Chapter 349 Investment (2)

"Brother Cao, can you tell us more about the topic of your solar energy research?"

Li Zhiyang also wants to learn more about the project, especially in solar energy, although he is not a member of the scientific community, but he has received a higher education. 『』

In addition, he is also interested in this solar thing, so he wants to know more about solar energy.

"Okay, then I'll tell you what we think, you also know the problem of solar energy, countries around the world have been studying it for many years, but it is still very difficult to really promote, the main reason is that the cost is too high. ”

So Cao Guang began to explain to Li Zhiyang some of their ideas on the use of solar energy, which can be regarded as a scientific popularization for them.

Although he still didn't believe that Li Zhiyang could come up with so much money, he felt that it didn't hurt to explain to Li Zhiyang, at least it could be regarded as promoting the concept of their products.

"In fact, the distance of solar power generation is to assemble some devices that can convert light energy into electrical energy, accept the irradiation of sunlight, and then directly convert sunlight into electrical energy for use. For example, monocrystalline silicon, polycrystalline silicon, when receiving sunlight, the energy of photons is transferred to silicon atoms, resulting in the transfer of electrons, becoming free electrons on both sides of the p-n junction to form a potential difference, when the external circuit is turned on, under the action of the voltage, there will be a current flowing through the external circuit to produce a certain output power. The essence of this process is the conversion of photon energy into electrical energy. ”

Cao Guang first told Li Zhiyang about the principle of solar power generation.

"However, at present, the human world has been plagued by some natural conditions in the application of solar energy, such as solar power generation, which requires a huge floor area, and also has to collect the four seasons of the year, the change of solar irradiation, and some natural phenomena, such as cloudy days, rain, snow, and strong winds, will affect solar power generation. ”

Cao Guang continued, he had popularized a lot of scientific knowledge to Li Zhiyang and Nancy today, and at this time he also felt a little thirsty, so he stopped, took a sip of water, and then continued. 『』

"And at present, the raw materials required for solar energy conversion into electrical energy are also a huge problem, such as the raw materials of gallium arsenide semiconductor and gallium antimonide semiconductor superimposed in the United States, the light energy conversion rate is the highest, almost 36%, which is almost equivalent to the conversion rate of thermal power, but you must know that the cost is too high, so many civilian projects cannot be used at all, so it can only be used on space satellites. ”

Cao Guang explained to Li Zhiyang the main reason for the high cost of solar power generation.

"So, it's hard to develop this raw material?"

Li Zhiyang felt that he had heard the door a little, so he asked out loud.

"At this time, of course, for example, Edison has done thousands of experiments in order to develop a material suitable for incandescent lamps and filaments, and finally found tungsten as a suitable material, and since then the era of electricity has really arrived. The same is true for the raw materials for our solar power generation, which require countless experiments to find the most suitable raw materials. ”

Cao Guang told Li Zhiyang about the problems they were currently encountering.

"Our biggest challenge at the moment is to find the most suitable raw material for solar power generation out of thousands of raw materials. ”

Cao Guang continued.

"So you haven't done anything about it right now?"

When Li Zhiyang heard this, his heart was a little cold, if they kept looking for it, they really didn't know when they would find it.

"Yes, but we've eliminated a lot of them through elimination, plus we've experimented with a lot of raw materials before, so we still have hundreds of experiments left to do, and we'll filter out the most suitable one out of them. ”

Cao Guang continued to explain to Li Zhiyang.

"Are you so sure, you will definitely be able to find the right one?" Li Zhiyang was a little puzzled, knowing that these experiments may not all be successful, in case they fail, Cao Guang and they may not be able to find any suitable raw materials. 『』

We will compare these, tens of thousands of raw materials that we have experimented with, and the photoelectric conversion ratio with the market price, so that we can select the most suitable raw material, and the photoelectric conversion ratio is high, and the market price will not be too high. Once this raw material is identified, the cost of solar power generation will be greatly reduced. ”

Cao Guang hurriedly explained to Li Zhiyang where their confidence came from.

When Li Zhiyang heard this, he understood it, so he nodded.

"Then how much do you estimate that the cost of solar power can be reduced?"

Li Zhiyang is still more concerned about the issue of cost.

"According to my estimates, it's about 5 cents per kilowatt-hour, which is even cheaper than wind power. Cao Guang is familiar with this project, and some data he came out of his mouth, after all, he spent three years on this project.

"What? It's cheap?" Li Zhiyang was also surprised.

Although he had not participated in any solar power generation projects in his previous life, he knew that solar power generation was not so simple.

Otherwise, such a profitable industry would have become big in the Celestial Empire.

