SolarGeneration
by Edivad99
Players who need power early in a world can place a Solar Panel and watch it charge their machines, and SolarGeneration adds a range of such panels in ascending tiers.
What it does
SolarGeneration adds solar panels and matching solar helmets that generate Forge Energy (FE) from sunlight. Each tier produces more power: the basic panels output 1 FE/t and 2 FE/t, while the later tiers reach 8 FE/t, 16 FE/t, 64 FE/t, 128 FE/t, 512 FE/t, 4.096 FE/t, 8.192 FE/t, 32.768 FE/t and 65.536 FE/t. Helmets charge from the sun while worn, so the energy can recharge items in the inventory.
The mod requires EdivadLib on both the client and the server. Files cover Forge and NeoForge across 12 release versions, 1.19.2 – 26.3, and the environment is client and server, so every player on a server that runs it needs the mod too. The code is under a custom license that is not open source, and the source code and issue tracker are public.
Crafting uses ingots and metal nuggets such as steel, lead, invar, electrum, signalum, enderium, lumium and platinum. The author notes that recipes rely on the ore dictionary, so other mods that register those minerals can make the crafting possible. The author recommends installing OreLibrary by 00theblackwolf00 for the ores needed for crafting.
Key features
Tiered solar panels
Panels range from the basic 1 FE/t and 2 FE/t models up to the Advanced tier at 65.536 FE/t.
Solar helmets
Each panel tier has a matching helmet that generates FE from the sun and recharges the inventory.
Metal nugget recipes
Panel and helmet recipes use nuggets of steel, lead, invar, electrum, signalum, enderium, lumium and platinum.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.21.x7 of 7 versions with builds
1.20.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.19.x1 of 1 version with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
How it compares
Solar Flux Keep Upgrades is open source under the MIT License and runs on Forge and NeoForge with files for 1.20 – 1.21.1, client and server. Refined Wireless Upgrades is open source under the MIT License, reaches Fabric as well as Forge and NeoForge, and covers 1.20.1 – 26.1.2. Solar Industrialization is for NeoForge only, covers 1.21.1, is not open source and is licensed as All rights reserved.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SolarGeneration | Forge and NeoForge | 1.19.2 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-09-23 |
| Solar Flux Keep Upgrades | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-05-28 |
| Refined Wireless Upgrades | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-10-13 |
| Solar Industrialization | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-09-12 |
Questions
Does SolarGeneration need another mod to run?
Do both the server and players need SolarGeneration?
Why are some crafting recipes missing in JEI?
In the catalog
SolarGeneration is one of 3,932 Transportation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,908 Transportation mods for Forge. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
This mod allows you to generate FE from the sun. Ingots necessary for recipes: nuggetSteel, nuggetLead, nuggetInvar, nuggetElectrum, nuggetSignalum, nuggetEnderium, nuggetLumium, nuggetPlatinum
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/solargeneration
- Owner
- Edivad99
- Published
- 2022-08-19
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-23
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15