Chapter 253 Recycling Rate 97

Chapter 253 Recycling Rate 97

Chapter 253 Recycling Rate 97%
11 month 17 day.

There are still three days before the results of the academician election are announced, and Jiang Miao and Lin Shuya also have a rare day of peace and quiet.

The two visited museums, the Badaling Great Wall, the Summer Palace and other attractions in the capital.

In the evening, they came to the Hailufeng Storage Center, which is also a storage supermarket, in the western suburbs of Beijing for a secret inspection.

This storage center covers a very large area of ​​94 acres, and the storage supermarket is a five-story building that was put into use two months ago. The supermarket covers an area of ​​5 square meters.

Holding Shuya's hand, the couple was shopping on the first floor of the warehouse supermarket.

The first floor is the fresh food area, with vegetables, fruits, non-staple foods, meat, eggs, milk and seafood.

Since it is a warehouse supermarket, the products on the shelves are all packaged in large portions, or simply in boxes that have not been unpacked.

Jiang Miao did not join in the fun in the crowded product area, but stood not far away and watched.

"Durian is still as popular as ever." Shuya looked at the durian specialty area not far away, where many customers were carrying durian in boxes.

"The durian farms in Qiongzhou should have started picking the durians. We have to wait another month for the durians in Shantou and Meishan."

Li Zixuan at the side whispered: "Boss, the logistics department has purchased ten sea container ships that run exclusively to coastal areas in China. These durians should have been shipped north on these sea container ships."

After hearing this report, Jiang Miao remembered something: "I saw an internal document a few days ago. The Logistics Division adopted a batch of experimental containers?"

Li Zixuan replied, breathing out white air: "Yes, Boss, I just took a look at the parking lot of this storage center, and there are indeed several new containers."

"Go over and have a look."

Walk out from the side door of the warehouse supermarket.

They saw several large container trucks in the parking lot. After Li Zixuan revealed his identity, Li Keming, the team leader of the Logistics Department stationed in the storage center, trotted up to the crowd.

"Hoohoo...Boss, boss lady, welcome."

Jiang Miao glanced at him and said, "Ke Ming? Weren't you in the Magic City branch before?"

Li Keming was flattered, with a hint of joy on his face: "Boss, I was in the Shanghai branch before, but some time ago the company adjusted the management and carried out regional transfers, so I moved from the Shanghai branch to the Beijing branch."

"I see. Are you used to it here?"

Li Keming shook his head. "There's nothing to be accustomed to. The company also has dormitories in Beijing. We can move in directly with our bags."

"That's good." Jiang Miao glanced at the mist on his sunglasses and said, "I heard that the logistics department has recently invested in a batch of new containers. Do you have any samples here?"

Li Keming pointed to a container truck about ten meters away and said, "Yes, boss, look, the one with the black upper part is the new container."

"This is a 20-foot container, commonly known as a small container. Currently, the container factory under our logistics division mainly produces two specifications of containers, 20 feet and 40 feet."

“Are the black parts silicon carbide photovoltaic panels?”

Li Keming nodded and replied, "Yes, this is a test product that Minqin Group brought out half a month ago. Silicon carbide photovoltaic panels are laid on the upper part of the container. If it is a sunny day, it can generate about 30 degrees of electricity every day."

"Large trucks with refrigerated containers need to consume 2 to 2.5 kWh of electricity per hour to maintain refrigeration mode, which means 48 to 60 kWh of electricity per day. Photovoltaic panels can meet about half of the electricity consumption."

"In addition, there is a built-in sponge battery inside the container, which can store 400 kWh of electricity. If it is sunny, it can basically guarantee 12 to 15 days of electricity."

Jiang Miao raised his eyebrows: "Will it affect the container capacity and payload?"

"No, the container factory has adopted new materials to replace steel plates, aluminum alloys and fiberglass. The common 20-foot refrigerated containers on the market weigh about 3 tons. The 20-foot refrigerated containers produced by our company weigh about 2.5 tons, and the effective value has increased by half a ton."

Li Keming added: "If it is a 20-foot container without refrigeration, the weight of the container is only about 0.5 tons, and the payload increases by 2.5 tons."

Don't underestimate this 2.5-ton payload.

要知道集装箱的总重是有严格规定的，20尺集装箱最大极限重量为30吨，40尺和45尺集装箱最大极限重量为32吨。

This is because during container transportation, the transport vehicles and lifting equipment have a load-bearing limit.

Otherwise, an ordinary 20-foot container has an internal volume of 33 cubic meters. Even if it is filled with water, it will exceed the maximum load, not to mention if it is filled with metal, glass, or rock products, the weight will seriously exceed the standard.

That is to say, the new type of container manufactured by Hailufeng Company has a maximum payload of 20 tons for a 29.5-foot container and a maximum payload of 20 tons for a 27.5-foot refrigerated container.

The increase of 2.5 tons of payload is an obvious benefit for many goods that are heavier and smaller in size. After all, it is a good thing to increase the payload without increasing the overall weight of the container.

"What price did the container factory give to your logistics division?"

