Empyrion Using Solar Panels

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

Empyrion using solar panels.

Get at least a dozen solar panels up and turn off things not in use and one should see batteries actually charging. Generators do still need a fuel tank and battery power overflow does not get stored as fuel. And 2 or even 4 small solar panels isn t enough. 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.

Panel placement panel size weather and time of day all affect the output of solar panels. 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. Solar is used first then generator power. Let s talk about energy efficiency.

The best way to make use of solar energy is to set up device grouping in the control panel. Next add a switch to power on off the items which you want to use generator power for. You can combine solar and generators and the solar gets used first. For more power add more panels or replace your small solar panels with regular solar panels.

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. If you read nothing else. So if your panels are enough you won t use any fuel.

Solar panel blocks are blocks used as an alternate source of power. It must be paired with the capacitor solar to store the energy absorbed by the blocks. Having a backup generator is probably a good idea. Add non essential devices or those which use large amounts of power to a generator power group.