Empyrion Using Solar Panels

So if your solar output is not more than your consumption your batteries will never charge.

Empyrion using solar panels.

The best way to make use of solar energy is to set up device grouping in the control panel. 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. 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. And 2 or even 4 small solar panels isn t enough.

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. Panel placement panel size weather and time of day all affect the output of solar panels. Next add a switch to power on off the items which you want to use generator power for.

Get at least a dozen solar panels up and turn off things not in use and one should see batteries actually charging. The capacitor solar is a base device used mainly to store and distribute power produced by solar panel blocks. Solar panel blocks are blocks used as an alternate source of power. Let s talk about energy efficiency.

You can combine solar and generators and the solar gets used first. Generally love thy survival constructor. For more power add more panels or replace your small solar panels with regular solar panels. Having a backup generator is probably a good idea.

If you read nothing else. Solar is used first then generator power. So if your panels are enough you won t use any fuel. 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.