Wind is a more efficient power source than solar.
Astroneer solar panel vs wind turbine.
Another advantage of solar energy is that solar panels and equipment usually require little maintenance over time.
All rigged to a extra large platform b and sunk into the ground at an angle incase im using medium solars.
Wind comes with a significant caveat however.
The panels do wear out over time losing on average one watt of generating capability over 20 years.
Wouldn t a medium take up a medium slot and produce 2 units of energy while a small one produces 0 5 unit of energy per second so 0 5 8 4.
To make it easier we ve created a basic table to compare the pros and cons of solar versus wind power.
A medium wind turbine will fill one bar of battery in 4 seconds.
Small solar panels are crafted in your backpack s printer using copper this kind of panel can be placed on any item slot but in the backpack it will only produce power when placed on one of the widget slots see image on the right.
In fact one wind turbine can generate the same amount of electricity per kwh as about 48 704 solar panels.
To ensure that solar panels get the most power they might periodically need to have dust and leaves hosed off.
It gives no advantage over a small turbine except for the looks.
Pro and con comparison of solar vs wind power.
Early on i wouldn t waste bytes on the medium wind turbine.
Wind power is apart of this complete base power system.
It is 4x more power and space efficient to fill a medium storage with eight small wind turbine s than to use a single medium wind turbine on a t2 slot.
In order to be effective wind turbines need to be situated high above any obstacles that would block the wind.
This means that they have the ability to generate power 24 hours a day whereas solar panels only generate power during sunlight hours.
Wind turbines however are much more prone to damage and need repairs more frequently.
When exposed to light the panel will orient itself automatically toward the sun if possible and produce 0 5u s of power or enough to fill one bar on a.
Wind turbines usually only have two moving parts that are exposed to the weather.
2 small turbines generates the same power as 1 medium so anywhere where you d put a medium turbine you could put a medium storage full of small turbines and effectively quadruple you re power output.
Blades are typically bolted onto the hub which is protected by a nose cone.
Every base i run runs either 4 medium solars 4 wind turbines and 2 large batteries or if i have the mats handy i run the large solar array x2 6 wind turbines and 4 medium batteries.
There is also the pivot that allows the wind turbine to swivel into the wind.
Compared to solar panels wind turbines release less co2 to the atmosphere consume less energy and produce more energy overall.
