Modular Power Heaters

Information:

Heaters are used to burn fuel to make heat. They have to be placed on a Boiler Platform. Currently, there are 4 variants: Biomass, Coal, Solution and Nuclear.

Once the heater reaches 100 ℃ the attached Boiler will then start producing Steam, the temperature will reach 2 000 ℃ for the nuclear heater. 750 ℃ for the solution heater and 500 ℃ for the rest.

The heater will produce CO₂, which needs to be handled by either venting through a chimney or accumulating into Carbon Dust. If the CO₂ is not resolved and fills the heater, it will stop producing heat and slowly cool down.

Building Information

Biomass Heater Coal Heater Solution Heater Nuclear Heater

Building Cost

12x Reinforced Iron Plate
3x Modular Frame
20x Cable

20x Reinforced Iron Plate
5x Modular Frame
50x Cable

6x Heavy Modular Frame
5x Computer
40x Rubber
50x Quickwire

100x Concrete
50x Cable
14x High-Speed Connector
5x Supercomputer

Maximum Heat

500 °C

500 °C

750 °C

2 000 °C

Items*

Leaves, Wood, Mycelia, Alien Carapace, Fabric, Alien Organs, Biomass, Solid Biofuel, Packaged Biofuel, Flower

Coal, Petroleum Coke, Compacted Coal

Biofuel, Fuel, Turbofuel

Nuclear Fuel Rods, Plutonium, Advanced Reactor Cores

* For consumption rates, produced heat and CO₂ see tables below

Milestones

Biomass Heater Coal Heater Solution Heater Nuclear Heater

Available with

Tier 3

Tier 5

Tier 6

Tier 7

Research Cost*

25x Reinforced Iron Plate
25x Rotor
200x Iron Rod
500x Cable

25x Reinforced Iron Plate
25x Rotor
200x Iron Rod
500x Cable

50x Computer
300x Plastic
300x Rubber
50x Encased Industrial Beam

200x Computer
100x Heavy Modular Frame
50x High-Speed Connector
250x Alclad Aluminum Sheets

* Within the milestones, multiple Refined Power buildings are unlocked.

Variants

Biomass Heater

The biomass heater can produce 500 ℃ heat and can be fed with the following items:

Item

Heat / Cycle

Item consumption rate

CO₂ production rate

Leaves

0.5

240

30 m³

Wood

1

36

45 m³

Mycelia

2

180

45 m³

Alien Carapace

10

15

30 m³

Fabric

5

240

30 m³

Alien Organs

10

15

30 m³

Biomass

20

20

30 m³

Solid Biofuel

30

8

30 m³

Packaged Biofuel

35

4.8

45 m³

Flower

0.25

36

45 m³

Coal Heater

The coal heater can produce 500 ℃ heat and can be fed with the following items:

Item

Heat / Cycle

Item consumption rate

CO₂ production rate

Coal

10

15

30 m³

Petroleum Coke

6

25

30 m³

Compacted Coal

15

7.143

30 m³

Solution Heater

The Solution heater can produce 750 ℃ heat and can be fed with the following items:

Item

Heat / Cycle

Item consumption rate

CO₂ production rate

Biofuel

25

12 m³

30 m³

Fuel

30

12 m³

30 m³

Turbofuel

35

4 m³

45 m³

Nuclear Heater

The Nuclear heater can produce 2 000 ℃ heat and can be fed with the following items:

Item

Heat / Cycle

Item consumption rate

Type of waste

Waste production rate

Nuclear Fuel Rods

2 000

0.125

Nuclear Waste (Vanilla)

6.25

Plutonium

2 000

0.0625

Plutonium Waste (Vanilla)

0.625

Advanced Reactor Cores

2 000

0.125

Advanced Reactor Casing

0.125