Chapter 560 Development Plan (II)
Dr. Mikoyan called up another virtual model.
"This is a geothermal power generation system, and it is also one of the core equipment for our future development of Venus."
"Geothermal?" Everyone reacted immediately.
Venus is indeed very rich in geothermal energy, with the surface temperature reaching 500 degrees Celsius. Coupled with the volcanic areas, this is a profitable business.
Seeing that everyone understood , Dr. Mikoyan continued, "You may think that the high temperature on the surface of Venus is caused by being too close to the sun, but this is actually a wrong view."
"Mercury, which is closer to the sun, has a surface temperature that is not as high as Venus. The high temperature on the surface of Venus has little to do with the intensity of solar radiation. The reason for this is the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of Venus."
"Venus's dense atmosphere reflects 60% to 70% of the sun's heat back into space, while the dense carbon dioxide forms a huge insulation layer that prevents Venus' geothermal energy from radiating outward. As a result, over time, a huge amount of heat energy accumulates on the surface."
Dr. Mikoyan paused to let everyone gather their thoughts.
After a while, he continued to describe the next step in the development plan:
"We can use geothermal power stations to continuously extract geothermal energy from Venus, and at the same time gradually reduce the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of Venus, so that the surface temperature will gradually drop, preparing for the large-scale development of minerals on the surface of Venus in the future."
Upon hearing this, everyone started discussing the matter among themselves.
Judging from this development plan, it is obvious that the scale is very large.
Whether it is the orbital solar power station, the Yungong itself, or the geothermal power station, they are all large projects.
And these major projects are only sub-projects of the Venus development plan, which shows that its scale is so huge that it is simply beyond imagination.
One of the branch managers raised his hand and said, "Dr. Mikoyan, if you extract carbon dioxide from Venus' atmosphere on a large scale and the concentration in the atmosphere decreases, will that eventually lead to a decrease in the buoyancy of the airship?"
Mikoyan nodded: "It is indeed possible, but we have already planned it, so there is no need to worry in the short term. We can allow the Cloud Palace to gradually descend, and we can also use oxygen and nitrogen to replenish it."
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Many people raised their own questions and opinions, and Mikoyan and Jiang Mingxuan answered them one by one.
For example, why don’t we build permanent cities on the surface of Venus? The reason is gravity.
The gravity is not the greatest in the strata on the surface of a planet. In fact, the area with the greatest gravity is the atmosphere of the planet.
Because the farther away from the center of the earth and the deeper into the atmosphere, the gravity is often the greatest.
This is also the reason why the Yungong project is built high in the sky on Venus, in order to make the gravity as close as possible to the gravity on the earth's surface.
If we want to increase the gravity of the habitable areas of Venus in the future, the best way is to continue to develop towards higher altitudes.
Of course, there is actually another way to fundamentally solve the problem of gravity difference, which is to pull a dozen large rocky asteroids from the asteroid belt to directly increase the overall mass and formation radius of Venus.
The problem is that this method is very risky and difficult to operate.
After all, the orbits of the current planets in the solar system are closely related to the mass of the planets.
If Sapiens adds weight to Venus and then Venus changes its orbit and speed, it will be a big trouble.
This is a matter that will affect the entire body.
Mikoyan and others dare not add weight to Venus because they are worried that the stable operation system of the solar system for billions of years will be destroyed.
Therefore, performing weight-gain surgery on a planet is definitely something that is strictly prohibited.
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After more than a week of discussion, Dr. Mikoyan finally convinced everyone and readjusted part of the Venus development plan.
Then Li Qingye from Pangu World in Africa received this freshly- made plan.
He looked at Mikoyan who had flown in personally and the thick plan in his hand. He calmed down and carefully read every page.
It was obvious that Dr. Mikoyan and the Space Division came prepared.
The plan was written in a clear and organized manner, and a 10-phase project schedule was prepared, with the goal of completing the entire Venus development plan before the 10th year of Xinghe.
The Science Division also cooperated with the Space Division to launch a seven-year human survival experiment on Venus.
Li Qingye spent more than 20 minutes reading the entire content of the plan, and then he put the plan aside:
"Doctor, since the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Finance have evaluated and agreed to your Venus development plan, I don't have too many objections. I just hope that you can treat the issue of humans living on Venus for a long time with caution. If you find any problems, please report to me in time."
Dr. Mikoyan nodded and said, "Please rest assured, Mr. Chairman. I have discussed this with the Science Division and will do our best to ensure that the people participating in the experiment pass the test safely."
"Well, the company's employees are very valuable. It's better for experiments to cost more financial resources than to waste manpower." Li Qingye sighed.
Dr. Mikoyan quickly spoke up: "I fully understand that the chairman is concerned about the health of his employees."
Suddenly Li Qingye remembered something: "By the way, Doctor, how is the investigation of life in the atmosphere of Venus going? Have you found anything?"
Dr. Mikoyan was stunned, then began to explain.
Currently, Sapiens has several laboratories at the Yungong base on Venus that are dedicated to investigating life on Venus.
However, the investigation progressed very quickly.
Because the Yungong base is located in the upper atmosphere of Venus, several species of microorganisms have indeed been discovered, as well as a considerable number of indirect compounds that indicate the existence of life.
Dr. Mikoyan quickly pulled out the relevant papers and explained to him: "Chairman, these are the research reports on planktonic microorganisms found in the atmosphere of Venus."
Li Qingye controlled the holographic projection and quickly browsed through the papers on it.
"It seems that the Science Division has already formulated a research project, so I won't interfere."
"Chairman, Pangu Engineering is actually not bad. After all, a relatively stable small ecosystem has been created in it. Our Space Division also needs the talent support from Pangu Engineering."
Li Qingye shook his head: "The Pangu Project cannot be made public for the time being. You can apply to the Science Division for support from other laboratories!"
Mikoyan nodded helplessly. He actually didn't hold out much hope.
After all, the importance of the Pangu Project within the Sapiens Corporation is no less than that of the new controlled nuclear fusion research project and the super-large particle collider.
It’s just that these projects have different focuses.
With the vigorous advancement of the Pangu Project, many useful inventions and discoveries are constantly emerging.
If we can borrow some researchers from the Pangu Project to work on the life research project in the atmosphere of Venus, perhaps we can speed up the research on these projects.
But Li Qingye would not do that. After all, the life research project on Venus is not as important as the Pangu project.
He talked with Dr. Mikoyan and others for more than an hour and then sent them away.
Then he looked at some recent reports, some of which were about some outrageous operations in the free world. It was obvious that when people are pushed into a corner, they are more likely to stimulate their hidden potential.
But Li Qingye didn’t care too much about this. He was more concerned about technological research and development.
