Riding the wind of rebirth

Chapter 1868 Wind-solar hybrid and pumped storage

Liang Guangping was chewing on a chicken leg and didn't have time to say anything. He just gave Zhou Zhi a thumbs up: "Hmmmm..."

In addition to the chicken itself being good, the ingredients and cooking methods of course also greatly enhance the cooking.

Compared to when Zhou Zhi first arrived in Lianhe Township, the biggest improvement in Gillette Abi's cooking skills is that he is willing to put a lot of oil in the pot.

The other side dishes in the pot, such as dried beans, dried mushrooms, and dried bamboo shoots, are all good things that need to be fully moisturized by oil to bring out their own quality, and now they are finally showing.

It turns out that Gillette Abi’s cooking skills are so good, but he was just constrained by conditions in the past.

This situation reminded Zhou Zhi of Jiachuan County, where his uncle was in charge. As soon as the congress was held in 1983, every family started raising chickens and ducks. Half a year later, they began to have meat to eat. After the new year, they started raising pigs. By the Spring Festival of 1985, bacon and sausages were hung on the beams on the roof of the kitchen. Life had basically turned around and became better.

Then Zhou Zhi discovered that every household knew how to make braised pork, twice-cooked pork, and fish with fermented black beans, just like Aunt Gillette. The reason they didn’t know how to make them before was because their cooking skills were limited by the conditions.

Zhou Zhi did not have the ability like his uncle, nor did he have the ability and courage to mobilize the whole county to work hard. Even changing the structure of Lianhe Township required cautious assistance from many parties. But now, seeing the greasy roast chicken in the pan, he couldn't help but feel a little proud.

Tu Liangzhi is also very proud: "This year we can finally stretch our legs. We can't control the surrounding villages, but our village has definitely gotten rid of the poverty label!"

"Recently, there are quite a lot of people asking about raising pigs." Wu Renzhong said, "I think I heard Grandpa Chi Ri say that now is not the time to raise pigs, right?"

"Those people are always too busy in the morning and too anxious at night." Old Chi Ri said, "When we were registering before, they all made excuses. Now that the season for slaughtering pigs is almost here, they suddenly want to raise them."

"But Renzhong can register them all, and we can go find piglets when the new year comes." Old Chi Ri said, "It's good that they are starting to get more active."

"Well, if you feed cows, you get to ride them; if you feed horses, you get to ride them; if you feed sheep, you get to break your skin." Gillette said, "In the past, it was the children who did the herding. Now that the children have to go to school, it's better to switch to raising pigs."

"Sheep can actually be raised in pens," Liang Guangping said, "but if green feed can keep up, raising pigs is more cost-effective."

"This has to do with the issue of water sources, and water sources and electricity are one and the same." Zhou Zhi said, "The power grid in the autonomous prefecture is not very reliable right now. I was wondering if we could link the agricultural water demand of Lianhe Township with the electricity demand of your base?"

"What ideas do you have?" When Wu Renzhong heard Zhou Zhi's words, he knew that this kid had come up with some new idea.

"I saw it in the information. For the electricity consumption areas that we are planning to independently plan, the power generation capacity is actually secondary. The key lies in energy storage." Zhou Zhi said: "It means storing the energy during the period of surplus power generation and evenly distributing it to the period of insufficient power generation."

"I seem to have heard of this idea, it seems to be called 'shifting peaks and filling valleys'?" Liu Hongtao asked.

"Whatever the name is, the meaning is about the same." Zhou Zhi said, "Aren't there two small reservoirs on the top of the mountain outside your base? They are used to provide water pressure for the small hydropower station at the foot of the mountain. But there will be a problem with this, that is, the climate of the autonomous prefecture is special, divided into wind season, rainy season and dry season." "The rainy season is only four months. During these four months, it is not a big problem to rely on reservoir water to generate electricity, but after four months, you can only rely on the township electricity provided by the autonomous prefecture, and the quality is worrying."

"There is this problem. Our idea is to build a UPS room, which can at least turn the intermittent rural electricity into a more stable output, and protect the computer room and important laboratories. For the rest... I'm afraid we can only use oil-fired generators."

"My idea is to build another wind power station here." Zhou Zhi said, "Then your two reservoirs can replace the UPS room at least during the wind season. It's a super large UPS room."

"What do you mean?"

"This means that during the windy season, we rely on wind power to generate electricity, and the excess electricity can be used to pump water from the Meigu River to the reservoir on the top of the mountain for storage. In this way, the two reservoirs on the top of the mountain can also ensure sufficient water sources during the windy season, and can be released as a power supplement for the base when needed."

"In this way, hydropower will be the main power generation task in the rainy season, and wind power will be the main power generation task in the windy season. The more than one month between the end of the windy season and the rainy season will be supported by water pumped from the mountaintop reservoir. With the addition of power from the state and townships, can we ensure stable electricity consumption throughout the year?"

"It seems feasible." Liu Hongtao thought about it and said, "Lianhe Township is located in a big wind outlet. The pine trees on the top of the mountain have been blown away by the strong wind and can only grow on the hillside. It's a pity not to use this resource when there is no rain."

"In addition to ensuring electricity, we also need to ensure water supply for our farmland and orchards. If we can supplement each other and bring water from the reservoir to our side, we can basically ensure that we have water at all times of the year."

"That sounds very encouraging." Tu Liangzhi asked the key point: "Who will build this power station? Who will manage it? And it will cost a lot of money, right?"

"Let the Academy of Agricultural Sciences send people to manage it." Zhou Zhi said with a smile, "You already have two power stations anyway, so it doesn't matter if you have one sheep or two."

"I don't think it will be a big problem to manage the power station." Liu Hongtao said: "The director has always said that the mission of our base is not only to expand and breed excellent agricultural varieties for the country, but also to lead the surrounding villagers to become wealthy. If we can ensure the water supply for the village and the base, I believe she will support it."

"But building a power station is probably beyond our capabilities." Liang Guangping said: "Uncle Tu is right, the money issue is a big problem."

"I know a company called Blue Sky Sunshine..." Zhou Zhi said.

"I know. The solar power generation system currently used by the grain station is provided by their company. Why are Master Hao and his team also engaged in wind power generation?"

"Their company's earliest business was long-wave communication equipment. Many of those devices were installed on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The conditions in many places are even more difficult than here, and they also face the problem of equipment power supply."

"The principle of wind power is simple, so they studied it earlier than solar power, and it has been well applied in pastoral areas." Zhou Zhi said, "I heard that they are now studying the 'wind-solar complementary power generation system'. If possible, we will take the initiative to tell Master Hao that we are willing to be guinea pigs, and we will definitely get a big discount. I will go to the foundation to cry for the rest, and Renzhong, you should also make a scene with your brother-in-law."

"At worst, I can just give up my car!" Wu Renzhong patted his chest and said, "At least I can get some money out of it!"

In fact, this was not necessary at all, but Zhou Zhi still gave Wu Renzhong a thumbs up to encourage him: "Good job, you are a bachelor!"