In contrast, the technological development of solar energy is constantly improving, and the commercial prospects are broad.

But not all traditional energy sources are sunset industries, at least not geothermal energy.

Humans have long used geothermal energy, such as hot springs for bathing, medical treatment, underground hot water for heating, building greenhouses for crops, aquaculture, and drying grains.

However, it was only in the middle of the 20th century that geothermal resources were truly recognized and exploited on a larger scale.

Geothermal energy is the natural heat energy extracted from the earth's crust, which comes from the lava in the earth's interior and exists in the form of heat, which is the energy that causes volcanic eruptions and earthquakes.

The temperature in the Earth's interior can reach up to 7,000°C, and at depths of 80 to 100 miles, the temperature drops to 650 to 1,200°C.

Through the flow of groundwater and the surging of lava into the earth's crust 1 to 5 km above the surface, the heat can be transferred closer to the surface.

The hot lava heats up the nearby groundwater, which eventually seeps out of the ground.

The simplest and most cost-effective way to harness geothermal energy is to take these heat sources directly and extract their energy.

The reason why geothermal energy has not been widely used is mainly due to technical limitations, the thickness of the earth's crust is 33 km, while the thickness of the mantle is 2,900 km.

Most of the geothermal energy is located in the earth's mantle or even the earth's core, and the geothermal energy exposed on the surface of the earth's crust is very scarce.

If you think about hot springs, geothermal energy is a scarce resource, which means that the prospect of industrial application is greatly limited, and it is difficult to become the mainstream.

No matter how unobtrusive Li Wentai is, he is also a highly educated social elite, and his knowledge is not bad, so he quickly figured out the trick here, and then showed a shocked expression: "You mean, you can artificially create geothermal energy resources!" ”

This kind of thing, the current technology is not impossible, the key is the cost!

It only costs a few cents for people to produce one kilowatt-hour of electricity, but you have to spend a few dollars, can the profit be the same?

"Interested, aren't you?"

Ning Yi smiled like Jiang Taigong who was waiting for the fish to take the bait.

As for Li Wentai, his mind was spinning fast, and he didn't need Ning Yi to say anything, he could already imagine how many benefits were contained in it!

Geothermal energy is a really good thing!

Whether it is used to build a power plant or a hot spring holiday house, it is a lucrative business, especially when Ning Yi actually said that he can artificially produce geothermal energy resources, and the benefits in this are even greater!

There is no business like a monopoly!

The key is that Ning Yi is not bragging about the fake big open space, the old mansion of the Yuan family is the best demonstration!

"Tell me how you did it!"

Li Wentai leaned forward slightly, assuming a posture that I was listening carefully.

He was indeed paying full attention and listening carefully and carefully, because every word and word that Ning Yi said next had the potential to involve billions of huge profits.

The energy industry, since the beginning of the industrial age, has always been the core industry that occupies the majority of social wealth.

And unlike traditional energy sources such as oil, coal and natural gas, solar and geothermal energy are not currently monopolized by the state, and are emerging fields that allow private capital to intervene.

And Ning Yi was not pretentious, he put the fourth apostle on the stage, and showed Li Wentai his ability.

Heat channeling is a talent that is too bad to use in combat, as it takes so long to channel, and it takes 30 seconds to sink a house.

That's enough time for a Gauss rifle to shoot a few thousand rounds!

However, the lack of practical use does not mean that it is a waste, and thermal energy guidance can direct the huge energy accumulated in the shallow leylines to the ground, which facilitates industrial production and utilization of geothermal energy resources.

More than combat, the financial rewards of this ability are truly priceless!

"Seriously?"

Li Wentai can still accept superpowers, he is a young man, and strong receptivity is the biggest characteristic.

"Try it and you'll find out."

Ning Yi is too lazy to explain, no matter how much he says, it is better to lay out the facts.

Rumble~

10 minutes later, in the warehouse area at the back of the laboratory, Ning Yi asked Liuhuo to personally demonstrate the power of thermal energy guidance to Li Wentai.

I have to say that the originally cold and hard ground suddenly gushed out a stream of heat, and the gray-black cement floor was dissolved into boiling magma by the blazing torrent.

"I can't think of it, I can't think of it......"

Li Wentai really didn't expect the research of genetic drugs to come to fruition so quickly, and it was such an explosive and perfect start.

The elixir stock solution not only strengthened the test subjects' physique, but also gave them incredible talents.

"Can the scale be scaled up?"

Li Wentai excitedly pointed to the circular magma pit with a diameter of more than ten meters and asked.

"As long as the guidance is long enough and doesn't exceed the limits of what the drift fire can withstand, it's okay."

Ning Yi naturally understands that the larger the scale of geothermal resources, the higher the utilization value.

