Solar Sail

A solar sail is a type of Generator that can be attached to a ship.

The solar sail fulfils two purposes: power generation, and ship thrust.

Power Generation
The sail it is designed to draw electrical power from ambient light. That power than can then be used for various ship systems.

Ship Thrust
The sail is also designed to interact with the nanite cluster, which has passive systems designed to push against one side of a solar sail whenever one is found.

The solar sail does not send or receive information from the nanite cluster, so options are extremely limited when using this as a primary means of thrust. Simply put, the nanties will always push against the back side of the sail. To lower speeds, a player must either provide reverse thrust or raise the sails.