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==Fuels==

~~- enter estimates of fuel costs per 30 days~~

===Starbase Charters===

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All size towers require 1 charter per hour.

===~~Isotopes~~===

===Fuel Blocks===

~~One~~ of ~~the components needed to~~ fuel ~~a POS tower is isotopes~~. There are four types of ~~isotopes and each racial tower uses~~ one ~~of these four isotopes. These isotopes can be refined out of the type of ice found in~~ each race~~'s regions. Here is~~ the ~~list~~ of isotopes ~~and which tower types they~~ are used ~~with~~.

Control towers consume a certain number of fuel blocks per hour. There are four types of blocks, one for each race, the difference being which kind of isotopes are used in their manufacture. They are manufactured like ammo (using a blueprint in a station or POS ammo or component assembly array, in batches of 40).

* ~~Helium Isotopes -~~ Amarr ~~/ Blood Raiders /~~ True Sansha

* Amarr, (True) Sansha and (Dark) Blood towers use Amarr Fuel Blocks, which use Helium Isotopes

* Hydrogen Isotopes ~~- Minmatar / Domination~~

* Caldari and (Dread) Guristas towers use Caldari Fuel Blocks, which use Nitrogen Isotopes

* ~~Nitrogen Isotopes -~~ Caldari / Dread Guristas

* Gallente and (Shadow) Serpentis towers use Gallente Fuel Blocks, which use Oxygen Isotopes

* Oxygen Isotopes ~~- Gallente / Shadow~~

* Minmatar and (Domination) Angel towers use Minmatar Fuel Blocks, which use Hydrogen Isotopes

The quantities ~~required for the regular towers~~ are:

The quantities are:

* Small: ~~113~~/hr

* Small: 10 blocks / hour, 7200 / 30 days

* Medium: ~~225~~/hr

* Medium: 20 blocks / hour, 14400 / 30 days

* Large: ~~450~~/hr

* Large: 40 blocks / hour, 28800 / 30 days

Faction towers use less (10% less for tier 1, 20% less for tier 2). You also get a 25% discount if your alliance holds sovereignty where the tower is anchored.

With a fully researched BPO, the materials required to make one batch of 40 blocks (and therefore to run a large tower for 1 hour) are:

* Coolant [[Planetary Commodities#Tier 2 - Refined Commodities (P2)|[P2]]]: 8

* Enriched Uranium [[Planetary Commodities#Tier 2 - Refined Commodities (P2)|[P2]]]: 4

* Mechanical Parts [[Planetary Commodities#Tier 2 - Refined Commodities (P2)|[P2]]]: 4

* Oxygen [[Planetary Commodities#Tier 1 - Processed Materials (P1)|[P1]]]: 20

* Robotics [[Planetary Commodities#Tier 3 - Specialized Commodities (P3)|[P3]]]: 1

* Heavy Water [[Ice Mining|[Ice]]]: 150

* [Racial] Isotopes [[Ice Mining|[Ice]]]: 400

* Liquid Ozone [[Ice Mining|[Ice]]]: 150

There are two competing theories on tower selection vs fuel availability. Some POS owners will choose a tower based on the region in order to reduce the distance that isotopes will have to be hauled. Other POS owners will choose a tower based on attributes and are willing to haul isotopes from other regions. If you do not have access to an orca or freighter, you may wish to choose your tower type based on isotope availability within the region or neighboring regions.

~~===Liquid Ozone and Heavy Water===~~

Formerly, consumption of liquid ozone and heavy water was based on powergrid and CPU usage. With the switch to fuel blocks in Crucible 1.1 this is no longer the case and the quantities above hold regardless of what modules you have online. Generally heavy water is cheap, while liquid ozone is 3x to 4x more expensive due to its use in [[:Category:Eve Lexicon#Cyno|cynosural field generators]] (needed to use jump drives).

~~In addition to the isotopes that come from ice~~, ~~POS towers also make use~~ of ~~the Liquid Ozone~~ and ~~Heavy Water components from ice~~. ~~Heavy Water consumption is controlled by~~ the ~~amount of CPU~~ in ~~use by~~ the ~~tower~~ and ~~is generally very inexpensive~~. ~~Liquid Ozone~~ is ~~consumed based on how much PG~~ is in ~~use. Due to competing demands for Liquid Ozone (lighting~~ [[~~Cynosural Fields~~]]~~, for instance~~) ~~and the limited amount that comes from refining ice, prices tend to be 3x to 4x higher then Heavy Water~~.

