Solid fuel from light oil

Solid fuel from Light oil is a recipe that converts petroleum products into Solid fuel. Solid fuel can be produced from Heavy oil, Light oil, or Petroleum gas; among these, Light oil gives the best conversion efficiency for this recipe. Production of Solid fuel from oil or gas is performed in industrial processing buildings such as the Chemical plant.

Light oil yields the most Solid fuel per unit of input for this recipe, with the most favorable conversion rate among the three petroleum intermediates. Converting Heavy oil to Solid fuel directly gives a poorer yield; if Heavy oil is first cracked into Light oil and then used for Solid fuel, the effective Solid fuel yield from that original Heavy oil changes (the branching through Light oil improves overall output but reduces the raw Heavy oil→Solid fuel ratio compared with using Heavy oil alone).

• Solid fuel can be produced from Heavy oil, Light oil, or Petroleum gas using the appropriate production building.
• Using Light oil as the feedstock yields the most Solid fuel per unit of input for this recipe.
• Cracking Heavy oil into Light oil before producing Solid fuel alters the net yield from Heavy oil (the intermediate step increases overall Solid fuel output compared to using Heavy oil alone, but the raw Heavy oil→Solid fuel ratio is reduced compared to an original baseline).

Choosing to produce Solid fuel is a strategic decision that depends on resource availability and factory layout. Coal remains a very easy and cheap fuel early and mid game because a single mining drill supplies coal with minimal infrastructure. By contrast, large-scale Solid fuel production requires oil extraction, refinery and chemical processing infrastructure and may require additional cracking recipes to optimize yields. If the map has abundant coal and scarce oil, using Solid fuel as the main fuel is inefficient despite Solid fuel’s higher energy density per unit compared to coal. Conversely, if oil is abundant or you need to consume excess petroleum intermediates, converting Light oil into Solid fuel is an effective way to turn surplus fluids into a storable, burnable fuel.