United States, University of California, Santa Barbara.
"Professor Hollis, how is your research going?"
In a seemingly large building, a white man followed by a large group of followers walked up to an old professor in a white coat and asked.
A bitter smile suddenly appeared on the old professor's face, and he said: "Minister Kenny, your request really embarrasses me. This is controllable nuclear fusion! There is only one well-known person in the world who can do this in just a short period of time.
It was developed within a few years, and I am just an old guy who has been working on it for half his life without any success."
Minister Kenney snorted coldly: "Professor Hollis, this is not the time to say such a thing."
The old professor shook his head and finally sighed.
His name is Turner Hollis, he is a professor of nuclear physics at the University of Santa Barbara, and he has also led research on controlled nuclear fusion in the United States in the past.
However, later on, because the government could not see much profit from this, the related funds gradually decreased, and in the end they could not even maintain the salaries of the researchers, so their original research had to be stopped, and they were finally disbanded.
I also came back here and started working as a professor, teaching students in classes.
As a result, a few months ago, the Eastern genius actually brought this artificial sun to the world, so the government found him again and asked him to start research on controllable nuclear fusion again.
At first, he felt quite happy, at least in the future, he would have something to do, but later he regretted it, because the minister of the Ministry of Energy came to ask questions every day.
Check out his research progress.
This is simply making things difficult for him!
"Mr. Minister, I know you are in a hurry, but please don't be anxious. Scientific research is not achieved overnight. If I told you two days ago that we have no possibility of success, and you come to ask me again today, then I will
I tell you that we will succeed soon, and it will be controllable nuclear fusion. What would you think? Do you believe me?"
Hollis sighed and said.
Kenny snorted and said: "I will immediately call all the media, let them interview you, and announce the good news to our citizens. By then, this matter will not be between you and me.
It’s a question of trust between you and all citizens.”
Hollis was startled, then shook his head helplessly. These politicians were sometimes beyond the reach of a scientific person like him.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but think of Lin Xiao, the genius from the East.
The more he thought about it, the more envious he became. What he envied was not Lin Xiao's talent, but the treatment Lin Xiao enjoyed in his country. That kind of treatment was obviously envied by all of them.
Of course, he soon came to his senses and sighed again. Although he didn't envy Lin Xiao's ability, if he didn't have Lin Xiao's ability, how would he get that kind of treatment?
"Mr. Minister, please stop disturbing me. If you want to see us make one percent...oh no, even one thousandth of the progress, you'd better not stay here."
Until finally, Hollis waved his hand and began to issue an order to expel the minister.
Obviously, the minister could not leave so easily, let alone be driven away by this eviction order.
He took Hollis's arm, stared at his research, and then said word by word: "Professor Hollis, please understand what kind of situation we are facing now. This is our country."
These critical moments are also critical moments for our world."
"Can you imagine how much consumption of the earth's resources will be caused when all the people in a country with a population of more than one billion can live the same standard of living as our citizens? There are also the global environmental problems we face.
,So now, how can we sit back and watch this happen?”
Hollis was probably offended by Minister Kenney's attitude. He waved his arm and shook off Kenney's hand that was holding his arm. Then he said angrily: "Mr. Kenney, I'm sorry.
I am a nonpartisan person. I disagree with your remarks. Controlled nuclear fusion brings not the consumption of resources, but the huge expansion of resources available to mankind. Whether it is our food, clothing, housing, or transportation, we can all benefit from these infinite resources.
benefit from it.”
"Moreover, controllable nuclear fusion will not bring us environmental problems, but will only help our environment become better. If you don't even know this, I think there is no need for us to continue arguing.
Got down."
Hollis snorted coldly, and finally said as if he was remembering something again: "Oh, by the way, I haven't forgotten that the recent polls about your support have dropped very sharply, and the reason seems to be related to nuclear fusion, so
, you just said so many hypocritical words, are they actually all for the support of your party, right?"
After hearing Hollis' words, Kenny's face suddenly changed. Obviously, Hollis had said what he was thinking.
Then he became even more furious and stretched out his hand to do it.
At this time, the people following Kenny immediately grabbed Kenny. If their minister beat up a respected professor here, there would be a big fuss in the public opinion.
Soon, the two were separated.
Hollis was even more frightened and angry. He was now in his seventies, while Kenny was only in his fifties, and his physical fitness was still there. If those few blows just now were really successful, the consequences would be terrible.
I can't imagine it.
So he immediately said angrily: "With your attitude, I don't think our country will ever be able to develop nuclear fusion."
"You will never let me come over again. This technology will never be born in our country!"
Then he took off his white coat, threw the nuclear fusion researcher's certificate hanging around his neck on the ground, and left angrily.
