Thermal Plant (Subnautica)

Thermal Plant

The Thermal Plant is a generator crafted with the Habitat Builder that converts nearby high Temperatures (>25°C) into Energy. It requires 2 parts scanned to obtain the ingredient list for this object.

The Thermal Plant can produce limitless power for Seabases given time and proximity to heat. On the Thermal Plant is a screen that displays the temperature of the surrounding area (rounded to whole degrees). The energy output per minute is linear and can be calculated with °C*1.32-33: so zero at 25°C, 33 at 50°C, 66 at 75°C, 77.88 at 84°C and at or above 100°C the energy output reaches the maximum of 99. One Thermal Plant can store up to 250 energy at a time.

Lava Geysers are optimal spots to place Thermal Plants. Near the center of the geyser, temperatures can reach well over 50°C, meaning that a well-placed plant can produce power rapidly and around the clock. The eruptions cannot damage the plant, but be careful placing them as the heat can kill you. Given that Thermal Plants have to be built outside a seabase and need to be close to a heat source, it may be necessary to use Power Transmitters to connect the Thermal Plant to a seabase. The lava Geysers within Jellyshroom Caves can reach 110 degrees Celsius, and is within reasonable range of the Safe Shallows, making this spot a great and reliable way to generate power.

When placing with the Habitat Builder, the Thermal Plant can be shown in three different colors. Red means it cannot be placed. Yellow indicates it can be built in that location, but the surrounding area is too cold and the Thermal Plant will not generate power. Green signifies the plant can be placed, and will generate power.

Data Box

Property	Details
Category	Energy
Tab	Exterior Modules
Description	Converts heat to energy at medium efficiency.
Acquired From	Fragments
Debug Spawn	thermalplant

Fragments

Scanning two fragments unlocks the blueprint.

Fragment Locations:

Debug Spawn: ThermalPlantFragment

Energy Collection Rate

The table below lists Thermal Plant collection rates. Please note that your actual results may be slightly off, as temperature can vary slightly since the player can only see it to the nearest whole number.

The formula for energy per minute is °C*1.32-33, so each °C gives 1.32 more energy per minute.

