It's a big universe out there, and there are other ways to leave the solar system. Several new destinations with new machines, technologies, and unique processes
The description of the conduits on Neumann V indicates that they give "free" power, and their relatively thin placement of one to a platform hints to me that the amount of power they give ought to be considerable. However, it seems like they only give a tiny trickle of power, like 1/10 or 1/20 of what is required to run a Foundry. Is that intended, or am I missing something?