Rimworld Solar Panel Wind Turbine

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

Rimworld solar panel wind turbine. Wind turbines can also share restricted zones. Wind turbines make a hell of a lot of power but unpredictably. It works day and night compared to a solar generator which only works during the day. Just as long as the turbine itself is in the zone.

For example at 50 daylight a solar generator produces 850w of its 1700w maximum. Solar panels produce no power during the night and during an eclipse and wind turbines are completely unreliable. As for flat trees and things hurt the productivity of turbines and hence super awesome. Just make sure you leave space so you can get to the wind turbine later when it breaks down.

The big downside to turbines is the large amount of clear ground they require. The wind will be weak when you most need it but they re excellent when buffered by a large battery bank. Solar generators may be protected by surrounding them with walls but they must stay unroofed to operate. It can be placed in a wind turbine s exclusion zone with no effect on the turbine.

Solar makes a bit less but you can place them infront of and behind wind turbines. It works day and night compared to a solar generator which only works during the day. Geothermals make a lot of power but are very expensive need research and can only go on steam vents. A wind turbine produces a variable amount of power up to 3450w based on the current wind speed for wind conditions see weather.

If the colony has no other backup power source it is highly recommended to keep some additional batteries behind a power switch on a separate network see hazards above so they can be brought online in the case of a short. Solar panels supply 1700w during the day while turbines can supply up to 3000w max and will work both day and night. Both need batteries to ensure 24 7 power demands met. They also need lots of space so place solars in their exclusion zones.

An important thing to note is that neither solar panels nor crop fields block the turbines and so can be placed in their wind zones for compact. A wind turbine produces a variable amount of power up to 3450w based on the current wind speed for wind conditions see weather. Wind turbines on average produce more power than solar panels however they do it sporadically where as solar does it on a regular cycle.