Power solution for Volcanus

[Doomstrike53]

Solar is much better than anywhere else, but nuclear steam turbines with acid neutralization also work. Which is better if either? Are there any other good options I'm not aware of?

[Judge Dread]

Using steam turbines and fueling them with steam from acid neutralization is the most effective, easily. Turbines are expensive but they provide vastly more power per the amount of space they use. Calcite is easy to get and sulfur is practically free and you dont even need many chemical plants to supply the steam this way. Its kinda op.

[romy]

you don't need nuclear, you produce steam from sulfuric acid + calcite in chemical plants (Acid neutralisation recipe).

[GAMING_Alligator]

There's a reason the game gives you a recipe to turn sulphuric acid into steam after you land on Vulcanus ;-)

[Doomstrike53]

Originally posted by romy:

you don't need nuclear, you produce steam from sulfuric acid + calcite in chemical plants (Acid neutralisation recipe).

I knew that, I just wanted to differentiate between the steam boilers and the nuclear turbines.

[romy]

Originally posted by Doomstrike53:

Originally posted by romy:

you don't need nuclear, you produce steam from sulfuric acid + calcite in chemical plants (Acid neutralisation recipe).

I knew that, I just wanted to differentiate between the steam boilers and the nuclear turbines.

those are steam turbines, not nuclear turbines. as explained you don't need nuclear.

[Quillithe]

You should start with solar for only the tiniest bit and then steam turbines outclass it by a ton and are basically free.

The only possible argument for using any solar is if you're really dedicated and use solar to power the steps in steam production so power production is independent of power production.

[KingOfFriedChicken]

Nuclear seems like a waste on the planet with the insane sulfur and the most solar.

The only issue with solar is the cliffs which obviously are only a problem until they arent lol then you have to wait till foundation which i hate that so many planets need but its so much later but i get it. Personally we went steam but solar seems perfectly viable as well.

[Descriptor]

Originally posted by romy:

Originally posted by Doomstrike53:

I knew that, I just wanted to differentiate between the steam boilers and the nuclear turbines.

those are steam turbines, not nuclear turbines. as explained you don't need nuclear.

He knows. He's just saying that they are the turbines that you normally use with nuclear, as opposed to the weak low heat starter boilers. Otherwise it's somewhat easy to get the two confused if you're not paying close attention to the word usage.

[Doomstrike53]

The reason why I specified nuclear in the OP is because there also exists steam boilers for the early game, and people sometimes confuse the two. I am well aware of the acid neutralization and that the steam is hot enough to use the turbines. I was simply asking which was better, steam or solar, since solar also has a massive buff, as well as if there was anything else I wasn't aware of.

[Ishimuro]

rofl, i should read the temperatures...i generated water out of the steam and used it with heating towers XD

[POWER WITHIN USER]

Steam destroys solar, panels just can't compete when you'll end up needing 10MW per foundry (2 turbines or 41 panels)

[Judge Dread]

Also I definitely need to point out that Solar is great as a supplementary power source generally speaking, especially if you manage to farm up higher quality solar items. Though either way it is also a luxury item as it requires a substantial amount of space to get a worthwhile amount of power per space used as opposed to basically any other power source.

[Quillithe]

Originally posted by Ishimuro:

rofl, i should read the temperatures...i generated water out of the steam and used it with heating towers XD

Alright, first we gotta make water out of this steam and then we can send it to heat exchangers to turn it back into steam

[knighttemplar1960]

I use a bit of both. Solar to run the pumps on the sulfur geysers as a separate power network to prevent black outs. I also use a few solar panels and accumulators to run an isolated radar to keep an eye on demolishers.

[Khagan]

While steam from acid neutralisation is clearly the optimal solution on Vulcanus, solar is by no means silly. Not only is it 4 times more productive than on Nauvis, but the construction costs are negligible, since both copper and steel (as well as batteries for the accumulators) are effectively free to make. This neutralises one of the two main drawbacks to solar on Nauvis, namely the high capital cost. The other main drawback, the large area required, is still present, reduced by the higher productivity, but also made worse by the more constrained area available.