Chapter 967 The Prospects Are Very Good

The child has no mother, it’s a long story, he couldn’t help but pause when he mentioned the question of appearance.

"Then keep your story short," Shen Ying urged from the side.

"This is at home, it won't involve any business secrets, right?" Fan Xiang also said.

"Although it is not a trade secret, it is still important to us." Fan Wubing said with a bitter smile, "Don't talk nonsense after you go out, otherwise it will easily disrupt my industrial layout."

After a pause, Fan Wubing said to everyone, "In fact, our institute has not announced our technical results to the outside world. This is mainly due to industrial chain strategic considerations. We believe that there is no time to invest in the photovoltaic industry on a large scale at this time." "

"Why?" Shen Ying asked curiously.

"Because of the problem of raw materials, we haven't completely solved it yet." Fan Wubing replied.

In the photovoltaic industry, we must first have a stable supply of raw materials to coordinate with the increase in production capacity, and then carry out different promotions to increase sales channels.

It is undeniable that no matter how other materials change, photovoltaic cells using silicon as raw materials are still the mainstream of the entire photovoltaic industry. Even if major companies work hard to develop thin-film photovoltaic cell technology, they will not be able to replace silicon-based cells in a short time. market position.

It is conceivable that obtaining sufficient raw materials at reasonable prices is an indispensable condition in this fast-growing photovoltaic industry. In other words, if companies cannot stabilize the supply of silicon materials, then... let alone production capacity. .

Although silicon is the 20th richest element in the earth's crust, the mineral reserves are abundant and easy to mine, and there is no reason for shortage. In addition to being the raw material for photovoltaic cells, silicon material is also the raw material for photovoltaic cells. d. Essential raw materials for LCD TVs, computer chips and other semiconductor industries.

In the past, almost all silicon materials were supplied to the semiconductor industry, and only a small part was supplied to the photovoltaic cell industry. However, in recent years, computer chips. d LCD TV and other semiconductor industries are developing rapidly, and the demand for silicon materials is increasing.

At the same time, the photovoltaic industry is also developing rapidly, and the amount of silicon used is increasing year by year. In recent years, the amount has been soaring, gradually approaching the demand of the semiconductor industry, and even exceeding the growth of silicon production capacity. This has led to a shortage of silicon materials and a rise in silicon prices. All the way up.

“The price of solar-grade silicon has risen from US$8 per kilogram to US$18 per kilogram this year. Although silicon manufacturers are expanding production capacity, judging from the current development situation, the shortage will not be resolved until ten years later. " Fan Wubing explained to everyone, "So what can photovoltaic companies do to stabilize the supply of silicon materials?

There are two main methods. One method is to cooperate with industrial and tourism companies, such as signing long-term pricing agreements to ensure future supply of raw materials; the other method is to get involved in upstream business according to corporate strategies. Take Japan's Sharp as an example. It is planning to develop upstream business based on the company's long-term strategy and its own strength. In the next few years, it will set up factories to produce silicon materials. At the same time, it also plans to cooperate with Kogyo Corporation through Sumitomo Corporation. Leading companies, such as Norway, have signed long-term silicon wafer supply contracts. "

Fan Wubing means that only after ensuring a sufficient and stable supply of raw materials, they will actively expand production capacity to ensure that there are enough finished products to meet the huge market demand.

According to Fan Wubing's estimate, as long as their supply of raw materials can be fully guaranteed, the production capacity will reach one million kilowatts or more within the first year.

"Only one million kilowatt-hours of electricity per year? Isn't that too little?" Song Qing didn't know much about this, and she was a little surprised when she heard this and asked, "Is the total amount of solar electricity so low?"

"Please, you just didn't understand the situation." Fan Wubing rolled his eyes at Song Qing, "The unit of electricity consumption is kilowatt hours. If our production capacity is one million kilowatts, these products can be provided within an hour. One million kilowatt-hours of electricity, how much power can it provide in one day?”

"That's 24 million kilowatt-hours of electricity a day?!" Song Qing calculated and was immediately shocked. If calculated this way, it would be tens of billions of kilowatt-hours of electricity in a year.

"Oh, it can't be calculated that simply. After all, this is only effective when there is sunshine. Naturally, there is no way to use electricity at night. Plus, it's windy, rainy, snowy and cloudy. You can get a 40% discount. That’s good.” Fan Wubing explained.

"Oh, that's pretty impressive. Even if it's 4 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity a year, it's equivalent to the electricity consumption of 100 million ordinary households for a month." Shen Ying said after a rough estimate.