At that time, he watched the lecture on solar power generation on TV, and he remembered most clearly that the reason why solar power generation was not popularized was because the cost was too high!

At this time, he heard such an amazing data from Cao Guang's mouth, could he not be surprised?

"Hehe, this is just theoretical data, if the experiment goes well, this cost value should be lower than the prediction we have made now. ”

Cao Guang looked at Li Zhiyang's surprised appearance and was very proud. Li Zhiyang's surprise is actually an acknowledgment of his scientific research project, and this kind of pleasure is exactly what a scientific madman like him is pursuing.

"Really?" Li Zhiyang was once again suppressed by Cao Guang. 『』

If that's the case, wouldn't you be going to make a big deal?

"Well, you also know that in fact, this solar generator is about some battery elements that can convert light energy into electrical energy, assembled together, so that they are smoothly unfolded and irradiated by sunlight, so as to achieve the purpose of converting light energy into electrical energy, but we have also made some redesigns for such a battery structure this time. If we can find a better material this time, we will make these crystal particles into tiny spheres and lay them on tin foil, which will have an excellent effect on the malleability of the material, and can compete for the solar energy absorption ability of the panel. “

Cao Guang explained to Li Zhiyang the concept of their involvement.

It is true that he is engaged in scientific research, and it is really remarkable that such details can be noticed! Li Zhiyang pondered.

"In that case, how much do you estimate the conversion rate can be increased by such a design?"

Li Zhiyang asked casually, in his life, he has been doing his own company, and he feels that no matter what, it is better to be able to quantify it.

This is also the place where many enterprises of the Celestial Empire are easy to ignore, and it is also the place where we are most worthy of learning and learning from large foreign companies.

Because of the quantification in many places, it is easy to understand some basic information, so that the development of the enterprise is also a positive, scientific and rigorous attitude.

In this way, it is easy to make the most favorable judgment about your decision.

"According to our estimates, if everything goes well, the efficiency of the panels produced in this way can be increased to at least 50% when converting light energy into electrical energy, and this figure may be even higher if we choose the materials well. Zhiyang, you know, if that's the case, we're likely to lead a revolution in science and technology!"

When he said these words, Cao Guang's face and eyes were full of excitement!

After all, he is in charge of the project with one hand and one foot, and he is very optimistic about the prospects of this project, and he himself is one of the people who knows the most about the advanced "nature" of this scientific research achievement. 『』

Li Zhiyang also understood Cao Guang's consciousness, in today's world, everyone understands enough that in fact, resources are the most important.

Especially natural resources!

Human society, as early as the beginning of the industrial revolution, has begun to get rid of the "superstition" of ancient witchcraft and religion.

Entering the era of science, it can be said that the development of mankind in the last 200 years is the history of the development of science.

Today, when human beings pay more and more attention to science, natural resources have become an indispensable and inevitable factor for human development.

Now, with the excessive exploitation of nature by human beings, many natural resources on the earth have fallen into a state of imminent depletion.

For example, the blood "fluid" of modern industry, oil!

After the second industrial revolution and the electrification era, the importance of oil is self-evident!

At present, the oil resources on the earth are only enough for us to use for 50 years, and the standard of modern human life is electrical appliances.

Without electricity, the civilization of human society will be paralyzed immediately!

Therefore, as early as the time when oil resources were not exhausted, human beings began to worry about the future era without oil.

Human scientists are now racking their brains to figure out how to use some clean energy that can be used for a long time and will not be exhausted.

This solar energy is definitely the most important one.

However, due to the previous technology, as well as cost and price factors, the application of solar energy has not been able to be promoted.

Therefore, this is also one of the topics that human scientists want to tackle most after entering the 21st century.

Now Cao Guang said that their technology is about to overcome this problem, although this project is not favored by MIT! But they still have confidence in this project, just like the words that later generations of Celestial Empire people like to say on the Internet, this pregnancy is like pregnancy, and it can only be seen after a long time. 『』

What's more, Cao Guang started this project from scratch, personally led a group of people, and studied it for three years, and they poured countless efforts into this project in these three years, so he is the person who has the most say in this project.

Although Li Zhiyang didn't dare to believe all what Cao Guang said, he still felt that the real "sex" was very big.

If what Cao Guang said can really be realized, then there is no need to talk about the desalination technology in the future, and the solar energy conversion technology alone is unlimited.

You must know that although the Celestial Empire is not a country lacking electricity now, but today, with the energy conservation and environmental protection of Long Island, this solar energy technology is definitely worth developing and utilizing.

Because this will surely become the mainstream of human science and technology development, Li Zhiyang is even more interested in the project mentioned by Cao Guang.

If Cao Guang and the others make a breakthrough in the solar project, it will not only be this desalination technology, but also this solar power generation technology.

