How could he solve the power shortage at the campsite?
Chen Jin had been worrying about this problem since half a month ago.
The best solution was, of course, to build a power generating facility around the campsite to solve the power shortage on the spot.
But the cost of doing so would be high.
For example, the cost of a wind turbine per watt was about $10.
The current power shortage at the campsite was about 200 kilowatts. Multiplying that by 10, the cost of a wind turbine would be about $2 million.
Chen Jin could afford it. Two days ago, Sotheby's had transferred the auction money to him. All the items he had consigned were auctioned off for a total of $15.58 million. After deducting the 10% commission, he had about $14 million in his bank account.
On top of that, he still had about $800,000 left.
Chen Jin had about $15 million in cash on hand.
Taking out two million to build a wind turbine near the campsite would solve the problem of power shortage. There was no pressure at all.
But don't forget, Chen Jin not only needed to invest money, but also manpower to build a power generating facility.
He had to carry dozens of power generating units up to the third floor of his apartment and stuff them into the portal in the bathroom.
Assuming that a power generating unit weighed 300 kilograms, he would have to carry at least 10,000 kilograms.
The blades of a wind turbine were usually more than three meters long. Some were even longer than 10, 20, 30, or even 50 meters.
Chen Jin calculated the length of his living room and bedroom and realized that the blades should not be longer than five meters. Otherwise, he would not be able to stuff them into the portal in the bathroom.
Other than that!
Even if Chen Jin successfully moved the wind turbine to the campsite, he would have to buy the necessary power storage equipment, pressure transformer equipment, and metal poles to support the turbine. He would also have to buy some steel and cement to fix it in place.
Otherwise, how would the wind turbine work?
In short, building a wind turbine around the campsite would be a very troublesome task!
And he did not know how much time it would take. Two or three weeks would definitely not be enough. Chen Jin would also have to work very hard.
So when he thought of this, Chen Jin hesitated. So troublesome. Should he build a wind turbine?
Da Li also told Chen Jin that there were actually a lot of power generating facilities on Haierfa. Hydroelectric, wind, thermal, nuclear … all kinds of power generating facilities were available.
As long as he expanded the search area, he would definitely be able to find the abandoned power generating facilities. Then, he would only need to fix one of them to solve the energy problem.
For example, the city of Fort Worth in the north had a thermal power station or a number of wind turbines. In short, there must be a power generator.
If they could repair the power system in Fort Worth City and connect a wire to the campsite, the problem of power shortage would be solved.
"Alright!"
Chen Jin nodded. "I won't be working on wind turbines for the time being! Let's explore the surroundings first and see if we can use the local power generation facilities to solve the problem. "
The problem was that the camp was in urgent need of electricity. They had to increase the power supply immediately. Otherwise, it would affect the normal exploration work.
This would severely reduce the efficiency of the exploration.
The problem of the power shortage had reached an urgent level, and they had to solve it.
Otherwise, some robots would line up next to the charging station until they ran out of battery.
After some thought, Chen Jin came up with a compromise plan for the transition.
That was to bring the high-energy batteries to Earth, rent an industrial factory, pull a few high-power industrial circuits, and charge them in the factory.
In this way, with the "industrial electricity" as a cover, even if they used tens of thousands of kilowatts of electricity every month, the staff of the electric power department would not be able to find any problems.
Moreover, industrial electricity could be connected to high-voltage cables. 360V, 480V, or even the more dangerous 1,000V could be chosen. They could provide even more charging power! Shorten the charging time!
Considering all the advantages mentioned above.
The next morning.
Chen Jin drove his mother's BMW I. (His mother's unit had given her an official car. She only used her own car on non-working days) to the Bao Shan Industrial Park.
The Bao Shan Industrial Park was very close to the Court of Happiness. It was less than 10 kilometers away in a straight line. The road was wide and the traffic was convenient.
The Bao Shan Industrial Park was also one of the earliest industrial zones in Shang Hai City. It had a history of more than 60 years. It was basically the same age as the Republic.
There were large steel factories, thermal power plants, shipyards, and aircraft factories in the industrial park. It was a well-known heavy industrial manufacturing center.
His father, Chen Gang, worked in this industrial park. He worked in a commercial airliner manufacturing company and held the position of deputy chief engineer of the landing gear development department. In the future, he would most likely become a chief engineer … This position was a position that allowed him to occasionally show his face on 'News Series'. Although his father, Chen Gang, had already been in the background, showing his face twice and taking a photo with Elder No. 1, which made the Chen family extremely proud.
Compared to his father's achievements, Chen Jin lowered his head in shame.
Back to the main topic.
Although there were many large state-owned enterprises in the Bao Shan Industrial Park that had been established for decades and had tens of thousands of employees, there were also many enterprises that had closed down during the restructuring of state-owned enterprises in the 1990s. Coupled with the poor economic situation in recent years, there were even more small and medium-sized enterprises that had closed down.
In the industrial park, abandoned and unused factories could be found everywhere.
After Chen Jin found the management of the industrial park and proposed to rent a small factory to start his business, the person in charge expressed his welcome. But when he realized that Chen Jin did not meet the requirements, he had to reject it.
Because Chen Jin had no entrepreneurial experience, no registered company, no technical background, and no third party responsible for the guarantee … he could not be approved.
In order to obtain the qualification, Chen Jin asked his father to represent the company. Chen Jin, as the professional manager of the company, was responsible for all the operations of the company. Using this method, he successfully obtained the qualification and rented a small factory that occupied an area of about 200 square meters.
He also enjoyed the subsidies of the industrial park. The rent for the first three years was only $100,000 per year.
After the factory was rented.
In the steel factory, in addition to the usual 220V circuit, Chen Jin also hired an electrician to install two industrial circuits that were 360V and 480V respectively. He made a total of 100 charging ports that could charge 100 high-efficiency batteries at the same time.
In order to keep it a secret, the robot Da Qiang was responsible for the charging and battery replacement work in the enclosed "charging factory." Chen Jin sneaked it into the factory and was responsible for managing the precious high-efficiency batteries.
In addition, Chen Jin hired a guard at the entrance of the factory with a monthly salary of $3,000. He was responsible for guarding the entrance of the factory and preventing strangers from entering. He formed the first line of defense on the periphery.
The guard was a 65 years old man. He was a hale and hearty old man. Everyone called him "Uncle Qin."
The reason why Chen Jin hired this "Uncle Qin" was that he had been working as a guard for more than 20 years. He was very experienced, clean, and had a good reputation.
In addition, Uncle Qin was all alone. He had no children and was illiterate. It was even more reassuring for Chen Jin to not be able to see through his profound skills.
The monthly salary of $3,000 was the highest salary that Uncle Qin had ever received in his many years of work. He was so happy that he could not close his mouth.
"That's too much! Young man, you're paying me too much. Just give me $2,000! "The down-to-earth Uncle Qin said.
"Uncle Qin, $3,000 a month is not a lot. Just keep it and save more for your pension. You won't have to worry when you're old. If you do a good job, I'll give you a raise and a year-end bonus at the end of the year!"
Raise?
Year-end bonus?
Uncle Qin was stunned by these unfamiliar words. His eyes became slightly moist.
"I can't do that, young man. I'm just a guard. I'm not worth such a high salary. I'm almost 70 years old. It's hard to find a job. I was thinking that if you gave me some food and some pocket money, I'd work for you. I didn't expect to meet such a generous young man."
"Sigh … I hope this young man succeeds in his business. I can continue working in this factory …"
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