Of course, this is only the production capacity that Fan Wubing expected in the first production year. According to the general development rules, the possibility of quadrupling the production capacity within three years is very high, especially in terms of raw materials. Once fully guaranteed, this production capacity will expand very quickly. After all, once the technology matures, production can be easily expanded.

In that case, within about three or four years, Fan Investment Group's photovoltaic products will be able to provide daily electricity for ordinary users across the country.

"Of course, there is also the issue of electrical energy storage, which is the most important obstacle." Fan Wubing said.

Battery technology has always been a weak point in the country. For a long time, Chinese people have been using imported batteries. The basic work of related domestic technologies has fallen into a gap. It can only produce ordinary batteries with low technical content and heavy pollution. That's why Fan Wubing said that electric energy storage is a Big problem.

"Since you are already engaged in the photovoltaic industry, why not take the battery technology with you? After all, it is a technology in the same industrial chain. If you can get through it, it will be of great benefit to you." Fan Hengke said to his son.

"I want to do that too, so the company is now considering launching a hybrid car, which can use both fuel and electricity in the future. This requires a high-efficiency battery pack." Fan Wubing said, if the simultaneous development of solar power technology and electric vehicle technology is achieved, it will be very helpful to solve the domestic energy shortage problem. "

"Your idea is very good, and it would be best if you can have a set of more convincing figures." Fan Heng was very interested after listening to it, and said to his son, I will discuss it with the Gongchang Mai Association and try to give you some policy support. After all, this is considered clean energy, which will have a positive impact on the image of the entire country. Everyone must be very interested." Fan Wubing nodded and agreed.

In fact, the questions he needs to care about are far more than what he has said so far. The next link to increase production capacity is to increase sales. Traditional photovoltaic enterprises will strengthen communication with module suppliers, system suppliers, distributors and construction contractors to understand market needs and increase sales channels.

Of course, this is not enough. Since the concept of photovoltaic power is not fully popular in life, increasing sales in the existing demand is only a passive strategy. The essence of the industry is for photovoltaic enterprises to actively increase consumer demand for photovoltaic power.

As for what kind of increase in consumer demand for photovoltaic power is? This question is also more complicated and often needs to be promoted through government actions.

In fact, for now, the concept of photovoltaic power is not popular in people's lives, so the strategy of enterprises is also logical to let consumers know and enjoy the advantages of using photovoltaic power.

In the current situation where the cost of photovoltaic power is relatively high, it is generally through the policies and subsidies of various governments that large enterprises install large photovoltaic power systems, hold public lectures, and expand the application of photovoltaic power, so that consumers can enjoy the benefits of photovoltaic power at home, at work, and in leisure and entertainment places, making photovoltaic power a part of life unconsciously.

However, no matter where the major companies focus, it is not difficult to find that their goal is to improve technology and reduce electricity costs. Moreover, since the first generation of photovoltaic cells using monocrystalline silicon as material has limited room for cost reduction, it can also be expected that the development direction of photovoltaic cells will be to focus on thin-film technology and expand the application of photovoltaic technology infinitely.

Of course, in addition to improving technology, photovoltaic cell companies should also implement corresponding supply chain strategies to meet the needs of the market, consolidate the supply of raw silicon materials through long-term contracts or their own development business, ensure that silicon materials are inexhaustible, and then increase photovoltaic cell production capacity, take advantage of the preferential policies of various governments for the photovoltaic industry, increase the public's understanding of photovoltaic electricity and increase the demand for photovoltaic electricity, so as to bring photovoltaic electricity to every bit of daily life.

"In fact, the demonstration effect is also very important. I plan to first establish a photovoltaic power base in Lingxi Province, where the sunshine conditions are relatively better, to provide energy for future metal smelting, which will greatly reduce the consumption of energy." Fan Wubing finally said.

Fan Heng agreed, because Fan Wubing had informed him that a new large rare metal deposit had been discovered in Lingxi. Obviously, in order to mine it in the future, the gap in electricity demand would be very large. In addition to the traditional... thermal power support, the provision of electricity through photovoltaic power grid connection would play a big role, saving energy on the one hand and saving money on the other.

Everyone had finished their meal and were chatting here. Soon Fan Wubing received another call, but it was from his intelligence department in Gonghai. They said that the micro-monitoring equipment installed in Tong Yushan's office finally captured the scene of Li Jinchuan entering his office while Tong Yushan was away.

"Well, I'll go and listen to your detailed report later." Fan Wubing replied calmly.

"Listen, Wubing's tone is becoming more and more like a bureaucrat, Fan Shou said to Shen Ying and Song Qing with a smile.