In fact, Xinhui Energy Company is also actively developing the photovoltaic industry. However, the construction of domestic photovoltaic power plants has not been carried out on a large scale. It is not because the technology is not good, but because the current electricity price is too low and the cost of photovoltaic power generation remains high.
Although Xinhui Energy Company and Cornerstone Materials Company have significantly reduced the cost of silicon crystal production, compared with domestic electricity prices, it still does not have a clear advantage. Unless the on-grid price reaches 2 cents, it will make a profit.
The current domestic electricity price, not to mention the on-grid price, is about the same price as the door-to-door price. Therefore, Xinhui Energy Company only built an experimental photovoltaic power plant and did not expand the scale.
Moreover, Xinhui Energy Company's thermal power plants still have great technical advantages, especially the treatment of pollutants from power plants. The treatment technology is world-class and has very little impact on the environment.
At the same time, the current price of thermal coal is also very low, and my country's coal reserves are also very considerable. The cost of thermal power generation can maintain a relative cost advantage for a long time.
To be honest, if it were not for technical research, Xinhui Energy Company's nuclear power plant would not have to be launched. Compared with nuclear power plants, thermal power plants have advantages in terms of cost and management difficulty.
The reason why thermal power plants were criticized by the world in the past is because conventional thermal power generation technology emits large amounts of toxic gases and greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, which has a great impact on changing the composition of the atmosphere.
As long as gas emissions and harmful substances are properly dealt with, thermal power generation still has great advantages over other power generation methods, and Xinhui Energy Company has done very well in this regard.
Not only have they basically achieved zero emissions of harmful gases and zero pollution of toxic substances, they have even used extension technology to realize the secondary use of these waste gases and materials, achieving stronger economic value.
This is why the government has not intervened in Xinhui Energy's massive construction of dynamic power generation in the country. Now Xinhui Energy's power generation has accounted for more than 80% of the total domestic power generation, and it is in an absolute monopoly position.
It is because Xinhui Energy's power generation technology is very advanced. It not only has the highest energy utilization efficiency in the world, but also leads the world in pollution treatment.
It's just that although these equipment are very advanced, they are also very expensive. At least the takeaway prices of Xinhui Energy Company are very high. This has caused the power generation of state-owned power generation companies to increase very slowly.
Precisely because the current thermal power generation technology is sufficient to meet my country's electricity demand, Zhao Yiyi is not so enthusiastic about domestic photovoltaic power generation, nor does he think about requesting subsidies from the state.
Moreover, Xinhui Energy Company's photovoltaic power generation equipment export trade is going very well. The cost previously invested in research and development has not only been recovered early, but also created a lot of profits.
During the subsequent meal time, Zhao Yi chatted with the minister all over the world. Compared with Zhao Yi, the minister had a much richer work experience and was familiar with the customs and customs of many places. Zhao Yi was also very interested in listening.
After eating and returning, the members of the inspection team separated from Zhao Yi and went back to rest.
After returning to his residence, Zhao Yi quickly took a shower. Although he didn't do much work that day, just walking around with the inspection team, he felt more tired than working.
After taking a shower and blow-drying my hair, I lay down on my bed and fell asleep. After a while, I fell into sleep.
Early the next morning, Zhao Yi got up, washed up, and then walked to the inspection team's residence. When he arrived, the members of the inspection team were already ready. After Zhao Yi accompanied them to have breakfast, he started today's work. Research trip.
Since there will be a rocket launch mission tomorrow, the working atmosphere here is relatively tense. The first place the inspection team came to was the command center, where there are about 200 people.
The real busy time here will be tomorrow. Today is just the final inspection and confirmation of the launch site, so although it is busy, it is not stressful.
When the director of the command center saw Zhao Yi leading the inspection team in, he immediately stood up, walked over to greet everyone, and then introduced the specific conditions of the rocket launch command center to the inspection team.
According to the director of the command center, the final inspection of the rocket and the final confirmation of various on-site data are being carried out in accordance with the procedures. This is not the last inspection, and there will be another one before the launch tomorrow.
After the director reported the basic situation here to the inspection team, he casually introduced to the inspection team in detail the equipment and systems related to rocket launch and detection that they were using.
These are the real technical tasks of the launch center. Zhao Yi listened with great interest. During the first launch of Future Space Technology Company, although the system used was much better than that used by the national team, it was still very crude.
The equipment and systems introduced by the director this time were much more complete than before. Even Zhao Yi was not particularly clear about many of the equipment. They were obviously developed later based on actual needs.
As the companies under Zhao Yi become more and more mature, they have formed their own operating model. There are many things that Zhao Yi, the boss, does not know very well, and he himself is not particularly interested in specific management.
In fact, these things will be recorded in the company's relevant systems, but Zhao Yi usually does not check these records, even though he has all the permissions for all systems of his companies.
After seeing the command center, Zhao Yi led the inspection team to the rocket launch site. It was very empty. In the huge launch site, there were three huge launch towers standing very far apart from each other.
The height of the transmitting tower has reached hundreds of meters. Standing below, the insignificance of human beings is immediately apparent. Looking at the tall steel behemoth fully reflects the majestic power of the industrial age.
