longer occupies an advantage. Neither of these can limit foreign producers from competing in the U.S. wind market.

In fact, GE's market share in the U.S. home market is also being tossed away by Vestas.

Vestas is also a good choice, but Link prefers Huaxin.

In fact, many wind turbine manufacturers are building factories in China. For example, GE's main components are produced in Europe or China.

Therefore, he chose China's wind turbines, there is no technical disadvantage, and it may even be better.

His recent way to deal with strange calls is: hang up if you don't connect. The man did not leave the Hans farm.

Paul Brown made a phone call: "Link, GE found me." ”

Without him having to explain, Link immediately replied, "Mr. Brown, there is no possibility of communication between me and GE! ”

"Well, I'll tell them in your exact words. In addition, I would like you to give due consideration to U.S. companies or companies that have investments in the U.S. Of course, this is just a suggestion. ”

Link didn't go into the nitty-gritty of him, saying just that, "I'll choose the best supplier for me." ”

In this case, he ushered in the technical team of Huaxin Company. They came to Hans Farm mainly to discuss with him the specific plan for the construction of the wind farm at Hans Farm.

Team Leader Du is still the leader of this team.

He took out a lot of information and told Link about Huaxin's existing wind turbines suitable for Hans Farm: "Link, the terrain of Hans Farm is high in the west and low in the east. For the western highlands, we recommend that you use 1,500 kW to 2,000 kW units. If it is a 1,500 kilowatt unit, according to the data we have obtained, the capacity factor will be around 43%, while for a 2,000 kilowatt unit, it may only be about 36%. ”

Link did the math and said, "So, the power generation is still two thousand kilowatts of electricity per year, and the wind is more?"

The so-called capacity factor is the ratio between the actual power generation of the generator set in a year and the theoretical maximum power generation of the installed capacity. In other words, the capacity of the generator assembly machine is not 100% usable. Even the most stable nuclear power is only about 98%, thermal power is relatively high, but it is usually between 70% and 80%, and hydropower is usually not more than 60%.

The lowest is still a photovoltaic generator set, which usually does not reach 30%.

The capacity factor of wind turbines is not high, which means how much installed capacity of wind turbines will be wasted every year. 43% of 1,500 kilowatts is about 645 kilowatts of average power generation capacity. And 36% of 2,000 kilowatts is equivalent to 720 kilowatts. That number is actually how many kilowatt-hours of electricity a wind turbine can produce per hour on average.

Team Leader Du said: "That's right, it's really higher. But the construction cost is also higher, and if you install a two-kilowatt unit, we recommend that you install only forty-eight. If it's fifteen hundred, we'd recommend that you install fifty-six. ”

Link thought for a moment, but instead the total amount of electricity generated by installing 1,500 kilowatts would be higher, and the cost would be lower. He nodded and said, "Then I'll choose the unit of 1,500 kava." ”

"Good. Then let's move on to the east of the farm. In these places, we propose to install a 500 kW unit. ”

"If you install units like that, what will be their capacity factor?"

“38%。 But Link, we have a suggestion. Team Leader Du took a look at the deputy team leader who was obviously the manager of Huaxin Company and said. "We proposed to install a 110-metre column at the Hans farm. That is, the height of the wind turbine is 110 meters in the air. ”

Link was stunned for a moment when he heard this height, and said, "Isn't it usually seventy to eighty meters?"

"Yes. Usually that height. However, if a height of 110 meters is used, the capacity of the Hanse farm unit will be increased by 2 to 3.5 percent. ”

"How much does it cost to add to the column, and how safe is it?" Hundreds of tons of things are pushed up more than 100 meters above the air, and they have to bear huge thrust. That's not a joke.

"Each one needs to add $50,000. The security is quite reliable. ”

If safety is fine, Link agrees: "Yes. ”

"According to your regulations, the requirements for the installation of units within a hundred meters of the residential area are not allowed. Eighty units can be installed in the western part of the farm. ”

"So how much is the total investment?"

"According to the average price of wind turbine installation in the United States, it is $1,590 per kilowatt. We can settle with you at a price of $1,500/kW. Team Leader Du calculated and said. "Hanse Farm needs to install a total of 124,000 kilowatts of installed capacity, which will cost a total of 186 million US dollars. The $6.8 million needed to raise the column was $194.8 million in total. ”

That's nearly $200 million. Link nodded and said, "I accept this price in principle! How long will the construction period take?"

"We can promise to do it in a year and a half. ”

Link nodded and said, "Okay, the detailed contract, we'll deal with it later." Now let's talk about wind surveys in three other places. ”

"Three? Isn't it Baker Ranch and Fairway Peak Farm? "What else is there?" Leader Du had only made plans before, and they had done some basic research on them.

Link smiled and said, "In addition to those two places, I have the right to use a sea area in the northwest corner of Huazhou. Wind resources also seem to be quite abundant there, and I would like to install some wind turbines along the coast and in shallow waters. ”

Hearing this, not only Team Leader Du, but also the entire team of Huaxin Company smiled.

If wind turbines are the most profitable, it is, of course, offshore wind power. Offshore wind turbines are usually high-power. The higher the power of a single unit, the more profitable it will be for them to produce and install a wind turbine.

"Of course, that's no problem. Although they were only invited to go to the field for a survey now, Huaxin also realized that Link seemed to be leaning towards them.

In their opinion, it was because of Link's bloodline.