Rimworld Solar Panel Or Wind Turbine

Geothermal must be placed on geysers but works at full strength 24 7 unless a solar flare hits.

Rimworld solar panel or wind turbine.

Geothermals make a lot of power but are very expensive need research and can only go on steam vents. There is no such thing as wind direction in this game so orientation of the turbines doesn t matter. Wind turbines make a hell of a lot of power but unpredictably. Wind has higher max output but is almost always changing on the other hand it is immune to eclipses.

By that i mean that your colony generally is going to be using more power during the day for things like sun lamps workbenches. The wind will be weak when you most need it but they re excellent when buffered by a large battery bank. When i use either solar panels or wind turbines which is rare for me i prefer solar panels. There is no such thing as wind direction in this game so orientation of the turbines doesn t matter.

A wind turbine produces a variable amount of power up to 3450w based on the current wind speed for wind conditions see weather it works day and night compared to a solar generator which only works during the day. This is because the power output for solar panels is much more consistent and matches the usage profile much better. Just make sure you leave space so you can get to the wind turbine later when it breaks down. Which is a better power source for a rainforest colony wind or solar.

Both need batteries to ensure 24 7 power demands met. Slye fox aug 30 2016 2 43am both. As for flat trees and things hurt the productivity of turbines and hence super awesome. It has much smaller space requirements than a wind turbine but provides no power at night or during an eclipse it can be placed in a wind turbine s exclusion zone with no effect on the turbine.

They will spin equally well in any direction. They also need lots of space so place solars in their exclusion zones. Solar makes a bit less but you can place them infront of and behind wind turbines. Showing 1 7 of 7 comments.

Wind turbines can also share restricted zones. You can place solar panels graves turrets idk about modded ones sandbags and crops not trees. Solar generators may be protected by surrounding them with walls but they must stay unroofed to operate. Wind turbines on average produce more power than solar panels however they do it sporadically where as solar does it on a regular cycle.

Just as long as the turbine itself is in the zone. Aug 30 2016 2 36am rainforest wind turbines or solar panels. A solar generator provides up to 1700w of power from sunlight.