When building a power station, site selection is very important. Thermal power stations are generally located in areas with rich coal production. Being close to the material area can reduce transportation costs.
Not to mention hydroelectric power stations. If there were no rivers, hydroelectric power stations would cease to exist. Therefore, hydroelectric power stations can only be built on large rivers, and the location selection is even more stringent.
Solar power stations and wind power stations have greater limitations, so site selection is more particular. However, due to technical reasons, such power stations can only be used as supplements and cannot be used as the main means of electricity.
Nuclear power plants are generally sited in areas close to water and where disasters such as earthquakes and hurricanes are relatively rare. Safety is the most important, because once leaked, a nuclear power plant is more dangerous than a nuclear bomb.
A more advanced means of generating electricity is the nuclear fusion reactor. This thing is an artificial small sun with almost unlimited energy.
Of course, unlimited energy also means great danger. If the fusion reactor fails, it may cause an explosion that is more terrifying than a hydrogen bomb.
Therefore, choosing a location for the new nuclear fusion power station has become a very troublesome problem for the Elanshir Empire.
Without magic, designing and building a nuclear fusion reactor is actually a very difficult project. After all, the heat of a fusion reactor can melt almost all metals.
Without restraint, the fusion reaction would no longer be controllable, and it would be similar to the thermonuclear weapons of the Elanthir Empire. It would only be a momentary fusion reaction, and the energy could not be used or collected.
A purely scientific approach is to use electromagnetism to restrain ultra-high temperature fusion reactions and avoid direct contact between hot fusion reactions and metals.
The benefits of this method are obvious, but problems also arise. Creating a strong electromagnetic field also requires a large amount of energy, which directly reduces the energy output of the fusion reaction.
In other words, part of the energy of the entire fusion reactor is directly consumed by itself in order to maintain the electromagnetic field.
But in Eiland Hill, where magic and science go hand in hand, this kind of problem is actually much easier to solve.
The strong electromagnetic field in the Ilanthil Empire can be solved using magic, and the high temperature resistance of magic metal is much stronger than that of earth civilization.
Moreover, as long as the technical personnel of the Airanhill Empire are willing, they can use more powerful space magic to completely restrain the high-temperature core of nuclear fusion!
There are always more solutions than difficulties, so the super fusion reactor of the Elanthir Empire was built very quickly under the leadership of Chris and with the reference of a real fusion reactor.
But the question that arises is, where is the most suitable location for this fusion reactor?
Obviously, the first thing to consider is safety, and the second thing is to consider efficiency. The place chosen must be a place that lacks electricity, is in urgent need of power supply, and does not have to worry too much about the failure of the fusion reactor, which will have a particularly huge impact!
It stands to reason that the place where the Airanhill Empire is most lacking in electrical energy and needs to be developed the most is the distant Demonic Domain 2 planet.
There is basically no development there. If an almost unlimited energy base can be built there, it will definitely be a huge improvement.
Many subsequent problems will be solved, and the construction speed of Planet Demon 2 will also be greatly increased.
Unfortunately, for Chris, building the fusion reactor there was not a good choice.
Because he doesn’t want to accidentally destroy the newly discovered magic crystal vein! Even if it only destroys part of it, or affects the development progress for dozens of days, it will be a huge loss that outweighs the gain for the Eilanhill Empire.
choice.
Another place in urgent need of electricity is the southern region of the empire. Alves is waiting hard for the construction of nuclear power plants, waiting for more thermal power plants, and more hydroelectric dams.
In a sense, the shortage of electric energy has restricted the development of the southern region, so installing a fusion reactor there will promote economic development there.
But again, for safety reasons, Chris didn't want to hear the news that Shakeburn Port was bombed into the sky one day.
The people in the southern region have been displaced and have just settled down. If they encounter another disaster, they may collapse completely. Especially, this disaster is man-made and was placed by their savior. This is definitely emotionally difficult.
accepted.
As a final option, there are only two options left. One is to send a new fusion reactor to Mayne and build a super fusion power station on Mayne, which can immediately solve Mayne's power demand.
Another option is to build a larger, faster spacecraft that uses a fusion reactor as the craft's core energy source.
These two choices made Chris very hesitant. What finally prompted him to make a choice was the current needs of the Eilandhill Empire.
Currently, Eiland Hill does not need such a huge spaceship. Whether it is a battleship or a transport spacecraft, the demand is not that urgent.
In this regard, the development demand for spacecraft power is far less huge than the energy required for planetary construction.
Therefore, after careful consideration, Chris finally decided to place this dangerous energy source that had just been built and had not yet been tested in Mayne.
After all, no large-scale magic crystal deposits have been discovered there, and there is only a small agricultural foundation. Even if it is really bombed, it will have little impact.
As for the Demon Realm, Chris almost ignored it. It wasn't that he didn't want to build the Demon Realm occupied area, he felt that his investment there would at least wait until the war was over and the Demons completely surrendered.
After all, it was a war zone, so Chris subconsciously did not intend to invest too much capital in the war zone. The royal family of the empire was also poor, and could hardly open the pot, so how could they dare to squander it?
Ever since, when a large amount of construction materials were sent to the Demonic Domain 2 planet, a spaceship quietly flew to Mayne.
It carries the new energy devices of the Elanshir Empire, as well as a large number of scientists and technicians.
Carrying the new hope of energy from the Ilanthil Empire, the spacecraft landed safely in Mayne, but now, the pioneers of Mayne, including Jerry, still don't know.
Because of His Majesty the Emperor's careful consideration, they have a powerful energy source, and also because of His Majesty the Emperor's careful consideration, they also have a powerful bomb.
They may use inexhaustible energy in a few weeks, or they may hear a loud noise and the earth collapses after a few weeks!