Both need batteries to ensure 24 7 power demands met.
Wind turbine or solar panel rimworld.
There is no such thing as wind direction in this game so orientation of the turbines doesn t matter.
Compared to solar panels wind turbines release less co2 to the atmosphere consume less energy and produce more energy overall.
Wind has higher max output but is almost always changing on the other hand it is immune to eclipses.
Geothermals make a lot of power but are very expensive need research and can only go on steam vents.
A solar generator provides up to 1700w of power from sunlight.
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This means that they have the ability to generate power 24 hours a day whereas solar panels only generate power during sunlight hours.
In fact one wind turbine can generate the same amount of electricity per kwh as about 48 704 solar panels.
Wind comes with a significant caveat however.
Wind turbines can also share restricted zones.
Welcome to hurricane wind power wind generators and solar panel power systems.
Solar makes a bit less but you can place them infront of and behind wind turbines.
But the enormous power generating capacity of wind turbines doesn t make wind energy a clear winner.
The wind will be weak when you most need it but they re excellent when buffered by a large battery bank.
In order to be effective wind turbines need to be situated high above any obstacles that would block the wind.
They also need lots of space so place solars in their exclusion zones.
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You can place solar panels graves turrets idk about modded ones sandbags and crops not trees.
Geothermal must be placed on geysers but works at full strength 24 7 unless a solar flare hits.
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.
Just as long as the turbine itself is in the zone.
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.
They will spin equally well in any direction.
A typical wind turbine for residential use is about.
Wind turbines make a hell of a lot of power but unpredictably.