Wind turbines can also generate power all around the clock.
Rimworld wind turbine vs solar panel.
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.
When i use either solar panels or wind turbines which is rare for me i prefer solar panels.
Wind has higher max output but is almost always changing on the other hand it is immune to eclipses.
Wind turbines make a hell of a lot of power but unpredictably.
As for ice sheet this part is unconfirmed however i believe it to be true from my many ice sheet play throughs.
A wind turbine produces a variable amount of power up to 3450w based on the current wind speed for wind conditions see weather.
Wind is a more efficient power source than solar.
Wind turbines on average produce more power than solar panels however they do it sporadically where as solar does it on a regular cycle.
Geothermals make a lot of power but are very expensive need research and can only go on steam vents.
Geothermal must be placed on geysers but works at full strength 24 7 unless a solar flare hits.
In addition wind turbines consume less power and create more energy compared to solar panels.
This means that over the life of a wind turbine and solar system the actual cost per kwh with solar is less than half the lifetime cost per kwh of wind for small scale systems.
This means that they have the ability to generate power 24 hours a day whereas solar panels only generate power during sunlight hours.
Putting energy generation in context one wind turbine can generate the exact amount of electricity per hour as over 47 000 solar panels.
Both need batteries to ensure 24 7 power demands met.
The wind will be weak when you most need it but they re excellent when buffered by a large battery bank.
However a wind turbine has far higher ongoing maintenance costs than solar panels and typically only has a 5 year warranty.
Solar makes a bit less but you can place them infront of and behind wind turbines.
A solar generator provides up to 1700w of power from sunlight.
In fact one wind turbine can generate the same amount of electricity per kwh as about 48 704 solar panels.
Solar generators may be protected by surrounding them with walls but they must stay unroofed to operate.
As for flat trees and things hurt the productivity of turbines and hence super awesome.
Compared to solar panels wind turbines release less co2 to the atmosphere consume less energy and produce more energy overall.
They also need lots of space so place solars in their exclusion zones.
