Factorio Better Solar Panels

Better bob s solar panels.

Factorio better solar panels.

This mod buffs the solar panels bob s offers 2x 4x or 8x increase each tier as well as removes the small large solar panels and slow fast high capacity accumulators so you can use all your normal solar blueprints in bob s mods this can be. Also adds an option to remove the alternate solar panels accumulators. Cons requires a crap ton of space the amount of solar panels and capacitors required to match a steam engine is 21 panels and about 18 19 capacitors. A full steam engine setup on 1 offshore pipe is 40 engines.

Though in all honesty you probably aren t ready for solar panels yet if the cost bothers you. Put the zip in your mods folder do not extract factorio mods description. Hexagonhexagon 10 months ago. As for which to actually pick i d say it s up to your preference cilya s design with accumulators instead of a roboport is the only one with perfect 0 86 ratio among popular designs used by factorio players.

This means that you need 1 428 mw of production of solar panels and 100mj of storage to provide 1 mw of power over one day night cycle. Generated power will increase decrease linearly during dusk and dawn and no power is produced at night. Better bob s solar panels. This means you ll need over 850 panels and almost just as much capacitors to match a single offshore pumps worth of steam engine.

The optimal ratio is 0 84 21 25 accumulators per solar panel and 23 8 solar panels per megawatt required by your factory this ratio accounts for solar panels needed to charge the accumulators. During daylight hours every panel provides the maximum power level 60kw. As far as i can see is the accumulator from the satelitte recipe the default factorio version. Makes bob s solar panels and accumulators stronger.

1 do big solar panel research after solar energy. Keep in mind the game uses kw or mw or gw seconds as defualt which is why i converted to them in the calculations. Solar panels are an unlimited source of free energy that produce no pollution. This means one solar panel produces an average of 42 kw over one day and night cycle.