When Zhao Yi came here before, there was only one launch tower here. Two or three years later, due to the very frequent launch missions, Future Space Technology Company built two more launch towers.
In fact, even if it is not built now, multiple launch towers will still be built here in the future, because when the space station is built, due to the need to frequently transport materials to space, launch missions will be much more frequent than now.
Taking the inspection team to the launch site is mainly to let them experience the spectacular scene of the launch tower. Other than that, there is really nothing interesting to see.
There are many workers at the rocket launch tower that will be used tomorrow. They are inspecting various tasks at the launch site. People who are not related to it cannot enter for the time being.
Zhao Yi had no intention of using his power to open a backdoor for himself. Many of his group were not good at rocket launches. After entering, they inadvertently made mistakes, which may lead to the failure of tomorrow's launch mission.
Moreover, Future Space Technology Company is very strict in enforcing rules and regulations. Although he is the boss, there is no need to challenge the company's rules and regulations, so everyone just stands on the periphery and watches the busy staff.
"The rules and regulations of Future Space Technology Company are so strict that even you, the boss, are not allowed to enter." An official in the inspection team sighed.
It can be heard from the official's tone that he is not complaining, but lamenting the strictness of Future Space Technology's implementation of rules and regulations.
“The rules and regulations formulated by the company are for execution, and they cannot be differentiated based on different positions of authority, and the tower is even more special.
If an accident occurs, it would be better to just delay the launch time. If an explosion occurs, the damage will be very great, not only may it cause life danger, but also cause huge property losses.
A rocket costs hundreds of millions of yuan, plus the satellites inside, the total cost is at least 200 million yuan. Compared with the possibility of such a huge loss, strict system management seems insignificant.
You also know that although the technology content of Future Space Technology Company is very high and the launch profits are not bad, this is all based on the premise that the rocket can be reused many times.
As a commercial company, the property losses caused by a failed rocket launch may swallow up the profits of many commercial launches. More importantly, it will cause a huge blow to the company's credibility.
The reason why Future Space Technology Company has been able to obtain a large number of commercial launch orders is because their 100% success rate so far has given all parties full confidence in Future Space Technology Company's launches.
Insurance companies that provide insurance for rocket launches also need to evaluate the past performance of the launch organization. Currently, for rocket launch missions handled by Future Space Technology Company, the policy cost provided by insurance companies in the world is the lowest.
Those orders entrusted to Future Space Technology for launch are not only the lowest in the world in terms of launch costs, but also the lowest in other costs, forming a virtuous cycle.
Therefore, Future Space Technology Company attaches great importance to the success rate. Although this daily inspection has been carried out thousands of times, each time it needs to be checked as the first time. " Zhao Yi explained.
After listening to Zhao Yi's words, everyone in the inspection team nodded unconsciously. This principle is applicable wherever it goes. As a commercial company, it must maximize its profits.
In order to achieve this goal, no matter how strict the rules and regulations are, if the launch fails due to someone's fault, everyone's job will be ruined. This is very different from that of a national unit.
Since there really isn't much to see here in Wenchang, and the inspection team has no other goals, they can't wander around in villages and towns. There are no commercial facilities here.
So everyone could only sit outside the cordon and watch these staff members busy working on the transmission tower. Although it looked boring, in fact, everyone was watching with great interest.
It wasn't until lunch time that Zhao Yi led everyone to the canteen.
While eating, the minister sighed and said: "After looking at Future Space Technology Company, I found that the national team is far behind in space research. You have contributed more than half of our status as a space power."
"I don't quite agree with this. Although units may be divided into public and private entities, the technology and talents inside are interconnected. This is actually the heritage of a country, and it will not disappear just because it belongs to different organizations.
Moreover, Future Space Technology Company is also actively cooperating with the national team. Many technologies are not hidden from them. Not only can they get technical improvements, but they can also get good salary packages.
Of course, Future Space Technology Company would also like to thank the national team for its support. Without them, Future Space Technology Company would not be able to operate, but its development speed would definitely not be so fast.
Therefore, we still need to be open-minded in the field of technology and not be overly divided between public and private. As long as it is conducive to the country's technological progress, the improvement of national production, and the enhancement of national strength, it should be treated equally.
However, the public control of technology is much stricter, while private companies are much more relaxed in this regard. The more important thing to consider is the amount of benefits.
This has advantages and disadvantages. In fact, unnecessary control makes R&D units lose motivation, because they cannot convert results into tangible benefits, and their enthusiasm is definitely not particularly high.
Of course, this is from the perspective of human nature. For those with lofty ideals, personal interests are insignificant, but there are not many of them, so that's another matter.
The advantageous aspect is that it is sometimes very necessary to control core or key technologies, especially for technologies with unique advantages, which are the guarantee of our strength and cannot be easily shown to others.
At present, the main research and development forces in our country are national scientific research institutes, or high-end universities and state-owned enterprises. The state has relatively good control over these institutions.
But I think too much control is not a good thing. In fact, many of the technologies developed by our scientific research institutions have certain practical value and can be applied to economic development.
