Chapter 768: Frankin wants to be famous in history
Lightning collection?
As soon as this word came out of Jing Jing's mouth, Flandin was immediately shocked. What kind of black technology is this? Is there such a technology on earth?
"Prince Flandin, I heard that Gezar has been suffering from thunderstorms in recent years. Is there such a thing?"
Ka'an spoke from the side. Thunder and lightning collection is Ka'an's lifelong pursuit. This time he went to Saudi Arabia to promote lightning collection technology, which was also proposed by Ka'an. For this matter, he specifically checked the meteorological data of Saudi Arabia in recent years, so he said
What he said was not without purpose.
"That's true." Flandin frowned and said, "Gezar is a desert, and there were occasional thunderstorms in the past, but only seven or eight times a year, and each time lasted no more than ten minutes. The longest
If it lasts for half an hour, it is considered very powerful. In recent years, there has been some abnormality. The frequency of thunderstorms has been increasing. Last year, there were almost 30 or 40 thunderstorms, and they often lasted for nearly an hour."
"This is not surprising," Ka'an said. "The occurrence of thunderstorms is related to geological conditions. The city of Ghazal diverts seawater to desalinize water for irrigation, which increases the moisture content of the soil and increases the conductivity of the ground. Therefore, the number of thunderstorms increases."
It has increased. If Gezar continues to expand the area of oasis in the future, the thunderstorm climate will continue to intensify."
"That's it." Flandin nodded. He also went to college and knew a little bit about physics. In the past, no one reminded him to pay attention to this problem. Now when Ka'an said it, he understood.
The increase in local thunderstorms in 2016 was not an accident, but was caused by water diversion for irrigation that changed the soil temperature.
The formation of lightning is nothing more than the accumulation of a large amount of electric charge in the air, and a violent discharge occurs when it encounters an opposite charge. The sand in the desert is extremely dry and cannot conduct electricity, so it is difficult to release the air charge in the desert. Geza
There is a large oasis here, and the surface humidity is high, forming good electrical conductivity, so all the charges are discharged to this place.
Frequent thunderstorms have caused a lot of trouble to the residents and businesses of Gezar City. Gezar is an oil city. There are many oil extraction machines in the field, as well as large oil storage tanks, etc. Once these equipments are damaged
The consequences of a lightning strike are very terrible. Currently, Gezar's approach is to set up a large number of lightning rods near high-rise buildings and large equipment to guide lightning underground, so there have been no serious accidents in the past few years.
After Kaan introduced the causes of thunderstorms, he continued: "Actually, thunder and lightning are not harmful or harmful things. Thunder and lightning itself is a kind of energy. If the energy accumulated in thunder and lightning can be collected, it can completely replace the current power supply.
To save energy. Lightning collection can also effectively reduce the intensity of thunderstorms and avoid catastrophic weather. In this regard, I, and of course Ms. Ningjing, have done research for many years and proposed a mature plan for lightning collection.
, available for Prince Flandin to choose from.”
These words are actually Ka'an's bragging. He has indeed teamed up with Ning Jing to design a lightning collection system. He has also conducted experiments on the barren hills near Anhe Institute of Materials Science and Technology, but it is still far from being said how mature it is.
Not on.
The principle of lightning collection is not complicated. It is to use a metal wire similar to a lightning rod to bring the electric charge in mid-air to the ground, and then store it in a power storage device. To realize lightning collection, two important conditions are needed. One is the wire.
The resistance must be very small to avoid heating and burning under the action of large currents. Secondly, the power storage device must have the ability to store quickly and be able to absorb a massive amount of electrical energy in one ten thousandth of a second.
Ka'an was troubled by these two conditions and failed to break through the technical obstacles of lightning collection. After being recruited by Qin Hai into the School of Materials, these two difficulties were solved one after another. The former relied on Tranquility R&D
High-temperature superconducting technology, the latter relies on supercapacitors developed by Kaan itself.
The technical problem is solved, and the next step is the economic problem. Lightning collection sounds beautiful, but it is not so interesting to put it into practice. According to theoretical calculations, the electricity generated by a large-scale thunderstorm is enough to power a small city.
Several days, but such large-scale thunderstorms do not occur often, and theoretically it is impossible to collect all the electrical energy. Compared with thermal power, hydropower, wind power and other energy sources, the cost-effectiveness of thunder and lightning collection is really low.
Lack of application value.
Of course, what is mentioned here is limited to the current situation. If the relevant technology can be further improved, the construction cost of the collection system can be greatly reduced. This method of lightning collection still has application prospects. There are also foreign institutions that have done similar research.
