A question about solar panels

[Slick]

Originally posted by oleg:

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Originally posted by Slick:
I have always thought that Solar Sails should add movement without using supplies. It just doesn't make sense. I suppose it is easy enough to mod them some supply generation and I know that some mods do this. But a stock Solar Sail sure doesn't act like you might expect if you are comparing it to a sail on a real sailboat i.e "free" movement using energy from wind (or in space, solar wind).

Slick.

You still need some energy (from the crew at least) to rig sails and hove the ship

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That's negligible compared with the energy required to move the ship and should not be considered when using supplies. A stationary ship uses no supplies, but the crew is still working during that time.

Slick.