"you!"
Kenny looked at Hollis leaving and pointed at him angrily. The assistant beside him thought he was going to hit someone again, so he quickly suppressed his hand and said, "Minister, you can't hit."
, you can’t fight! If you fight, something will happen.”
Although Kenny had woken up at this time and realized that he must not hit Professor Hollis, looking at the assistant's nervous expression, an unknown fire still burst out in his heart, and he hit the professor with one last force.
The assistant pushed him away and then slapped him with his backhand.
Hollis can't play, but an assistant can't play?
After the slap, he felt a little better, and then said, "I'll go aside now. I want to think alone for a while."
When the others heard what the leader said, they could only walk aside quickly, and the assistant who was beaten could only cover his face and walk away. Although he was beaten, he could only listen to his leader's words.
Kenny stayed where he was, shaking his head and thinking for a long time. The reason why he was so angry was not only because what Hollis said just now hit his mind, but also because he had no control over controllable nuclear fusion.
I have been under too much pressure.
Especially in the recent negotiations with Jinwu Energy Group, the frequent bad news made him feel as if he was facing a group of greedy wolves.
Yes, since the last meeting where Jinwu Energy Group invited ambassadors from various countries to discuss, there have been several more negotiation meetings. Of course, various countries have also had more or less separate exchanges with Jinwu Energy Group.
However, if you want to conduct this kind of independent exchange, you need to sponsor 100 million yuan to Jinwu Energy Group first, and only accept RMB, not other currencies. Of course, the reserved fusion power station quota required by Jinwu Energy Group needs to be
To pay RMB 3 billion, only RMB will be accepted.
Faced with such a situation, the other party is simply saying that it wants to change the original world currency structure.
By linking the US dollar to oil, the US dollar's hegemony has been determined. Now oil is destined to decline, and controllable nuclear fusion will enter the stage of world history. If the RMB is to be linked to controllable nuclear fusion, what impact will it have on the US dollar's hegemony?
, will be unprecedented.
So precisely because of this, the pressure on Minister Kenny has suddenly increased a lot.
Although it seems to have nothing to do with their Ministry of Energy, as long as it is linked to controllable nuclear fusion, it has something to do with him.
It can be said that in the past, they controlled the main power in the world's oil, and the Ministry of Energy, as the main management department in this area, can be said to be one of the most popular departments. However, now, this situation has changed, because of this
At this time, they will have to face the pressure brought by controllable nuclear fusion.
This was even more of a surprise for Kenny. Who would have thought that when he took office, he was doing well and thought he was just a fat guy, but then he suddenly had to face such a situation, which also made him feel a huge sense of gap.
.
All in all, it was the superposition of so many things that put great pressure on him, the Minister of Energy.
In the end, he shook his head. The boredom in his heart made him unwilling to stay in this place full of scientific instruments, so he walked away directly.
He came outside, and not long after walking, he suddenly saw a person with an Asian face walking over. Seeing this face at this moment, he felt angry in his heart, but he quickly suppressed it.
With this kind of anger, he still can't do things like beating people in the street.
However, what surprised him a little was that after seeing him, this person actually walked over to him.
Although his bodyguards were not with him at this time, after seeing this scene, they quickly gathered around and looked at the person walking in front of them warily.
At this time, the Asian-faced man spoke. He bowed to Kenny first, and then said: "Hello, Minister Kenny, I am Nagaharu Kojima from the Panasonic Group of Japan. I had an appointment with you before.
We met, but when I came I learned that you were not here but came here, so I came over to see if I could bump into you. Now it seems that my luck is pretty good."
At this time, Kenny also thought about it. It seemed that there was indeed such a Japanese who made an appointment to meet him, but he just pushed him away.
Of course, since you are now so proactive in coming here to look for him, you can just reluctantly say a few words to him.
"Then tell me, is there something important that brings you here to see me?"
"About the battery." Kojima Nagaharu said, and his brows became serious at the same time: "Dear Mr. Minister, we have received news that Lin Xiao is now starting to research new battery technology."
"Battery technology is another important piece of the energy puzzle. I think we can't let them continue to occupy it at this time."
"Battery technology?" Kenny frowned and said, "But if I remember correctly, they are still leading in the field of batteries, right? Especially during their CATL era."
This Chinese battery company occupies about 40% of the world's battery market. Obviously, it has become a giant in the entire industry.
Based on this situation, how can they regain this market?
Kojima Nagaharu smiled and said, "I don't know if you know that we in Japan hold many patents regarding hydrogen fuel cells."
"As for hydrogen fuel cells, we have conducted very in-depth research, and one of the most important problems lies in the technical difficulty of proton exchange membranes."
