Empyrion Using Solar Panels

The capacitor solar is a base device used mainly to store and distribute power produced by solar panel blocks.

Empyrion using solar panels.

So if your panels are enough you won t use any fuel. Next add a switch to power on off the items which you want to use generator power for. Panel placement panel size weather and time of day all affect the output of solar panels. You can combine solar and generators and the solar gets used first.

So if your solar output is not more than your consumption your batteries will never charge. Having a backup generator is probably a good idea. Get at least a dozen solar panels up and turn off things not in use and one should see batteries actually charging. Solar panels get power from the sun during the day and store their excess in the solar capacitor for when the panel isn t producing power.

If there are generators present the base will draw power from the capacitor s before using the generator s. Solar is used first then generator power. In addition to storing solar power the capacitors can also burn fuel stored in tanks in the base making them a feasible alternative to generators. Each capacitor can hold a finite amount of energy meaning that adding multiple to your base will increase the maximum amount of power that can be stored.

The best way to make use of solar energy is to set up device grouping in the control panel. And 2 or even 4 small solar panels isn t enough. Let s talk about energy efficiency. For more power add more panels or replace your small solar panels with regular solar panels.

It must be paired with the capacitor solar to store the energy absorbed by the blocks. Generators do still need a fuel tank and battery power overflow does not get stored as fuel. There are no infinite sources in empyrion other than the trusty survival constructor and water so not dying and spending most of your time not just mining is pretty much about using energy efficiently. Generally love thy survival constructor.