Temperature °C	Energy per Minute	Energy per Second	Time to Collect 1 Unit of Energy	Time to Collect 25 Units of Energy
25	0	0	N/A	N/A
26	1.3	0.02	45.5 Seconds	1136.4 Seconds
27	2.6	0.04	22.7 Seconds	568.2 Seconds
28	4.0	0.07	15.2 Seconds	378.8 Seconds
29	5.3	0.09	11.4 Seconds	284.1 Seconds
30	6.6	0.11	9.1 Seconds	227.3 Seconds
31	7.9	0.13	7.6 Seconds	189.4 Seconds
32	9.2	0.15	6.5 Seconds	162.3 Seconds
33	10.6	0.18	5.7 Seconds	142.0 Seconds
34	11.9	0.20	5.1 Seconds	126.3 Seconds
35	13.2	0.22	4.5 Seconds	113.6 Seconds
36	14.5	0.24	4.1 Seconds	103.3 Seconds
37	15.8	0.26	3.8 Seconds	94.7 Seconds
38	17.2	0.29	3.5 Seconds	87.4 Seconds
39	18.5	0.31	3.2 Seconds	81.2 Seconds
40	19.8	0.33	3.0 Seconds	75.8 Seconds
41	21.1	0.35	2.8 Seconds	71.0 Seconds
42	22.4	0.37	2.7 Seconds	66.8 Seconds
43	23.8	0.40	2.5 Seconds	63.1 Seconds
44	25.1	0.42	2.4 Seconds	59.8 Seconds
45	26.4	0.44	2.3 Seconds	56.8 Seconds
46	27.7	0.46	2.2 Seconds	54.1 Seconds
47	29.0	0.48	2.1 Seconds	51.7 Seconds
48	30.4	0.51	2.0 Seconds	49.4 Seconds
49	31.7	0.53	1.9 Seconds	47.3 Seconds
50	33.0	0.55	1.8 Seconds	45.5 Seconds
51	34.3	0.57	1.7 Seconds	43.7 Seconds
52	35.6	0.59	1.7 Seconds	42.1 Seconds
53	37.0	0.62	1.6 Seconds	40.6 Seconds
54	38.3	0.64	1.6 Seconds	39.2 Seconds
55	39.6	0.66	1.5 Seconds	37.9 Seconds
56	40.9	0.68	1.5 Seconds	36.7 Seconds
57	42.2	0.70	1.4 Seconds	35.5 Seconds
58	43.6	0.73	1.4 Seconds	34.4 Seconds
59	44.9	0.75	1.3 Seconds	33.4 Seconds
60	46.2	0.77	1.3 Seconds	32.5 Seconds
61	47.5	0.79	1.3 Seconds	31.6 Seconds
62	48.8	0.81	1.2 Seconds	30.7 Seconds
63	50.2	0.84	1.2 Seconds	29.9 Seconds
64	51.5	0.86	1.2 Seconds	29.1 Seconds
65	52.8	0.88	1.1 Seconds	28.4 Seconds
66	54.1	0.90	1.1 Seconds	27.7 Seconds
67	55.4	0.92	1.1 Seconds	27.1 Seconds
68	56.8	0.95	1.1 Seconds	26.4 Seconds
69	58.1	0.97	1.0 Seconds	25.8 Seconds
70	59.4	0.99	1.0 Seconds	25.3 Seconds
71	60.7	1.01	1.0 Seconds	24.7 Seconds
72	62.0	1.03	1.0 Seconds	24.2 Seconds
73	63.4	1.06	0.9 Seconds	23.7 Seconds
74	64.7	1.08	0.9 Seconds	23.2 Seconds
75	66.0	1.10	0.9 Seconds	22.7 Seconds
76	67.3	1.12	0.9 Seconds	22.3 Seconds
77	68.6	1.14	0.9 Seconds	21.9 Seconds
78	70.0	1.17	0.9 Seconds	21.4 Seconds
79	71.3	1.19	0.8 Seconds	21.0 Seconds
80	72.6	1.21	0.8 Seconds	20.7 Seconds
81	73.9	1.23	0.8 Seconds	20.3 Seconds
82	75.2	1.25	0.8 Seconds	19.9 Seconds
83	76.6	1.28	0.8 Seconds	19.6 Seconds
84	77.9	1.30	0.8 Seconds	19.3 Seconds
85	79.2	1.32	0.8 Seconds	18.9 Seconds
86	80.5	1.34	0.7 Seconds	18.6 Seconds
87	81.8	1.36	0.7 Seconds	18.3 Seconds
88	83.2	1.39	0.7 Seconds	18.0 Seconds
89	84.5	1.41	0.7 Seconds	17.8 Seconds
90	85.8	1.43	0.7 Seconds	17.5 Seconds
91	87.1	1.45	0.7 Seconds	17.2 Seconds
92	88.4	1.47	0.7 Seconds	17.0 Seconds
93	89.8	1.50	0.7 Seconds	16.7 Seconds
94	91.1	1.52	0.7 Seconds	16.5 Seconds
95	92.4	1.54	0.6 Seconds	16.2 Seconds
96	93.7	1.56	0.6 Seconds	16.0 Seconds
97	95.0	1.58	0.6 Seconds	15.8 Seconds
98	96.4	1.61	0.6 Seconds	15.6 Seconds
99	97.7	1.63	0.6 Seconds	15.4 Seconds
100	99.0	1.65	0.6 Seconds	15.2 Seconds

Recipe

The Thermal Plant is constructed using the Habitat Builder.

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Data Bank Entry

The first rule of survival in hostile environments is to work with the resources available. If it's 800 degrees outside and you're in danger of burning to death at any moment you may as well get some cheap, reliable energy out of it.

Converts heat energy into electricity
Always take thermometer readings before attempting installation
Core mechanisms are housed in a heat-resistant chassis, but are not impervious to extreme temperatures

'The Thermal Power Plant: It's hot'.

Gallery

A Thermal Plant next to a group of hydrothermal vents

The temperature display on the Thermal Plant

Model from Sketchfab

Highpoly model from Sketchfab