![The Top 18 Best Ways To Make Fuel](/data/gallery/6/1/a/7/3/162-50.jpg?v=1608423738)
The Top 18 Best Ways To Make Fuel
The amount of Fuel created from Crude Oil and it's by-products can vary greatly depending on what recipe combinations you use. This video is about telling a story of how many machines need to be built and how much power will be created.
![Overclocking Power Generators](/data/gallery/0/e/f/b/0/109-50.jpg?v=1605736996)
Overclocking Power Generators
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Overclocking power generators is a misunderstood concept, however if you're keen to go out and get slugs for the power shards then you can reduce the amount of generators required by 50% for the same amount of power output.
![Geothermal Power](/data/gallery/5/6/9/7/3/144-50.jpg?v=1606875002)
Geothermal Power
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Geothermal Generators provide 200MW of FREE power per geyser you place them on.
![Fuel Power](/data/gallery/3/9/f/e/2/141-50.jpg?v=1606757384)
Fuel Power
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Unlocking the Extended Power Infrastructure milestone in the Hub unlocks the Fuel Generator and Fuel Power recipes in the refinery.
![Spawn Blocker](/data/gallery/e/4/6/7/2/78-50.jpg?v=1605728177)
Spawn Blocker
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Prevent creatures from respawning using this nifty technique.
![Coal Power Tutorial](/data/gallery/7/e/1/4/c/121-50.jpg?v=1605739996)
Coal Power Tutorial
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Coal power is the first time you use pipes to move fluids in the game. It is the simplest form of automated power (apart from Geothermal) however if you don't set it up correctly you can end up with power outage situations that can be frustrating to resolve.
![Critical Infrastructure Power](/data/gallery/6/b/e/2/c/132-50.jpg?v=1606168022)
Critical Infrastructure Power
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This article is about the power required to keep the machines running that provide resources to you critical infrastructure, like water extractors and miners.
![Caterium](/data/gallery/f/4/c/1/8/150-50.jpg?v=1607208381)
Caterium
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Caterium is an ore that you need to research in the MAM, it provides many technologies separate to the HUB milestones.
![Power Outages](/data/gallery/3/8/d/0/0/28-50.jpg?v=1605702180)
Power Outages
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Understanding power outages and why they occur and things you need to look out for.