I usually do this as well.
Wind turbine vs solar panel rimworld.
Compared to solar panels wind turbines release less co2 to the atmosphere consume less energy and produce more energy overall.
A single wind turbine can generate the same amount of electricity in kwh or kilowatt hours as thousands of solar panels.
Wind power is considered more efficient than solar because these systems use less energy release less carbon dioxide and produce more overall energy.
3 solar panels fit inside the footprint of a turbine 2 in front and 1 behind adding power and keeping trees from growing.
A solar generator provides up to 1700w of power from sunlight.
Both need batteries to ensure 24 7 power demands met.
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.
Solar makes a bit less but you can place them infront of and behind wind turbines.
In fact one wind turbine can generate the same amount of electricity per kwh as about 48 704 solar panels.
For places that need a heck of a lot of power think large houses farms with multiple buildings et cetera wind energy is a logical choice assuming there s enough space to house the turbine.
But the enormous power generating capacity of wind turbines doesn t make wind energy a clear winner.
Comparing the top renewables.
Wind turbines on average produce more power than solar panels however they do it sporadically where as solar does it on a regular cycle.
Over the course of 14 months the solar panels produced about five times as much electricity as the wind turbine.
There is no such thing as wind direction in this game so orientation of the turbines doesn t matter.
In the united states wind power is significantly more popular than solar.
Wind turbines make a hell of a lot of power but unpredictably.
Combined with putting in some flagstone flooring if they are being built over growable soil in the still open spaces.
Geothermals make a lot of power but are very expensive need research and can only go on steam vents.
Finally the biggest advantage of wind energy over solar power is that wind turbines produce more energy than solar panels do generally speaking.
They also need lots of space so place solars in their exclusion zones.
Solar generators may be protected by surrounding them with walls but they must stay unroofed to operate.
Wind has higher max output but is almost always changing on the other hand it is immune to eclipses.
The wind will be weak when you most need it but they re excellent when buffered by a large battery bank.
Geothermal must be placed on geysers but works at full strength 24 7 unless a solar flare hits.
They will spin equally well in any direction.
