There are all kinds of opportunities in the war, some of which come unexpectedly. Just when George was in the UK, searching for technologies with potential for development in the future with a technical magazine.
Many times, when many new technologies are just invented, few people will realize the power they store, and no one even thinks that it represents the future. What is needed is to "salvage" them in a targeted manner.
In order to be able to salvage technology, George even specially established a company in London, hiring professionals to systematically select certain technologies, and then introduce them in a targeted manner. Especially those new technologies that are not valued by people. It is the focus of the company's introduction.
Sometimes, some technologies appear a little untimely, just like the 250,000-kilowatt steam turbine generator set developed by General Electric Company of the United Kingdom, which is absolutely world-leading.
Even in the United States, which launched a 200,000-kw steam turbine generator set 30 years ago, there is no similar technology.
It's just that this technology was launched at a bad time - in 1940, when the Battle of Britain was at its most intense, CEC built the first 250,000-kilowatt steam turbine generator set, and then there was no more. Because of the threat of war, the British government chose decentralized power generation, that is, small and decentralized, to reduce the risk of bombing.
"... The larger the power of the power station generator set, the more power it can generate. It seems to save money, but if it is blown up by a bomb, it will be completely finished. So the large steam turbine generator set has been thrown in the CEC warehouse until now. If you want, you can definitely buy this unit at a relatively cheap price."
Listening to the introduction of Jason, the power engineer, George was not only interested in this high-power unit, but also in the same technology.
250,000 kilowatts!
It is definitely the world's cutting-edge technology!
The United States had to wait until the mid-1950s to build a 300,000 kw unit, and China had to wait until the 1970s to build a 200,000 kw unit.
If this technology is introduced, at least the company can be guaranteed to have the most advanced generator technology in the world in the future.
What is electricity?
Electricity is the future!
The future development of North Borneo cannot be separated from electricity, and the reconstruction of Europe and the great development of countries around the world are also inseparable from electricity. Even the reason why we are starting to buy power generation equipment now is because post-war power facilities are extremely popular-reconstruction around the world requires a large number of generators.
The speed of reconstruction in many countries is not based on whether there is enough manpower and materials, but on whether there is enough power supply. Just like the reason why East Germany's reconstruction was later than West Germany was because the Russians dismantled most of the power generation facilities.
It is for this reason that George will look for power generation facilities and arrange power facilities in advance to ensure power supply during future reconstruction. After all, the most important thing is to develop technology construction. In another world, why can China rise rapidly?
Isn't it because of the infrastructure maniac?
The most basic of this infrastructure is transportation and electricity!
If you want to rise, you must first learn to be an infrastructure maniac!
And the power plant is the foundation of the infrastructure maniac!
But now, after Jason said this, George even remembered the technology.
"Is CEC willing to transfer technology?"
"What?"
Jason didn't even react for a while.
"I mean the technology of the 250,000 kW engine set, are they willing to transfer it?"
George's words surprised Jason.
"Sir, do you know how much electricity a 250,000 kW unit can generate in a year? Theoretically, it is close to 1 billion kW. In terms of the electricity consumption of the whole UK, only dozens of such units are needed. The market for such giant units is very limited..."
As an electrical engineer, Jason couldn't help but remind him.
"In the United States, there are only two 200,000 kw generator sets in the whole United States, and its market is really very limited. Moreover, after the war, the bombing of power plants will make the world no longer build large power stations. Dispersion is the safest!"
Although Jason almost said... that thing can't be sold.
But in George's opinion, this is definitely a good thing.
"The more this is the case, the easier it is to buy it at a low price!"
The less optimistic the market is about the technology, the less valuable it is. If everyone is optimistic about these technologies, this technology will not only be difficult to buy, but also very expensive.
In fact, in the first few years after the war, affected by factors such as cost and safety, units above 200,000 kilowatts were indeed not very popular, but the demand for electricity for reconstruction in European countries promoted the development of large generator sets and eventually became the mainstream of development.
This is also the reason why George decided to buy it. Not only can this unit generate nearly 700 million kilowatt-hours of electricity a year, but also because this large generator set is the future of generator technology. With it, North Borneo can truly enter the electricity era in the future and gain an advantage in the great development after the war. After all, the development of industrial technology cannot be separated from electricity.
"Let's negotiate with CEC and buy this 250,000 kW unit and the technical license. What's your estimate?"
"Okay, boss."
Jason shrugged helplessly, and then said,
"Boss, the pre-war offer for that unit was 970,000 pounds. Considering that it has been idle for many years and the impact of the war, I think 600,000 pounds can be bought."
"Does it include technical license?"
"No problem. After all, for CEC, the 250,000 kW unit is a money-losing product with no return. Our offer can solve their book losses."
Even as an electrical engineer, Jason is familiar with the operating rules of the capital market. Even for large companies like CEC, book losses will also affect their stock prices.
But he still made a special explanation.
"But boss, you have to know that the market demand for it is almost zero. This is likely to be a loss-making business."
"Loss? I never do a loss-making business."
Using 600,000 pounds to buy a million-pound equipment, and transferring the technology together, is this a loss-making business?
The reason is that people of this era do not realize what the future direction is. War will always make people's views on the future change, but the market will not. The market will make corresponding choices in its development.
"It's a pity..."
When Jason and the company's patent lawyer began to negotiate with CEC, George carefully looked through a technical analysis report, which was a British automobile engine technology report. This report listed its various technical advantages, of course, also listed its disadvantages, and finally concluded that... it was inferior to the United States and Germany in technology.
"Wait a little longer. If you want to import, import the best. After Germany is defeated, go to Germany for a lap, and take the Beetle back with it..."