===Strontium ~~Calthrates~~===

===Strontium Clathrates===

The fourth component that is refined from ice is [[POS Warfare#Strontium ~~Calthrates~~|Strontium ~~Calthrates~~]]. Unlike the other fuels, Strontium ~~Calthrates~~ are only used when the POS is placed into [[POS Warfare#Reinforced Mode|reinforced mode]]. There is a separate fuel bay for Strontium ~~Calthrates~~ in the tower called the "stront bay". As explained on the [[POS Warfare]] page, you should always put at least 1 ~~hours~~ worth of Strontium ~~Calthrates~~ into the "stront bay".

The fourth component that is refined from ice (besides isotopes, liquid ozone and heavy water) is [[POS Warfare#Strontium Clathrates|Strontium Clathrates]]. Unlike the other fuels, Strontium Clathrates are only used when the POS is placed into [[POS Warfare#Reinforced Mode|reinforced mode]]. There is a separate fuel bay for Strontium Clathrates in the tower called the "stront bay". As explained on the [[POS Warfare]] page, you should always put at least 1 hour's worth of Strontium Clathrates into the stront bay.

* Small: 100/hr, 4166 max units for 41.7 hours

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* Large: 400/hr, 16666 max units for 41.7 hours

As a general rule of thumb, if you put "N" units of Strontium ~~Calthrates~~ in your tower, you should keep a spare stock of "N" units Strontium ~~Calthrates~~ in a nearby location. That way, if the attackers leave you alone after the initial attack, you can quickly replenish the "stront bay".

As a general rule of thumb, if you put "N" units of Strontium Clathrates in your tower, you should keep a spare stock of "N" units Strontium Clathrates in a nearby location. That way, if the attackers leave you alone after the initial attack, you can quickly replenish the "stront bay".

~~===Planetary Interaction Fuels===~~

The rest of the fuels required for POS operation come from [[Planetary Interaction]]. Prior to the [[Eve Online Expansions#Tyrannis|Tyrannis]] expansion, these fuels were NPC supplied on the market but hi-sec sources were typically monopolized each day immediately after downtime.

~~Per hour needs by tower size:~~

* Enriched Uranium - 1 (S) 2 (M) 4 (L)

* Oxygen - 7 (S) 13 (M) 25 (L)

* Mechanical Parts - 2 (S) 3 (M) 5 (L)

* Coolant - 2 (S) 4 (M) 8 (L)

* Robotics - 1 (S) 1 (M) 1 (L)

