Hi,
I've been calculating how to survive a night in the Moon.... but 51 batteries? Is there any more economic way?
There are a lot of posts suggesting the same thing: increasing the capacity of Energy Modules from 2.5MJ to 15MJ.
I also made similar calculation: a small base demands 24kW, this means you need to generate 230.4MJ (=9600s x 24kW) for a full day-night cycle, but you need to generate all this energy during daytime, then:
Solar panels:
24kW x 2 = 48kW
Multiplied by 2 because you need to generate energy for daytime and nighttime.
Each solar panel with environmental boost: 6.0kW
48.0/6 = 8 solar panels.
Energy storage:
230.4Mj /2 = 115.2 MJ
Divided by 2 because you need to store energy for the nighttime.
Each energy storage module: 2.5MJ
115.2/2.5 = 46.08 -> 47 modules
If you are a fossil fuel lover....
If you don't want to depend only on solar energy, we have more Minecraft-friendly means, like burning coal. ^^
You can build a mass coal generator fed by hoppers with chests full of coal. The hoppers are activated by daylight sensors. Each coal generator generates 10kW of energy... 3 generators are enough for a small base.
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... not only it's expensive to power up a base on the moon but also them oon is too damn dark, even the light is dark. I sometimes think Micdoodle8 wants to force us to leave the Moon during the nighttime. ^^