"A 20-foot ordinary container costs 1.4 yuan, and a 20-foot refrigerated container costs 3.2 yuan, which is basically the same as the market price."

For this price, Hailufeng's container factory is definitely profitable.

For example, an ordinary 20-foot container weighs 527 kilograms, of which 184 kilograms of high-strength silicon bean filaments are used. The ex-factory price of silicon bean filaments by Minqin Group is 30 yuan per kilogram, and the total cost of silicon bean filament raw materials is 5520 yuan. Add to that more than 8000 kilograms of thermal insulation and flame-retardant foam core, and related processing costs, and the cost of this container is about yuan.

You can earn six thousand yuan for one box.

The reason for calculating profits is mainly to make accounts clear among brothers. Although they are all industries under Hailufeng Company, considering the future account management issues, the supply prices between each subsidiary are directly calculated according to the market price, rather than directly using the cost price as the internal supply price.

“How was your trial going?”

Li Keming recalled some feedback from drivers: "The usage is similar to that of ordinary containers, except that the photovoltaic panels on the upper part of the new refrigerated containers need to be cleaned frequently. If they are not cleaned in time, dust will affect the power generation efficiency of the photovoltaic panels."

"Opposite our storage center is the company's battery swap station and comprehensive car service station. At present, cleaning is relatively simple, but the cost of water for car washing in Beijing is too high, 160 yuan per cubic meter."

Li Zixuan whispered in Jiang Miao's ear: "Boss, the water systems of several northern branches such as Beijing have been upgraded recently, using the water purification system produced by Minqin Group. I think the Xijiao Automobile Comprehensive Service Station should have been upgraded."

"Oh? They're really quick! Let's go and take a look."

After a while, everyone arrived at the Hailufeng Comprehensive Automobile Service Station across the street.

Li Zixuan also notified Roman, the stationmaster of this service station.

Luo Man is a short-haired female employee, who is quite young, only 29 years old. She ran over breathlessly and said, "Boss! Madam Boss! Welcome to come and give us your guidance. I am Luo Man, the stationmaster of the Beijing West Suburbs Bus Service Station."

"Roman, has your service station recently upgraded its water circulation system?"

Hearing the boss's question, Roman immediately sorted out his thoughts: "Our service station completed the renovation in early November. At present, the water recycling rate of our entire service station has reached 97%."

"Go inside and take a look."

"Boss, boss lady, please come this way." Roman led the way from the front left.

Enter the comprehensive automobile service station.

The first scene that comes into view is the huge parking lot.

"Our service station covers an area of ​​66 mu, and the parking building covers an area of ​​33 mu, with two underground floors and five above-ground floors, with an indoor area of ​​14 square meters. Each floor is equipped with lifting parking equipment, with a total of 7000 indoor car parking spaces, of which 2000 can be charged."

Roman led the way while explaining the situation to everyone.

Walking out of the parking building, there is a very convenient battery swapping area, where only a few Future Cars are currently swapping batteries. Future Cars has been working overtime for the past four or five months, and in September it officially launched models that meet the new standard batteries, and also lowered the prices of some electric vehicles. Currently, three models have completed the upgrade.

In addition, Future Auto will also launch an upgrade and transformation service for old cars. With only 3000 yuan, an old car can be upgraded and transformed into a model that can use sponge batteries.

In fact, future cars also have the advantage of being first-mover. After all, the standards of sponge batteries are similar to those of future car power batteries, so they can be easily modified and upgraded.

If other car companies want to convert their electric vehicles to battery-swap mode, they will have to modify more parts and also need to consider the convenience of the replacement process, the safety of the battery layout, the change in the vehicle's center of gravity, and other issues. Even if they are already working overtime, their speed will definitely not be as fast as future cars.

Jiang Miao looked at the battery replacement area for a while and found that the battery replacement speed was generally around 5 to 7 minutes.

In fact, the equipment can automatically replace the battery very quickly. Instead, it is the time for the owner to pay and drive in and out that takes up a large part of the time.

Next to the battery swap area is the car repair area, which is also a service for Hailufeng Company's own logistics vehicles. It also provides repair services to car owners who park, charge, swap batteries, and shop, and also provides towing services.

Next to the maintenance area is the car beauty area.

In order to facilitate customers to travel back and forth across the street, Hailufeng Company also invested in the construction of two high-standard pedestrian bridges, which are equipped with 16 elevators.

Many customers pushing shopping carts can go directly through the elevator on the overpass to the parking lot and temporary parking spaces here.

There are also car owners nearby who come here specifically to wash their cars.

After a while, Jiang Miao saw a car driving in and entering the special semi-enclosed car washing workshop, and two car cleaners began to get busy.

Roman introduced the situation to him: "At present, the recycling rate of water used to clean cars can reach 95%, and the recycling rate of water used in the bathroom can reach 98%. In addition, we also have indoor drainage and rainwater collection systems."

“Is there any distinction in the use of water?”

"Yes, there are currently three water systems, namely non-food cleaning water, food cleaning water, and drinking water. They all use independent pipes and water storage tanks. There are six large water storage tanks underground in our service station, each of which can store 5000 cubic meters of water, and a total of 3 cubic meters of pure water can be stored."

