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.

Wind turbines can also share restricted zones. Which is a better power source for a rainforest colony wind or solar. The wind will be weak when you most need it but they re excellent when buffered by a large battery bank. A solar generator provides up to 1700w of power from sunlight.

They will spin equally well in any direction. 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. Rimworld general discussions topic details. There is no such thing as wind direction in this game so orientation of the turbines doesn t matter.

Both need batteries to ensure 24 7 power demands met. Solar makes a bit less but you can place them infront of and behind wind turbines. Slye fox aug 30 2016 2 43am both. 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.

Wind turbines on average produce more power than solar panels however they do it sporadically where as solar does it on a regular cycle. This is because the power output for solar panels is much more consistent and matches the usage profile much better. You can place solar panels graves turrets idk about modded ones sandbags and crops not trees. There is no such thing as wind direction in this game so orientation of the turbines doesn t matter.

They will spin equally well in any direction. Just as long as the turbine itself is in the zone. Solar generators may be protected by surrounding them with walls but they must stay unroofed to operate. Just make sure you leave space so you can get to the wind turbine later when it breaks down.

They also need lots of space so place solars in their exclusion zones. By that i mean that your colony generally is going to be using more power during the day for things like sun lamps workbenches. Aug 30 2016 2 36am rainforest wind turbines or solar panels. Wind has higher max output but is almost always changing on the other hand it is immune to eclipses.

Showing 1 7 of 7 comments. As for flat trees and things hurt the productivity of turbines and hence super awesome. When i use either solar panels or wind turbines which is rare for me i prefer solar panels.