It's just that their ability to transform results needs to be improved. It's a pity that the technology they developed has been shelved. Not only has it not formed a virtuous cycle, but it has also delayed the improvement of domestic technology.
Therefore, I believe that the Ministry of Science and Development will take the lead in organizing a technology census to conduct a census of the technologies of my country's state-owned scientific research institutions, conduct technical assessments of various technologies, and then register them.
In this way, we can not only have a good idea of the technological research and development strength and level of our country's scientific research units, but also have a good idea of our country's various technologies.
For weak links, we can continue to conduct in-depth research and strive to move from technological backwardness to technological leadership. For our advantageous technologies, we can consider certain commercial development, such as patent authorization.
Of course, I hope that a complete intellectual property protection system will be built in China. This will have a very positive effect on R&D institutions and ensure that their research work enters a virtuous cycle.
The technology census is a good start. After registering the technological achievements of scientific research institutes across the country, they will be evaluated, and then patents will be registered domestically.
This can not only make profits from patents, but also facilitate private commercial institutions to purchase patents. Now that the Internet has begun, the use of Internet technology has significantly improved the efficiency of technology patent conversion. "
When the minister heard Zhao Yi's words, he immediately became interested, especially in the technical census, which provided them with a good idea and pointed out a good direction for their future work.
As for the issue of intellectual property rights, they are also aware of it. However, in the past, scientific research institutions were all national units and were all brother institutions. It was common for each other to use each other's technology. This is the fundamental reason why there is not enough attention to intellectual property rights today.
However, with the progress of reform and opening up, the economic structure has undergone significant changes. The private economy has become an important part of our country's economy, and it is outdated to manage intellectual property rights according to the original model.
In fact, the government is already aware of this problem, but major national scientific research institutions have not yet adapted to it, and relevant departments do not know where to start to deal with these problems.
Even if relevant laws and regulations are formulated, it will be in vain if the national units that dominate domestic scientific research do not cooperate closely. Moreover, it is even more serious for state-owned enterprises to occupy other people's intellectual property rights for free, so this is an unclear account.
However, the national technology census proposed by Zhao Yi is a good starting point. In addition, the reform of state-owned enterprises is currently underway. It is only necessary to formulate relevant laws and regulations to properly protect intellectual property rights.
Moreover, the country has just formulated a national science and technology engineering development plan. In the future, our country will definitely invest more and more in scientific research. This kind of confusion can no longer exist. It is time to make changes.
"Mr. Zhao's words inspired me a lot. It is urgent to deal with intellectual property issues. It is time for us to start solving these problems and clear the obstacles for the development of science and technology and industrial economy in our country."
Looking at the minister's thoughtful expression and firm words, Zhao Yi felt that his words had played a very good role and might really change the chaotic situation of intellectual property rights in our country.
“Although technological openness and commercial operation are inevitable trends in the future, not all technologies are allowed to circulate freely in the market.
Especially when private enterprises become stronger in the future, they will also have the ability to carry out scientific research. Many scientific research results in the future will be born in these private enterprises.
Therefore, we need to adopt a technology list model for sensitive technologies. For blacklisted technologies and products, we need to implement strict export control and formulate relevant laws and regulations for management. "Zhao Yi continued.
In the future, technology circulation will be a sparse and common thing, and it will be difficult for the government to be fully aware of all technologies. Therefore, it is very necessary to formulate relevant lists so that the following R&D units can intuitively abide by the relevant systems.
It's just that among the domestic private enterprises with strong R&D capabilities, it is Zhao Yi's enterprises. He has implemented relatively strict control measures in his own enterprises from the beginning.
Otherwise, if the advanced instruments and CNC machine tools of the Precision Instrument Company were exported, it would definitely bring a lot of benefits to the company, but Zhao Yi would rather not have this benefit than invest in the enemy.
There are many other examples. Zhao Yi's companies are prohibited from exporting any technology and equipment that is one level higher than that of foreign countries. Technologies and equipment that are two levels higher are even prohibited from appearing in the domestic market.
The former is to prevent the situation of capitalizing on the enemy, while the latter is to consider the development of one's own enterprise. Of course, the best technology must be used by oneself, otherwise where will the competitive advantage come from.
Because Zhao Yi's companies voluntarily abide by the export embargo, other private companies have no ability to carry out scientific research and development, and national scientific research units are not too keen on marketization, there is no unpleasant situation.
But in another ten or eight years, the situation will be very different. Whether it is private enterprises or state-owned scientific research institutions, they have both the strength and motivation to maximize profits.
If we continue to use the current system, it will appear to be very backward. Many technologies and equipment cannot be controlled, which is likely to cause huge losses to the country.
Originally, the minister thought that Zhao Yi's suggestion of technology census was the biggest gain today. Unexpectedly, the subsequent list system solved the problem of difficulty in controlling technology and equipment for them.
Moreover, the market-oriented operation of intellectual property rights and the technology list system are complementary to each other. Only close cooperation between the two can ensure the healthy operation of economic development and technological development.
In the past, only others imposed a technical embargo on us. Unexpectedly, we would also impose a technical embargo on them soon. This is really a "karma cycle, retribution". (End of chapter)