In fact, the water treated by the new water purification equipment is basically pure water and can use the same water pipeline.

However, considering the psychological issues, a dedicated independent pipeline was adopted.

After all, many people would probably find it difficult to accept that the water used in the toilet and the water carried in the excrement should be treated with water purification and then recycled as drinking water.

Therefore, the water in the drinking water system is collected rainwater and tap water, which is treated by water purification equipment before being used as daily drinking water.

Of course, considering that using pure water as drinking water may involve the risk of electrolyte imbalance, the company has specially produced instant mineral tablets, which are regularly added to drinking water tanks to increase the mineral content of the water, which is equivalent to artificial mineral water.

"At present, our service station is basically self-sufficient in water. Unless there is no rain or snow for several consecutive months, we basically do not need to buy water from the water plant."

Jiang Miao had no doubt about this.

You should know that after adopting the new water purification system, the internal water recycling rate of this service station can reach 97%. If it is supplemented by natural precipitation, it can even produce excess water.

The International Space Station, which is still lingering in outer space, has an internal water recycling rate of only 98%.

This means that the effective utilization rate of the water circulation system of this service station is basically the same as that of the International Space Station.

Perhaps this recycling rate may seem insignificant in the southern region with abundant water resources, but in the North China Plain, southern desert, and northwest China where water resources are scarce, this system can basically solve the water use problems of many cities.

For example, the headquarters of Minqin Group: Minqin County.

There has been recent discussion about recycling all wastewater.

However, considering the issue of psychological acceptance, it is estimated that sewage recycling will definitely not be able to enter the ranks of drinking water, but there is no problem in replacing part of domestic water.

This requires the modification of the tap water pipes. If the water plant does not want to upgrade the pipes, it is very likely that the two methods will be mixed directly.

After all, laying a set of special water pipelines will cost a lot.

In fact, as long as you get over that hurdle in your heart, you can use mixed circulating water. After all, both are pure water and do not contain any impurities at all.

The key is the psychological level.

I guess a lot of people would feel disgusted when they think that part of the tap water is extracted from excrement.

This is also the reason why Hailufeng Company laid three sets of internal water pipelines in its own service station.

In fact, some employees sometimes drink water directly from the faucet in the sink.

Roman talked about an interesting thing: "An employee of the warehouse supermarket across the street secretly took water from the supermarket's bathroom to drink. He used to drink tap water and started losing hair in his thirties. Now he drinks water from the supermarket and his hair loss has decreased."

"and after?"

"Later, the warehouse supermarket was worried that other employees would follow suit, so they issued special management regulations, requiring internal employees not to take water home privately. If they need it, they can apply to the supermarket. A 15-liter bottle of internal drinking water is charged 5 yuan."

"15 yuan for 5 liters?" Jiang Miao thought the price was acceptable.

"In fact, there are only about a dozen local employees who need it. Our dormitory area will also install home water purifiers and mineral instant tablets, so that we can basically supply pure water at home."

For those who drink purified water for a long time, as long as they eat vegetables, fruits, meat, eggs and milk regularly, electrolyte imbalance will basically not occur.

People who are prone to electrolyte imbalance include those who do physical labor for a long time or often do high-intensity exercise. If they drink too much purified water at once after sweating profusely, electrolyte imbalance may occur.

Otherwise, there wouldn’t be so many purified bottled water on sale in the market.

"A Miao, do you think every family will be equipped with a water purifier in the future?" Shuya said with a smile, looking at the busy car beauty area.

"This is a general trend, especially in the northern region, where the probability of installing household water purifiers is very high."

The basis for his judgment is mainly because the water quality in the north is generally poor and hard, and drinking too much water can easily cause kidney stones and melanin.

Moreover, as time goes by, we have entered the late stage of the era of large-scale infrastructure. Many water pipelines built more than ten or twenty years ago have begun to show problems of aging and insufficient maintenance.

The aging and inadequate maintenance of the tap water network can easily cause the water quality to deteriorate further, such as the appearance of rusty smell or reddish-brown water.

This is in obvious conflict with the people's pursuit of a better quality of life.

The renewal of the water pipeline network is obviously not such a simple matter, especially as the land fiscal revenue in various places decreases, local governments will become more cautious in their investment in infrastructure.

At this time, many residents with relatively better family conditions will definitely purchase water purifier equipment.

The tap water purifiers produced by Minqin Group have an effective service life of up to 40 years. Even if some accessories can only be used for 20 years, it is better than the water purifiers on the market that need to be replaced every few years.

What's more, the effect of Minqin Group's water purifier is not something that other water purifiers can match. This thing is completely aerospace-grade water purifier.

Buy a set of household water purifiers, this low-energy product, for users who use dozens of cubic meters of water a month, the electricity used during the period is even less than that consumed by a water pump.

If it is a restaurant, foot massage parlor, large bathhouse or the like that uses a lot of water, you can also install an independent internal water purifier to recycle the clean water.

In this way, commercial industries and even industries that use a lot of water can achieve internal water circulation and greatly reduce purchases from water plants.

(End of this chapter)