In fact, Li Zhiyang is now confident about this project, because he really doesn't worry about the lack of electrical energy.

Of course, these come from his memories of his previous life, Li Zhiyang remembers it very clearly, it was in his previous life in 09 years, once when he was watching TV, he accidentally noticed a program on a court station.

This program is about wind power generation, you must know that after the current position, it is very advocating economic transformation, as well as the development of sustainable, renewable, energy-saving and environmentally friendly green "color" energy.

So in '04 and '05, there were a lot of people with vision who set their sights on wind power generation projects.

You must know that the technology of wind power generation is relatively mature in the world, and many developed countries in the world are using wind power generation.

The origin of wind power generation is also derived from solar energy, you must know that on the earth, only 2% of solar energy is converted into wind energy, but this wind energy is ten times larger than the largest storage of water energy on the earth.

According to the introduction on TV at the time, the use of wind energy is mainly power generation, and wind power generation is the fastest growing in the new and renewable energy industry, with an annual increase of 35%.

The United States, Italy and Germany are growing by more than 50% annually. Wind power already accounts for 3% of electricity generation in Germany, and more than 10% of total electricity generation in Denmark.

The global installed wind power capacity has reached more than 25,000m, which can meet the electricity needs of 15 million households, that is, 38 million people, and only accounts for more than 70% of the world's total installed wind power capacity in Europe alone.

After 04,05 years, the wind power industry of the Celestial Empire has also developed rapidly. In eastern Guangdong, Fujian Province, northern Liaoning, and Inner Mongolia, as many as 26 wind power plants have been established.

In the first few years, the annual growth rate was more than 50%, but then this momentum gradually stopped.

You know, in the south has not reached the height of summer, many provinces and cities, are at the moment of power rationing, why don't we vigorously develop this renewable, clean and environmentally friendly new energy?

This problem is still at the root, because everyone also knows that in our great Celestial Empire, this electricity is a state monopoly.

And this is a disadvantage, many wind power plants built in the country at that time were basically invested and built by some private individuals or investment banks.

These investors have devoted themselves to this industry because of the prospect of wind power generation in the Celestial Empire, as well as the expectations for the development of new energy.

But they have to face a problem, that is, the power company is monopolized by the state, and the Celestial Empire is just a state grid company.

Aren't you privately run wind farms competing with them for jobs once they generate electricity?

Well, since you don't know how to lift, that's easy to do!

If you want to connect to the grid and sell electricity to the vast number of people, you have to go through the network of the State Grid.

Do you want to have a 'listing fee', or do you have to set the price?

At that time, under the program report of the imperial court station, the shady curtain was revealed layer by layer, the national grid, because it dominates the pricing power of this electricity, so the electricity generated by many wind power plants cannot be connected to the grid because the price cannot be negotiated with the national grid, and in this way, it is wasted.

At the same time, the State Grid Corporation of China continues to vigorously use backward and polluting energy-intensive thermal power.

In the south, some cities with large populations and developed industries have to endure the pain of power rationing every midsummer.

Therefore, because of this wind power generation, it does not make money at all, and many enterprises have gradually withdrawn, or are half-dead to maintain their operations.

The development of wind power generation in the Celestial Empire has slowly eased down, and there has even been a tendency to stagnate in recent years.

So when Li Zhiyang listened to Cao Guang say that the biggest problem facing their desalination project now is the clean energy needed for this desalination, he was not worried at all.

He pondered, is it a big deal to build a few wind farms on his own, and be self-sufficient?

Anyway, I don't plan to sell these wind power plants to others, as long as they can supply this desalination plant.

And according to the current scientific research, the most abundant wind resources are on the seaside, especially on some isolated islands!

At that time, if he really wants to launch this project, the site will also be by the sea, so why not invest more and build a few wind farms by the sea?

Now, after Cao Guang has mentioned their solar plan, Li Zhiyang is more confident in the project.

In his opinion, although this project is a comprehensive "sexual" project, this desalination and the solar energy part that Cao Guang is now studying can even be split into two parts.

Every part is ok and brings him great benefits.

Li Zhiyang's confidence in this project has swelled to the extreme at this time, and besides, even if Cao Guang wants to conduct research, how much money can they use?

Give him 1 billion, and he won't be able to use it up, but the benefits brought by this project in the future will be far more than 1 billion.

Li Zhiyang estimates that the desalination project alone can make him a lot of money, not to mention one billion, even if it is dozens of billions, he can earn it back!

And what about that solar project?

So at this time, Li Zhiyang has already made up his mind, he will definitely invest in this project! Recommended reading: - - - -

(Tianjin)