Great country technology, I have a system where hard work pays off!

Hearing the words of the host Bai Yansong, the people at the scene also brightened up, realizing that this was indeed the case.

Even if automated machines can replace humans in basic work, freeing humans from repetitive and meaningless tasks,

that also means their demand for electricity has increased dramatically, even to a terrifying extent.

After all, although China's land area is vast, its 1.4 billion people mainly live in the plains and basins that only account for 31% of the land.

Now, if the remaining 69% of mountainous areas, hills, and plateaus can also be fully developed, the demand for electricity from automated machines will be dozens or even hundreds of times greater than it is now!

According to statistics from relevant departments, China's power generation this year is expected to be 5814.57 trillion kWh.

If power generation increases tenfold, that would be 58,145 trillion kWh.

If power generation increases a hundredfold, that would be 581 quadrillion kWh!

This is an exaggerated number, a power generation number that makes present-day China feel immense pressure, a power generation number that the entire population feels is completely impossible!

Therefore, once automated machines leave the factory, their demand for electricity is too terrifying.

Without cheap and sufficient energy, can they really carry out large-scale infrastructure construction and development across the country?

"I have naturally considered the energy issue."

Speaking of this, Gao Nian said amidst the curious gazes of the people:

"Many people have always said that after the birth of controllable nuclear fusion technology, mankind will enter a new era.

But it is not necessarily the case that controllable nuclear fusion technology needs to be successfully developed to enter a new era, because relying solely on solar energy can meet mankind's energy needs!

Mr. Bai Yansong, do you know how much energy the sun projects onto the Earth every day?"

Hearing Gao Nian's question, the host Bai Yansong shook his head and said:

"I have read relevant books before and have a rough estimate, but I have forgotten it now, I only know that the energy the sun shines on the Earth far exceeds all of mankind's energy needs."

"Indeed, the solar energy that the sun shines on the Earth every day can meet all of mankind's energy needs, and even far exceeds it countless times!

Because the energy that the sun transmits to the Earth's surface every second is about an astonishing 173,000 terawatts (TW), and this is just the energy of a mere second!

Our Geek Technology Company has already overcome solar panels with a power generation efficiency of 26%.

These solar panels do not use any rare elements. The reason why they can achieve such a high power generation efficiency is due to their special HBC heterojunction back contact crystalline silicon battery structure.

Therefore, because no rare elements are used, this provides a natural basis for large-scale mass production to directly reduce costs, and also means it can be popularized on a large scale!

So, not to mention the distant future, but just looking at the present, based on the energy the sun shines on the Earth every day,

if we build a solar power generation base on Earth the size of Germany, that would be enough to meet the energy needs of all mankind.

And this is only 26% power generation efficiency. If the power generation efficiency can be further broken through, such as reaching 50% power generation efficiency,

then the area of this solar photovoltaic power generation base will be reduced to half the area of Germany, and the electricity generated every day will be able to meet the energy needs of all mankind.

If the power generation efficiency of solar photovoltaic panels is further improved, reaching more than 90%, then the area required to lay solar photovoltaic power generation bases is only a mere 97 square kilometers.

For example, some desert areas with poor geographical environments, even if automated machines are widely popularized in some desert areas, there will still be situations where the investment cannot recoup the costs, and ultimately development will still be shelved.

Under such circumstances, those desert areas that cannot be transformed into economic development zones can be installed with solar panels.

The electricity generated by these areas alone is already enough to easily meet the energy needs of the entire country and even all of mankind. Therefore, it is not necessary to wait for the emergence of controllable nuclear fusion technology to have a huge amount of energy to transform the Earth and fully develop the Earth's resources.

In fact, as long as solar photovoltaic power generation efficiency makes a major breakthrough, the energy produced will already be sufficient to meet the energy needs of the Fourth Industrial Revolution."

"I see."

The host Bai Yansong nodded slightly, and then felt quite excited, a feeling that the future was beckoning to him lingered in his heart.

After all, researching and developing solar panels with higher power generation efficiency is much easier than researching and developing controllable nuclear fusion technology, and it is more likely to see it come to fruition.

After all, controllable nuclear fusion technology has been shouting "50 years from now" for 50 years, and then continues to shout "50 years from now." No one will believe that it can be implemented within twenty years.

Compared with controllable nuclear fusion technology, this solar power generation technology route gives people a more down-to-earth feeling.

At least the current Geek Technology Company has already mass-produced solar photovoltaic panels with a power generation efficiency of 26%.

Under such circumstances, people also believe that humans can further research and develop photovoltaic panels with a power generation efficiency of over 50%.

Even if it's not 50% power generation efficiency, even 90% power generation efficiency is not impossible. After all, if it can't be done in one year, it can always be done in ten or twenty years.

At least the difficulty of improving the power generation efficiency of this photovoltaic panel is far lower than that of controllable nuclear fusion technology, estimated to be only a fraction of the former.

So the future is promising, the future of mankind is bright, and they don't need to worry about the problem of not being able to find a job in the future.

"Mr. Gao Nian, may I ask if you are vigorously researching and developing solar photovoltaic panels with higher power generation efficiency?"

The host Bai Yansong suddenly asked Gao Nian.

"Yes, we are researching and developing the second generation of solar photovoltaic panels, and we are working hard to add graphene to the solar panels.

In order to manufacture solar photovoltaic panels with higher power generation efficiency and longer life."

"Then can you talk about the power generation efficiency target of your second generation solar photovoltaic panels?"

The host Bai Yansong continued to ask Gao Nian.

"Target? Double it to break through 50%, and then strive for 70% power generation efficiency."

Gao Nian said something shocking, which also made the audience in front of the TV and the netizens in the live broadcast room excited.

I didn't expect Geek Technology Company to have such ambition, and is actually researching and developing solar photovoltaic panels with a power generation efficiency of over 50%, and then striving to achieve 70% power generation efficiency.

If Geek Technology Company can succeed, then humans may really not have to worry about the problem of insufficient energy.