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Nuff said Inserters that have a small solar cell in them to power them during the day so you don't need to run a series of power poles (i.e. filling up chests in a remote region)

Nice idea but I suppose it goes to not implement because you can place a normal solar panel next to the inserter.

True but it's more of a visual thing to not see solar panels next to a inserter. Not sure if you have these but here in the States & Italy, we have street signs with integrated solar panels in them.

Why do you think, this is a good idea? Why and when do you need this? What is the added game-value?

You'd still need them linked into the power grid for operation at night unless you're using this in fringe cases, I don't quite get why this is needed.

massive warehousing of goods. Centralized global warehouse idea.

Ever try to store the world in chests?

And why do you need solar driven inserters for that?

ssilk wrote: And why do you need solar driven inserters for that?

Perhaps he just don't want to place power poles everywhere?

Chests with belts and inserters. Ok, fine then, add solar cell power as an option to everything then... Solar cell powered miners, burners, etc

No more power poles!!! MUHAHAHAAH

Here is another use for them. I'm sure most people use turrets for defense. Setting up hundreds / thousands of these around your bases and then connect power poles to the inserters just to insert ammo from a chest into the turret. That's a huge amount of power poles in remote areas

Instead of chests place a belt that connects all turrets. One side of the belt is magazines. The other coal, wood, every type of fuel you have.

With this construction you only need burner inserters.