LUA code to transform pollution in energy.

[Grandirus]

I'm have an idea to transform the huge polution we make, in energy. Using some kind of "solar panel", modified.
I will create an "greenhouse" to create leafs, and use it to other things.
But, I have no idea how to convert the pollution into energy (the lua code).
Any help will be welcome.

[ssilk]

Moved topic from mod-rules to modding help.

[luan]

You could take a look into this mod: https://forums.factorio.com/forum/vie ... php?t=7548

But from what I could find it basically registered a negative pollution emission (pretty clever hu):

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energy_source = {
      type = "electric",
      usage_priority = "secondary-input",
      emissions = -0.2
}

[Grandirus]

You could take a look into this mod: https://forums.factorio.com/forum/vie ... php?t=7548

But from what I could find it basically registered a negative pollution emission (pretty clever hu):

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energy_source = {
      type = "electric",
      usage_priority = "secondary-input",
      emissions = -0.2
}

Thanks.
But, how the game identify that the energy is come from pollution?
Maybe there is a formula, that use "X" emissions (depend on the entity) multiplied with a base number, then the result is the amount of energy produced per tick, second, hour, whaterver.
Thats is there I want to get in.
Any idea?

[Grandirus]

Something like "emissions * 100", so if emissions are 1.5, then "1.5 * 100" = "150Kw". If the entity is a lvl 2, then it will be "1.5 * 150" = "225Kw". And so on.

[Grandirus]

No ideas?
Nobody?

[matjojo]

No ideas?
Nobody?

what is it that you want to achieve, when you name the 'solar panel' Pollution reënergyefier, it should turn up in the energy view as Pollution reënergyefier. What do you wish to happen?

[Klonan]

Ok so what you can do,
Power is created by using a generator, and this creates power by consuming a hot liquid,
So you can work out a reasonable conversion of pollurion to energy.

Say you want 1 unit of pollution to equal 1MJ or something,
Write a script to say,
By this entity, remove 1 pollution, and add 1 unit of water at 100 degrees to the generator.

If you look over these two scripts to see some examples to each.

Pollution script in diesel generator

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function check_generators()
   if global.petroleum_generator ~= nil then
      for k,gen in pairs(global.petroleum_generator) do
      	--if k % 10 == game.tick % 10 then
					if gen.valid then
         				if gen.fluidbox[1] ~= nil then 
         				local pot = gen.fluidbox[1]
         				local p = gen.position
					
						if pot.type == "petroleum-gas" then 					
						pot["temperature"] = 80
						gen.surface.pollute({p.x, p.y}, 0.8/60)

						elseif pot.type == "light-oil" then 					
						pot["temperature"] = 100
						gen.surface.pollute({p.x, p.y}, 1/60)

						elseif pot.type == "diesel-fuel" then 					
						pot["temperature"] = 100
						gen.surface.pollute({p.x, p.y}, 1.2/60)

						elseif pot.type == "heavy-oil" then 					
						pot["temperature"] = 60
						gen.surface.pollute({p.x, p.y}, 0.6/60)

						else pot["temperature"] = 15 end

						gen.fluidbox[1] = pot

							end
						else table.remove(global.petroleum_generator, k)
--end				
end
end
end
end

Fluid script in wind turbine

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function check_turbines()
   if global.wind_turbine ~= nil then

  	    for k,gen in pairs(global.wind_turbine) do
      		if k % 250 == game.tick % 250 then

				if gen.valid then
         			if gen.fluidbox[1] ~= nil then 

         					local pot = gen.fluidbox[1]
							pot["amount"] = 10				
							pot["temperature"] = 100*(game.wind_speed*25)
							gen.fluidbox[1] = pot
							
					else table.remove(global.wind_turbine, k)

					end				
				end
			end
		end
	end
end

I hope this helps

[Grandirus]

Thanks for all the replys. I will try and tell if I succeed.

[DoctorWho?]

My first thought was an endless loop, where the machine continuously puts out power and removes pollution. But eventually, you would run out of pollution, but still make power.

My next idea is make a machine that turns pollution into some kind of fuel, and just feed the fuel into a specific generator. Done!

[Grandirus]

My first thought was an endless loop, where the machine continuously puts out power and removes pollution. But eventually, you would run out of pollution, but still make power.

My next idea is make a machine that turns pollution into some kind of fuel, and just feed the fuel into a specific generator. Done!

Yeah, but to make the machine stop when there's no pollution, we need a code, just like the on I wrote up here. So, if no pollution, no energy.
But I think the game don't have this codes.

[Grandirus]

Up until now, I'm stop work in the mod, because of a health issue. I need some little time to be good again.