And after getting this answer, Li Wentai's mood became more fanatical, what kind of benefits are contained in this, how could he not calculate it?

But when his brain was hot, when he saw Ning Yi standing aside and laughing, he immediately calmed down as if he had been doused with a basin of ice water: "Say, what do you want for this cooperation?" ”

There is no free lunch in this world, Ning Yi has huge interests in his hands, and Li Wentai naturally wants to ask his opinion.

Even if you turn your face for money in the future, you have to pretend to be very sincere now.

Ning Yi was not polite, and directly offered his own conditions: "First, register a geothermal energy development company, and I will invest in technology as a shareholder, accounting for 15% of the total share capital." ”

"It can't be!"

Li Wentai was so anxious that he jumped to his feet, an energy company with a scale of at least tens of billions, and Ning Yi would ask for 15% when he opened his mouth, who can accept this?

Ning Yi was quite detached, and didn't care about Li Wentai's attitude at all: "You have to figure it out, my geothermal energy is different from oil and natural gas, and I can dig it by myself." ”

His meaning is simple: those who discover oil fields do not necessarily become oil tycoons.

But geothermal energy is made by him, and he can destroy it at any time, which is why he dares to take 15% of the shares.

This is still because of the lack of investment, and the construction, management and sales costs are all borne by the Li family, otherwise Ning Yi would not have to take the Li family to play together.

Of course, the real society is very cruel, if you don't bring the Li family into the arena, Ning Yi himself will not be able to enter the arena at all, and in the end he will definitely be swallowed by those capital predators who eat people and don't spit out bones.

"Okay, I promise!"

Li Wentai agreed, he has the right to make the decision.

The Li family has been passed down to their generation, Li Wenyu and Li Wentai are two brothers, the eldest brother Li Wenyu takes the road of officialdom, and Li Wentai is responsible for making money and expanding the business field.

Abroad, capital controls politics, but at home, the situation is completely opposite, and politics naturally suppresses capital and wealth.

Just take a simple example, in the US imperialism, the status of the richest man is higher than that of the president, you try it in China?

No matter how rich the man is, dare to blow up his hair in front of the No. 1 leader?

Not to mention No. 1, the slightly more awesome central boss came out, and the ten richest men had to kneel down obediently and sing "Conquest".

It is precisely because of the existence of this social power structure that many famous and wealthy families in China are basically based on officialdom and grasping business opportunities.

The most outstanding children in the family often enter the officialdom to develop and escort the interests of the family. Then the children of the inferior class work hard in the business field, make money to support the family, and transfuse blood for the family.

Now Li Wentai is the successor of the business field that the next generation of people who have left home will focus on cultivating, and with the volume of leaving home, Li Wentai can still make a decision with an investment of 10 billion yuan in the industry.

Don't look at the number of 10 billion is very large, in fact, this is the estimated total investment amount, and the initial start-up capital can be more than one billion.

As for the mobilization of more than one billion funds, as long as the reason can be justified, Li Wentai is still very confident that he can pass the review of the family elders.

Thinking about what kind of benefits he could get from doing this thing, Li Wentai felt like he was in a dream.

The monetary rewards, the approval of the elders, and the prominence gained by mastering large amounts of resources are very intoxicating to think about.

However, Ning Yi's words quickly woke Li Wentai up from his sweet dream: "Don't be happy too early, I'm afraid things won't go as smoothly as you think." ”

Li Wentai originally wondered what Ning Yi wanted to say, but then he understood.

The Li family is not the only wealthy family in Shanghai, and the most troublesome thing is that the Tianbei neighborhood is located on the territory of another big family.

Liuyang Wang's family!

The Wang family was originally an outsider, but they came to Shanghai a century and a half ago, and they were deeply rooted here, and five generations later, they also became authentic Shanghainese.

"It's great, let's just develop it in a different place."

After thinking about it, Li Wentai still had some concerns, and he didn't dare to start a war with the Wang family for this.

Everyone is a wealthy and noble, and the volume is similar, but I am not afraid, but the key is that it is not interesting to fight.

"Do you think geothermal energy is really Chinese cabbage? Thermal channeling is an ability that can only transfer heat, but not generate heat out of thin air, and the development of geothermal wells requires a large leyline as a support. ”

Ning Yi knew what Li Wentai meant, but he shook his head and vetoed this idea.

Directly below the Tianbei block, there is just a leyline passing by, and the energy level is also sufficient, so if you put it in other places, I am afraid that there will be no such benefit.

And that's not all.

Ning Yi looked at Li Wentai's eyes: "If you don't pay, you want to get it back?" What kind of good things do you want, your only choice now is to defeat the other party and pull out the roots of the Wang family from here. ”

When Li Wentai heard this, the people fell silent.

He was not a fool, so he naturally understood why Ning Yi said that.