"Mr. Feng, good news, guess what it is?"
To have Zong Qingxian call him so early in the morning with such an excited tone was definitely not ordinary good news.
Feng Yu thought about the situation of each company and guessed: "Is there good news from Taihua Crystal Silicon?"
"Mr. Feng, have you guessed this?"
Zong Qingxian still wanted to give it a try, but Feng Yu guessed it right away.
Feng Yuxin said that in the previous life, the photovoltaic industry exploded at this time, and the crystalline silicon industry was also very popular.
Although China's crystalline silicon industry became popular earlier in this life, you can't make much money just by selling crystalline silicon. Therefore, they also produce some semiconductor components for electronic appliances, which can make more profits.
Although the price of crystalline silicon has risen once, the initial investment of several billion dollars has not yet been earned back.
Moreover, the production line planned at the beginning obviously had overcapacity. Zong Qingxian and others had doubts about it. If Feng Yu hadn't said that it would definitely make money, they would not have allowed it to continue to expand.
This policy was also initiated last year due to environmental problems in China. That is to vigorously develop renewable energy and reduce coal, oil and other non-renewable energy sources with serious pollution.
At this time, the price of coal has risen to more than 400 tons, compared with only 200 tons three years ago. It is because the country wants to vigorously generate electricity and steelmaking, which has led to the rise in coal prices.
The same goes for oil. The current price of oil has also increased a lot compared to last year, but it has not yet reached the fastest rise, but it has also increased by more than 50% compared with the previous two years.
The rising prices of these energy sources have prompted China to vigorously develop renewable energy sources, including solar energy, water, wind, etc. The most basic one is to generate electricity.
Therefore, during this period, the country planned several world-class large-scale hydropower stations, super-powerful power stations similar to Sanxia.
In some coastal areas, tidal power generation is also being studied. In plateau areas, wind power and solar power generation are mainly studied. There are also some special areas studying geothermal power generation.
Among them, solar power generation is the most respected, because it can be used not only in civilian applications, but also in the aerospace field.
For example, those satellites and space stations in space all use solar panels. Anyway, in space, you can still get the sun, and it is not affected by the weather.
So among them, solar power generation is the most important one. Not only does it have the greatest impact on the environment, but it also has the cleanest energy and is inexhaustible.
Both wind power and hydropower will cause certain damage to the local natural environment. For example, wind power must be installed in a high place and some trees must be cut down. Hydropower is even more serious. It is a huge project. Many villages and towns have to be relocated because of it. The debate on destroying water, soil and vegetation has still been inconclusive.
Solar energy is different. This has been used by people many years ago. Even before vigorous development, many people have used solar water heaters and so on.
Therefore, many countries in the world, especially those with large energy consumption, have conducted vigorous research on this.
Among them, the United States, Germany, Japan, Spain, Italy, France, the United Arab Emirates, India and China have invested the most energy and achieved the most results.
As for why big countries like Russia are not ranked, it is because of climate problems there. It is really not suitable for them. They are still more suitable for nuclear power and thermal power.
Since last year, solar power generation has been divided into two directions. One direction is thin-film solar power generation, and the other direction is polycrystalline silicon solar photovoltaic power generation.
This polycrystalline silicon photovoltaic power generation is the new development direction of the crystalline silicon industry.
Taihua Crystal Silicon is the world's largest silicon ore purchaser. It has not only signed supply agreements with many silicon mines in China, but Polar Bear Mining Group has also acquired some silicon mines.
Although Taihua Crystal Silicon cannot set its own price for silicon mines or crystalline silicon, any other company that wants to increase or reduce prices must agree with Taihua Crystal Silicon.
When Taihua Crystalline Silicon really wants to see price changes, it can do so by simply contacting a few companies. However, it is easy to be accused of monopoly. The last price increase was thanks to the help of the state.
Anyway, if Taihua Crystal Silicon makes money, China will make money. Not just for tax purposes, but also because this can be used as a weapon in national diplomacy. Under normal circumstances, which country does not protect its own people's industries? Regardless of whether it is state-owned or private, if it is Chinese, outsiders cannot take advantage of it!
China is also one of the earlier countries to focus on solar energy research. Although its technology has never reached the top of the world, it can still be called advanced.
Feng Yu gave Taihua Crystal Silicon and Taihua Batteries the task of researching solar power generation and solar cells. The most important thing is to require a high conversion rate.
At this time, the conversion rate of crystalline silicon solar power is between 15% and 30%, most of which are 15% to 20%, and the conversion efficiency is very low.
As for the conversion rate of thin-film solar energy, the best one at this time has just reached 15%, and the efficiency is even lower.
The current world record for solar power conversion rate was set by the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Research in Germany, which is just over 33%.
This is still theoretical. In actual operation, the efficiency is even lower.
In order to study this in the past few years, Taihua Crystalline Silicon, Taihua Battery have cooperated with national laboratories to develop. Currently, a new technology has been developed, and the conversion rate can exceed 30%.
Although there is still a gap between being number one in the world, it has reached Feng Yu's expectations. With this conversion rate, it can be promoted on a large scale. What makes Feng Yu most satisfied is that the construction cost of their solar power station is lower than the technology in Germany, making it suitable for domestic promotion.
"Old Zong, I'm going to the laboratory tomorrow to have a look." Feng Yu said excitedly.
"Mr. Feng, the Chinese New Year will be the day after tomorrow. Let's go see him after the New Year." Zong Qingxian was a little disapproving. Is he so anxious
"I can't wait. By the way, this data will be released by the laboratory immediately. Let the world know that we are already one of the top countries in solar power generation in the world!"
Sometimes breakthroughs need to be made secretly, but sometimes breakthroughs need to be made widely known. Only in this way can their technology be licensed out and their power stations and solar cells sold to make money.
After investing so much research and development costs, you have to get some back, right
The next step is to continue to make breakthroughs in technology, to lead the world and become the number one in the world!