Moreover, a smart building that mainly uses lightning to provide power has also been built, but this is of course a story for another day.
Unable to find any application opportunities in China, Ka'an turned his attention to the oil tycoons in the Middle East. By chance, he learned that thunderstorms occurred frequently in Gezar City, which was closely related to the Daqin Group. After studying the relevant information,
, he knew that this was the result of microclimate changes in the Ghazal area, so he came up with the idea of promoting this system. As a scientist, it is the most frustrating thing that the results that he has devoted countless efforts to research cannot be applied.
Whenever something is possible, he will work hard to make it happen.
Flandin has a lot of money, but he is not stupid. He asked Kaan a few questions and understood the whole story. Lightning collection is indeed a very high-end thing, but the cost is too high. Whether it is high-temperature superconducting
Materials and supercapacitors are both expensive things. Once this system is built, if you just rely on collecting lightning to make money, you may not be able to recover the cost in 50 years, not to mention the expenses for updates and maintenance in the meantime.
To put it bluntly, Ka'an is using his city as an experimental site, and he even has to pay for the experiment himself. How could Flandin agree to such a thing?
"Mr. Ka'an, Mrs. Qin, the technology you introduced is indeed very good, and I am very interested. However, you also know that Gezar is an oil city, and the energy issue is not a big problem for us, so
..." Flandin smiled, ready to decline Ka'an and Jingjing's request.
"Prince Flandin." Dredge winked at Flandin, "There is a situation that I want to report to you."
"Oh?" Flandin stopped talking. He nodded to Qin Hai and others, then followed Dredge a few steps to the side and asked in a low voice: "Dreach, what's the problem?
?”
Dredge also lowered his voice and said: "Prince Flandin, I think we can consider accepting the Chinese plan."
"You mean, about lightning collection?" Flandin asked.
"Yes." Dredge said.
Flandin said: "This system is of little value to us. Our power generation cost is very low, and there is no need to consider using lightning as a substitute. What's more, their system is not mature, and the lightning they collect is
It cannot meet the electricity needs of the whole city, so it is completely redundant."
Dredge shook his head and said: "Economically speaking, it is true. But from other aspects, this system is of great benefit to Gezar City."
"Why?" Flandin was a little confused.
Dredge said: "Think about it, does Ghajar have any special status in Saudi Arabia? It is just an ordinary oil city. Even if we create an oasis of 15 square kilometers in the desert, it will not be enough.
Arousing everyone's attention. Who knows about the city of Ghazal in the entire Middle East and even the entire world?
If we can build the world's first lightning collection system and use lightning to meet the city's electricity demand for half a year, no, only for a quarter, then we will have created a miracle, which will be enough to make Ghazal the city's electricity demand.
It is a famous new energy demonstration city, and you, Your Highness, are the creator of this miracle."
"This is a good idea." Flandin's eyes lit up, Dredge's words really spoke to his heart.
Everyone may have the desire to achieve fame. Some people are from poor families and have insufficient abilities. Naturally, this desire can only be ignored. But Flandin is different. He was born with a golden key and naturally has the ability.
He has the ability to become famous all over the world. Over the years, Flandin has carried out business operations based on oil, accumulated a lot of wealth, and has a place on the list of the world's richest people. But in the eyes of others, he is just a rich man.
That's all, I don't get much sincere respect at all.
Carrying out seawater desalination and opening up oasis in Gezar is a means for Flandin to prove his ability. However, as Dredge said, these achievements did not attract much attention, and when others talked about it, they were just
A few simple compliments cannot achieve the level of amazingness.
The matter of collecting lightning is very different. If this system can be applied in Gezar City and achieve practical results, then Flandin will be the first person who can use lightning. Think about it, the power generation technology in the world
Including thermal power, hydropower, nuclear power, wind power, solar power, plus geothermal energy, tidal energy and other side technologies, there are no more than 10 types. If Frantin can add one more to this list, how can he?
Wouldn’t it be able to go down in history?
Thinking of this, Flandin felt hot all over. A mere investment of hundreds of millions of dollars was nothing. Isn't it just for this purpose that he worked hard to make money?
He turned around, strode up to Qin Hai and others, and said: "Mr. Qin, Mrs. Qin, and Mr. Ka'an, I have thought clearly about it. I am ready to cooperate with you to jointly develop lightning collection technology and use cover
Zal City serves as a venue for technology verification.”
"That's great, Prince Flandin!"
Before Qin Hai could say anything, Ka'an said first: "I believe that you will leave a famous name in the history of world science because of this achievement." (~^~)