"Recently, in a chemical laboratory under our Panasonic Group, we have achieved a major technological breakthrough in proton exchange membranes. The proton exchange membranes based on this new technology are not only far superior in cost to other
At the same time, it also has a huge breakthrough in performance."
"Then, we only need to break through one more technology, which is to improve the hydrogen storage capacity of the anode, thereby increasing the energy density of the battery. By then, our hydrogen fuel cell will definitely become a new battery star!"
Kenny frowned and said, "So according to what you said, it means you still didn't succeed?"
"No, no, if this is really the case, of course I would not dare to come to you. In fact, we have achieved an important breakthrough in this technology, and it is only a matter of time before we succeed."
Listening to the Japanese's words, Kenny fell into deep thought. Looking at the other person's expression, he seemed to be very serious, so maybe he could give it a try?
If he can achieve something, it can be used as a piece of political capital for him, thereby alleviating the embarrassing situation he is currently facing.
So then a smile appeared on his face, and his disgust for East Asian faces was temporarily hidden by him, and then he said: "Then Mr. Kojima, what is the main reason why you came to me?"
Seeing Kenny smiling, Kojima Nagaharu also smiled and said: "This matter guarantees a win-win situation for us. First of all, I hope that Mr. Minister can help our Panasonic Group to open more spacious sales channels in the United States in advance.
, to help us promote the hydrogen fuel cell market. In addition, I also heard that the minister has a close personal relationship with Mr. Musk of Tesla, so I hope that the minister can help make an introduction."
"If we can cooperate with Mr. Musk in the future to produce a Tesla electric vehicle using hydrogen fuel cells, it will also bring certain benefits to our battery."
"And in this process, we are also willing to provide various types of resources or other things to Mr. Minister, especially after Mr. Minister retires..."
Before Kojima Nagaharu finished speaking, a brighter smile appeared on Kenny's face. He stepped forward and put his arms around Kojima Nagaharu's shoulders. He said with a smile: "Mr. Kojima, don't worry about these details.
Let’s find a place to have a good chat first.”
Kojima Nagaharu happily accepted, and then he and Kenny chatted about other topics like good brothers they had not seen for a long time.
The people around Kenny turned a blind eye and continued to ensure Kenny's safety. Of course, perhaps it would be more appropriate to turn a blind eye. At the same time, they were still grateful in their hearts. Maybe they could get some profit from this Japanese. As for
There is no such thing as power-for-money transactions. After all, "there is no corruption in a democratic country."
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[Panasonic Group: Hydrogen fuel cells will become an important pillar of the future battery industry.]
[Panasonic Group and the U.S. Department of Energy have reached a cooperation to promote the development of the hydrogen fuel cell market in the future]
[Panasonic Group is suspected of making a major technological breakthrough in hydrogen fuel cells]
[With controllable nuclear fusion, why do we still need to develop hydrogen fuel cells? Let me tell you the answer here→]
[The cost of hydrogen is high, and hydrogen fuel cells will be meaningless? No! The cost of hydrogen is about to be greatly reduced!]
【……】
On the Internet, a lot of self-media articles and news related to hydrogen fuel cells suddenly appeared.
And so many self-media articles have also attracted a lot of discussion, especially for some new energy car owners.
"Hey, it sounds pretty powerful. I've been using the lithium-ion battery for so long. Is it finally time to replace it?"
"One glance at the thimble confirmed that it was a shipment. I have already experienced blowing graphene batteries, blowing sodium batteries, and blowing aluminum batteries. How come I am so stubborn that I started blowing hydrogen fuel cells again? This is the plan of the Panasonic Group
Is the gambling syndicate ready?』
"Don't be beaten to death with just one stick. No matter what, you must admit the advantages of hydrogen fuel cells. You don't have to worry about how many hours it takes to charge like ordinary batteries. You can just go to the hydrogen refueling station to fill it up."
"Shit, the investment for a hydrogen refueling station is tens of millions, and it also faces the risk of hydrogen explosion. How many cities do you think will build dedicated hydrogen refueling stations in the future?"
『Laughing, I suggest you read someone else’s article first. In the past, the cost of hydrogenation stations was high, mainly because it was inconvenient to prepare hydrogen. The cost of electrolyzing water to produce hydrogen was relatively high. But in the future, when controllable nuclear fusion becomes popular, electrolysis
The cost of producing hydrogen from water has dropped sharply. There is no need to store hydrogen under the hydrogen refueling station. Just store water directly!
Then the hydrogen is produced directly on-site by electrolyzing water, and the cost of the hydrogenation station will directly become a water storage reservoir, plus a facility for purifying hydrogen is enough! 』