Goonhub
11-09-2018, 08:38 AM
The TEG relies on some kind of heat source and some source of cooling. The specific advantages and disadvantages the TEG have aren't something I know, but what I do know is that the TEG allows for a significant amount of tweaking and experimentation. Not only this, but it doesn't matter where the cold and hot gas comes from, only that it is at the desired temperatures and pressures. As such, it can be used in conjunction with any heat source, such as a simple series of furnaces, or a plasma burn chamber, or a nuclear reactor, or even possibly a singularity or some other heat source.
The TEG is indeed old stuff, but in my opinion, the fact that it is old does not alone warrant the replacement of said TEG. Maps without a TEG aren't inherently bad whatsoever, but it is still a useful piece of equipment. Perhaps it could be added alongside the hotspot system in Oshan, and would have gas heated via hotspots (Move them close to the station and anchor them, then hook up some pipes or something to a collector type thing).
The TEG is indeed old stuff, but in my opinion, the fact that it is old does not alone warrant the replacement of said TEG. Maps without a TEG aren't inherently bad whatsoever, but it is still a useful piece of equipment. Perhaps it could be added alongside the hotspot system in Oshan, and would have gas heated via hotspots (Move them close to the station and anchor them, then hook up some pipes or something to a collector type thing).