===Summary Fuel Table===

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 ==Fuels==
-- enter estimates of fuel costs per 30 days
 ===Starbase Charters===
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 All size towers require 1 charter per hour.
-===Isotopes===
+===Fuel Blocks===
-One of the components needed to fuel a POS tower is isotopes.  There are four types of isotopes and each racial tower uses one of these four isotopes.  These isotopes can be refined out of the type of ice found in each race's regions.  Here is the list of isotopes and which tower types they are used with.
+Control towers consume a certain number of fuel blocks per hour. There are four types of blocks, one for each race, the difference being which kind of isotopes are used in their manufacture. They are manufactured like ammo (using a blueprint in a station or POS ammo or component assembly array, in batches of 40).
-* Helium Isotopes - Amarr / Blood Raiders / True Sansha
+* Amarr, (True) Sansha and (Dark) Blood towers use Amarr Fuel Blocks, which use Helium Isotopes
-* Hydrogen Isotopes - Minmatar / Domination
+* Caldari and (Dread) Guristas towers use Caldari Fuel Blocks, which use Nitrogen Isotopes
-* Nitrogen Isotopes - Caldari / Dread Guristas
+* Gallente and (Shadow) Serpentis towers use Gallente Fuel Blocks, which use Oxygen Isotopes
-* Oxygen Isotopes - Gallente / Shadow
+* Minmatar and (Domination) Angel towers use Minmatar Fuel Blocks, which use Hydrogen Isotopes
-The quantities required for the regular towers are:
+The quantities are:
-* Small: 113/hr
+* Small: 10 blocks / hour, 7200 / 30 days
-* Medium: 225/hr
+* Medium: 20 blocks / hour, 14400 / 30 days
-* Large: 450/hr
+* Large: 40 blocks / hour, 28800 / 30 days
+Faction towers use less (10% less for tier 1, 20% less for tier 2). You also get a 25% discount if your alliance holds sovereignty where the tower is anchored.
+With a fully researched BPO, the materials required to make one batch of 40 blocks (and therefore to run a large tower for 1 hour) are:
+* Coolant [[Planetary Commodities#Tier 2 - Refined Commodities (P2)|[P2]]]: 8
+* Enriched Uranium [[Planetary Commodities#Tier 2 - Refined Commodities (P2)|[P2]]]: 4
+* Mechanical Parts [[Planetary Commodities#Tier 2 - Refined Commodities (P2)|[P2]]]: 4
+* Oxygen [[Planetary Commodities#Tier 1 - Processed Materials (P1)|[P1]]]: 20
+* Robotics [[Planetary Commodities#Tier 3 - Specialized Commodities (P3)|[P3]]]: 1
+* Heavy Water [[Ice Mining|[Ice]]]: 150
+* [Racial] Isotopes [[Ice Mining|[Ice]]]: 400
+* Liquid Ozone [[Ice Mining|[Ice]]]: 150
 There are two competing theories on tower selection vs fuel availability.  Some POS owners will choose a tower based on the region in order to reduce the distance that isotopes will have to be hauled.  Other POS owners will choose a tower based on attributes and are willing to haul isotopes from other regions.  If you do not have access to an orca or freighter, you may wish to choose your tower type based on isotope availability within the region or neighboring regions.
-===Liquid Ozone and Heavy Water===
+Formerly, consumption of liquid ozone and heavy water was based on powergrid and CPU usage. With the switch to fuel blocks in Crucible 1.1 this is no longer the case and the quantities above hold regardless of what modules you have online. Generally heavy water is cheap, while liquid ozone is 3x to 4x more expensive due to its use in [[:Category:Eve Lexicon#Cyno|cynosural field generators]] (needed to use jump drives).
-In addition to the isotopes that come from ice, POS towers also make use of the Liquid Ozone and Heavy Water components from ice.  Heavy Water consumption is controlled by the amount of CPU in use by the tower and is generally very inexpensive.  Liquid Ozone is consumed based on how much PG is in use.  Due to competing demands for Liquid Ozone (lighting [[Cynosural Fields]], for instance) and the limited amount that comes from refining ice, prices tend to be 3x to 4x higher then Heavy Water.
-===Strontium Calthrates===
+===Strontium Clathrates===
-The fourth component that is refined from ice is [[POS Warfare#Strontium Calthrates|Strontium Calthrates]].  Unlike the other fuels, Strontium Calthrates are only used when the POS is placed into [[POS Warfare#Reinforced Mode|reinforced mode]].  There is a separate fuel bay for Strontium Calthrates in the tower called the "stront bay".  As explained on the [[POS Warfare]] page, you should always put at least 1 hours worth of Strontium Calthrates into the "stront bay".
+The fourth component that is refined from ice (besides isotopes, liquid ozone and heavy water) is [[POS Warfare#Strontium Clathrates|Strontium Clathrates]].  Unlike the other fuels, Strontium Clathrates are only used when the POS is placed into [[POS Warfare#Reinforced Mode|reinforced mode]].  There is a separate fuel bay for Strontium Clathrates in the tower called the "stront bay".  As explained on the [[POS Warfare]] page, you should always put at least 1 hour's worth of Strontium Clathrates into the stront bay.
 * Small: 100/hr, 4166 max units for 41.7 hours
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 * Large: 400/hr, 16666 max units for 41.7 hours
-As a general rule of thumb, if you put "N" units of Strontium Calthrates in your tower, you should keep a spare stock of "N" units Strontium Calthrates in a nearby location.  That way, if the attackers leave you alone after the initial attack, you can quickly replenish the "stront bay".
+As a general rule of thumb, if you put "N" units of Strontium Clathrates in your tower, you should keep a spare stock of "N" units Strontium Clathrates in a nearby location.  That way, if the attackers leave you alone after the initial attack, you can quickly replenish the "stront bay".
-===Planetary Interaction Fuels===
-The rest of the fuels required for POS operation come from [[Planetary Interaction]].  Prior to the [[Eve Online Expansions#Tyrannis|Tyrannis]] expansion, these fuels were NPC supplied on the market but hi-sec sources were typically monopolized each day immediately after downtime.
-Per hour needs by tower size:
-* Enriched Uranium - 1 (S) 2 (M) 4 (L)
-* Oxygen - 7 (S) 13 (M) 25 (L)
-* Mechanical Parts - 2 (S) 3 (M) 5 (L)
-* Coolant - 2 (S) 4 (M) 8 (L)
-* Robotics - 1 (S) 1 (M) 1 (L)
 ===Summary Fuel Table===