Just make sure you leave space so you can get to the wind turbine later when it breaks down.
Rimworld solar panel or wind turbine.
Wind turbines make a hell of a lot of power but unpredictably.
Just as long as the turbine itself is in the zone.
Wind turbines can also share restricted zones.
Geothermal must be placed on geysers but works at full strength 24 7 unless a solar flare hits.
As for flat trees and things hurt the productivity of turbines and hence super awesome.
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.
Solar generators may be protected by surrounding them with walls but they must stay unroofed to operate.
By that i mean that your colony generally is going to be using more power during the day for things like sun lamps workbenches.
They also need lots of space so place solars in their exclusion zones.
They will spin equally well in any direction.
Wind has higher max output but is almost always changing on the other hand it is immune to eclipses.
The wind will be weak when you most need it but they re excellent when buffered by a large battery bank.
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.
There is no such thing as wind direction in this game so orientation of the turbines doesn t matter.
Aug 30 2016 2 36am rainforest wind turbines or solar panels.
Slye fox aug 30 2016 2 43am both.
You can place solar panels graves turrets idk about modded ones sandbags and crops not trees.
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.
Geothermals make a lot of power but are very expensive need research and can only go on steam vents.
When i use either solar panels or wind turbines which is rare for me i prefer solar panels.
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This is because the power output for solar panels is much more consistent and matches the usage profile much better.
Solar makes a bit less but you can place them infront of and behind wind turbines.
Wind turbines on average produce more power than solar panels however they do it sporadically where as solar does it on a regular cycle.
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.
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