Solar Panel (Subnautica)

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<label>Music</label> <group layout="horizontal"> <label>Food</label> <label>H₂O</label> </group> <label>Bioreactor</label> <label>Byproduct</label> <group collapse="open" class="tab-fragment"> <header>Fragments</header> <image source="image2"></image> <label>Item</label> <label>Description</label> <label>Location</label> <label>Fragments</label> <label>Attribute</label> <label>Debug Spawn</label> <format>{{{debugspawn2}}}</format> <image source="image3"></image> <label>Item</label> <label>Description</label> <label>Location</label> <label>Fragments</label> <label>Attribute</label> <label>Debug Spawn</label> <format>{{{debugspawn3}}}</format> <image source="image5"></image> <label>Item</label> <label>Description</label> <label>Location</label> <label>Fragments</label> <label>Attribute</label> <label>Debug Spawn</label> <format>{{{debugspawn4}}}</format> </group> <group collapse="open" class="tab-fragment"> <header>Data Boxes</header> <image source="image6"></image> <label>Location</label> </group> </infobox> The Solar Panel is a generator crafted with the Habitat Builder that converts light into Energy. It is constructed with the Habitat Builder and can be placed on any surface in any angle, including on the Foundation, except on Seabase modules (but it can be placed on a Room). It can also be damaged and destroyed by striking it with the Survival Knife three times. A Solar Panel can transfer power up to 20 meters to a Seabase or Power Transmitter. It can store up to 50 energy. During the day the Solar Panel receives the most sunlight and charges the most. During the evening it decreases in charge since it receives less light as the sun goes down. At midnight there is no charge at all. Before it can be constructed the player must scan 2 Solar Panel Fragments with the Scanner. The fragments can be found in the Safe Shallows. Solar panels cannot fill power storage for other power sources.

Energy Collection Rate

The table below contains the results of testing Solar Panel collection rates. All tests were done at midday. Please note that these are approximate results, and not exact (Sunlight % can vary slightly since the player can only see the percent to the nearest whole number).

Sunlight %	Energy per Second (EPS)	Time to Collect 1 Unit of Energy	Time to Collect 25 Units of Energy	Approximate Depth of Solar Panel
100%	.255 Energy	3.916 Seconds	97.9 Seconds	0m
90%	.229 Energy	4.364 Seconds	109.1 Seconds	16m
80%	.204 Energy	4.904 Seconds	122.6 Seconds	42m
70%	.178 Energy	5.628 Seconds	140.7 Seconds	61m
60%	.154 Energy	6.512 Seconds	162.8 Seconds	98m
50%	.128 Energy	7.816 Seconds	195.4 Seconds	123m
40%	.102 Energy	9.772 Seconds	244.3 Seconds	148m
30%	.077 Energy	13.052 Seconds	326.3 Seconds	173m
20%	.052 Energy	19.280 Seconds	482.0 Seconds	198m
10%	.025 Energy	40.160 Seconds	1004.0 Seconds	224m

Each Sunlight % appears to collect around .0025 units of energy per second.

Solar Panels can collect up to 200% sunlight if built on the Floater Island.

Recipe

Gallery

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  Solar Panel model seen from Sketchfab

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  Solar Panels connected to seabase.