Chapter 58

This was because it required possessing massive energy storage and the capability to release a large amount of energy in a short time.

It could be said that the research institute had always been researching super batteries.

Although some results had been achieved, they were limited by price and cost.

Using them for laboratory research was no problem, but mass production would be extremely difficult.

Today was just like any other day.

Wang Qiming, a researcher at the institute, began his day's work.

To be honest, for such a large research institute,

expecting a sudden major breakthrough in the laboratory someday was something that could only be hoped for, not sought.

However, today was different from usual.

He took out a battery that was different from those in the laboratory.

Speaking of this battery, it was a product manufactured by a newly established private new energy manufacturer.

Although the company had boasted wildly online and even held an unmanned launch event at the Modu Sports Center,

as the most authoritative national electromagnetic research center in Long Country,

Wang Qiming simply did not think the other party's technology was worthy of his attention.

It was just that this battery had been sent by that enterprise to a professional agency for testing,

and the testing agency had entrusted the research institute to conduct the verification.

"Let's test the battery capacity first!"

Saying this, Wang Qiming began testing the battery's performance as usual.

However, when he casually glanced at the data on the instrument,

he was completely stunned.

"Holy crap!" He couldn't help but blurt out a curse.

Uncertainly rubbing his eyes, and after confirming repeatedly,

he immediately picked up the battery and ran toward the director's office.

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"What? Dr. Zhao, you're saying a fully charged super battery from the lab was sent to the testing agency in the Imperial Capital!?"

Inside the research office of Fengyi Technology, Lin Yi asked in surprise.

"Yes!" Zhao Zhao Xuebin replied helplessly.

Under normal circumstances, lithium battery certification requires a third-party testing or certification body with relevant qualifications,

such as laboratories recognized by the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine or CMA-certified labs.

However, today a researcher in the lab mistakenly took the wrong battery.

They sent a cobalt-free super battery with full performance from the lab out for testing.

The performance of this battery was nearly three times that of the one previously used at the Magic City Sports Center.

Precisely because its performance was too advanced,

Lin Yi and Zhao Zhao Xuebin had unanimously decided to reduce its performance before release.

Yet no one expected the lab to accidentally leak this battery.

Regarding this, Lin Yi could do nothing but acknowledge a lapse in the company's laboratory management.

Such incidents must be prevented in the future.

Fortunately, it was only a single battery.

In Lin Yi's view, it shouldn't matter much.

However, he did not know

that inside a classified research institute, the unit responsible for national electromagnetic technology research,

a battery was currently undergoing highly formal testing.

Beside the professional laboratory stood several institute experts,

among them Chen Quan, a famous battery expert of Dragon Country and an academician of the Academy of Engineering.

The other was Yang Yang Yusheng, an academician of the Academy of Engineering already eighty years old.

Both academicians had rushed to the institute upon hearing the report.

"Little Zhang, are you certain this battery possesses the performance you described over the phone? In terms of lithium battery technology, it is incredible!"

Academician Yang Yang Yusheng said.

"Elder Yang, I only just heard about it and rushed over myself!"

Director Zhang Weibing, the head of electromagnetic technology research at the institute, replied.

Hearing this, Academicians Chen Quan and Yang Yang Yusheng fell silent, awaiting the laboratory test results.

However, as the testing concluded,

everyone present gasped sharply.

They were all shocked by this battery technology.

Academician Yang Yang Yusheng widened his eyes and hurriedly asked,

"Which military research institute produced this? The performance is truly incredible...!"

In Elder Yang's view, any enterprise capable of developing such a battery must be a domestic cutting-edge military research institute.

However, Wang Qiming, the researcher who first discovered the battery's performance, wore a strange expression.

When his superior, Director Zhang Weibing, looked over, Wang Qiming immediately explained the battery's origin.

He had obtained it from a commissioned testing project at a CMA laboratory.

As far as he knew, the party requesting certification for this battery was a private company in Magic City called Fengyi Technology.

"A private... company?" Academician Yang Yang Yusheng looked utterly incredulous.

Not just him; all the Dragon Country electromagnetic experts present found this fact hard to believe.

Such an excellent battery came not from a domestic cutting-edge research institute, but from a private company.

Since when had civilian technology become so formidable?

However, upon second thought, these experts realized

that it was not entirely uncommon for private enterprises to surpass official national research institutes in certain fields.

For instance, two years ago, after a series of modifications and tests, Dragon Country's first aircraft carrier was officially delivered to the navy.

Yet, at that time, the carrier faced a severe problem: a lack of carrier arresting gear.

This key equipment plays a crucial role in aircraft takeoffs and landings, but Dragon Country had no ready supply channel for it then.

After observing Dragon Country's predicament in this area, foreign parties quoted an astronomical price of 1.5 million USD per cable.

It was at this moment that a private enterprise named Juli Rigging became a key force.

This company specialized in manufacturing various slings and rigging.

Initially, they had not considered entering the field of carrier arresting gear, as the requirements were extremely high and order volumes small.

However, an indicative order from the Ugly Country changed everything.

The Ugly Country military had been seeking cheaper suppliers for carrier arresting gear because the prices were extremely high and service life limited, leading suppliers to subcontract layers until the price was cut to merely half.

Juli Rigging happened to emerge during this period, offering rigging that was both cheap and reliable in quality.

Thus, the Ugly Country arresting gear supplier reached a cooperation agreement with Juli Rigging, having the latter manufacture a batch of special elastic slings as an OEM.

During production, Juli Rigging acquired key information regarding arresting gear, including performance parameters and manufacturing processes.

This cooperation once led Juli Rigging to suspect whether they had been manufacturing carrier arresting gear for the Ugly Country military all along.

Later, when Dragon Country's first aircraft carrier lacked arresting gear,

Juli Rigging became the critical force, helping Dragon Country independently develop its own arresting gear.

This could be said to be a vindication for private enterprises.

Subsequently, Dragon Country conducted a comprehensive industrial survey, uncovering numerous cutting-edge technologies within private enterprises.

It demonstrated the flexibility of private enterprises and their deeper research into their respective industries.

From then on, industrial benchmarking became a normalized state practice.

Clearly, Fengyi Technology is now in the same situation.

This battery test revealed a peak energy density as high as 1178 Wh/kg.