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==Summary==
==Summary==
Coal (previously called "Coal Ore") is one of the core basic resources. Found commonly throughout the galaxy, it can be harvested and processed on almost any rocky planet. Coal is a byproduct of centuries of bio-matter slowly compressing into a dense carbon mesh.
'''Coal''' (previously called "Coal Ore") is one of the core basic resources. Found commonly throughout the galaxy, it can be harvested and processed on almost any rocky planet. Coal is a byproduct of centuries of bio-matter slowly compressing into a dense carbon mesh.
 
This makes it useful as a fuel source. It also can be further compressed and refined into other useful products.
This makes it useful as a fuel source. It also can be further compressed and refined into other useful products.
It is [[Smelter|smelted]] into [[Energetic Graphite]].


==Production Chain==
==Production Chain==

Revision as of 03:05, 5 March 2021

Coal
Natural Resource
The solid combustible ore. Gradually formed by plants through complex biochemical and physical, and chemical changes. It is energy source and raw material for smelting and chemical production.
Icon Coal.png
Fuel typeChemical
Energy2.70 MJ
Fuel Chamber gen.0%
Gathered fromCoal veins
Stack Size100

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1
2 s
Icon Coal Vein.png
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Summary

Coal (previously called "Coal Ore") is one of the core basic resources. Found commonly throughout the galaxy, it can be harvested and processed on almost any rocky planet. Coal is a byproduct of centuries of bio-matter slowly compressing into a dense carbon mesh.

This makes it useful as a fuel source. It also can be further compressed and refined into other useful products.

It is smelted into Energetic Graphite.

Production Chain

Recipe Building Replicator? Technology
Icon Coal.png
1
2 s
Icon Coal Vein.png
1
Icon Mining Machine.png N/A

Used In

Recipe Building Replicator? Technology
Icon Energetic Graphite.png
1
1 s
Icon Coal.png
1
Icon Arc Smelter.pngIcon Plane Smelter.pngIcon Negentropy Smelter.png
Tech Smelting Purification.png

Player Tips & Tricks

  • When considering fuel sources, Energetic Graphite comes out slightly ahead (8-10%, depending) of the equivalent 2x Coal, even after discounting the cost to smelt it, in a Smelter. For your mecha, Energetic Graphite also has the added bonus of an additional 60% fuel chamber generation rate.
  • Coal burns for 1s in the Thermal Power Station, consuming 60 Coal per minute
    • 2.7 MJ * 0.8 fuel efficiency / 2.16 MW = 1 s
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