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Port de Vent is a trade island province of [[Burgundie]] in the [[Kindreds Sea]]'s [[Catenias]] archipelago, consisting of five major islands or island groups: Gicupiccu, Ile Melite, l'Ile Osilies, and l'Iles Capræs. It is has maritime borders with the [[Kiravia]]n [[Krasoa Islands]] in the southwest and [[Lurecia]] in the north. It is home to 11,302,230 Ventoise who live across its collective 62366.9137 square kilometers. Its economy is based primarily on agricultural exports and mining of {{wp|magnesium}}, {{wp|iron}}, {{wp|cobalt}}, {{wp|chromium}} and {{wp|manganese}}. It is part of the [[La Garotte#Vallosi_garrote|"western garrote"]], a criticism by [[Caphiria]] but also some [[Vallos]]i nations like [[Alamadria]] and [[Rumahoki]], despite it never having been used to control maritime traffic in the [[Tainean Sea|Tainean]] or [[Kindreds Sea]]. That being said it does have a heavy [[Burgoignesc Security Forces]] presence. | Port de Vent is a trade island province of [[Burgundie]]'s [[Government_of_Burgundie#Burgoignesc_Overseas_Representative_Assembly|Burgoignesc Overseas Representative Assembly]]'s [[Geography_of_Burgundie#Equatorial_Osteicia|Gran Ostiecia]] geographic designation. It is in the [[Kindreds Sea]]'s [[Catenias]] archipelago, consisting of five major islands or island groups: Gicupiccu, Ile Melite, l'Ile Osilies, and l'Iles Capræs. It is has maritime borders with the [[Kiravia]]n [[Krasoa Islands]] in the southwest and [[Lurecia]] in the north. It is home to 11,302,230 Ventoise who live across its collective 62366.9137 square kilometers. Its economy is based primarily on agricultural exports and mining of {{wp|magnesium}}, {{wp|iron}}, {{wp|cobalt}}, {{wp|chromium}} and {{wp|manganese}}. It is part of the [[La Garotte#Vallosi_garrote|"western garrote"]], a criticism by [[Caphiria]] but also some [[Vallos]]i nations like [[Alamadria]] and [[Rumahoki]], despite it never having been used to control maritime traffic in the [[Tainean Sea|Tainean]] or [[Kindreds Sea]]. That being said it does have a heavy [[Burgoignesc Security Forces]] presence. | ||
Historically the islands of Port de Vent have been part of the various cultural and political empires that crossed the southern [[Kindreds Sea]] basin. It was at times part of the [[Glaistic civilization]], the [[Latinic]] cultural empire, the [[Caphiria|Caphiric Imperium]], the [[Carto-Pelaxian Commonwealth]], and the [[Burgoignesc colonial empire]]. The [[Catenias]] archipelago was hotly contested during the [[Kiro-Burgoignesc Wars]] and the [[First Great War|First]] and [[Second Great War]]s. In the latter half of the 20th century and 21st century the [[Catenias]] archipelago has calmed down and become a place of international cooperation between the various nations islands regardless of their Metropole's politics. | |||
Port de Vent has become a pioneer in renewable energy and sustainable farming research and implementation which has led to increased investment in its education system to support the demand on its tertiary education system. The living standards on Port de Vent is slightly higher than the national average in [[Burgundie]] and unemployment is slightly lower. The economy is in transition from a traditional agriculture-based economy to a knowledge-based economy as the agricultural sector is rapidly modernizing and automating. | |||
Demographically, the islanders are called Ventoise and all speak [[Burgoignesc language|Burgoignesc]], the native local language on Ile Melite, l'Ile Osilies, and l'Iles Capræs is {{wp|Corsican language|Langue de Vent}} and on Gicupicu, it is [[Sinitalian]]. 40% of Ventoise identify as [[Bergendii]], 12% as {{wp|Corsican people|Ventino}}, 9% as [[Sinitalian]], 5% [[Ebidi]], 3% [[Audonia]]n, and 31% identify as mixed or other. The island is 64% Christian (37% [[Catholic]], 12% [[Mercantile Reform Protestant]], 10% [[College of Levantine Churches]], 3% [[Caphiric Catholicism|Caphiric Catholic]] and 2% [[Insular Apostolic Church|Insular Catholic]]), 4% are {{wp|Muslim}} the majority of whom are {{wp|Shia}}, the remainder are irreligious or other. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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{{wp|calophyllum inophyllum|Tamanu}} is cultivated for its {{wp|Tamanu oil}} is pressed from the nuts of the plant. The fatty acid methyl esters has been historically used as a fuel for oil lamps and in [[2014]] oil was classified as a biodiesel and is being cultivated to meet the rising demand for it in that capacity. The oil is also cultivated for its medicinal properties and is used to treat skin diseases: it is also applied topically in cases of rheumatism and sciatica, it is also used to cure ulcers and bad wounds. It is commonly sold in pharmacies to treat skin injuries from burn, scar, and infected wounds to skin diseases such as dermatosis, urticaria, and eczema. It has also used for its high antibacterial activity against bacterial strains involved in acne. Recently, studies have shown that the oil is a promising source to develop new antibiotics, notably to fight multi-drug resistant bacteria implicated in skin infections, which has increased demand for the oil exponentially for pharmecutical firms in [[Levantia]], [[Sarpedon]], and [[Vallos]]. The oil was historically useful in waterproofing cloth and is used as a varnish. An extract from the fruit was once used to make a brown dye to color cloth. The oil can also be used to make soap. | {{wp|calophyllum inophyllum|Tamanu}} is cultivated for its {{wp|Tamanu oil}} is pressed from the nuts of the plant. The fatty acid methyl esters has been historically used as a fuel for oil lamps and in [[2014]] oil was classified as a biodiesel and is being cultivated to meet the rising demand for it in that capacity. The oil is also cultivated for its medicinal properties and is used to treat skin diseases: it is also applied topically in cases of rheumatism and sciatica, it is also used to cure ulcers and bad wounds. It is commonly sold in pharmacies to treat skin injuries from burn, scar, and infected wounds to skin diseases such as dermatosis, urticaria, and eczema. It has also used for its high antibacterial activity against bacterial strains involved in acne. Recently, studies have shown that the oil is a promising source to develop new antibiotics, notably to fight multi-drug resistant bacteria implicated in skin infections, which has increased demand for the oil exponentially for pharmecutical firms in [[Levantia]], [[Sarpedon]], and [[Vallos]]. The oil was historically useful in waterproofing cloth and is used as a varnish. An extract from the fruit was once used to make a brown dye to color cloth. The oil can also be used to make soap. | ||
===Tourism and hospitality=== | ===Tourism and hospitality=== | ||
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===Manufacturing=== | ===Manufacturing=== | ||
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====Green sector==== | ====Green sector==== | ||
The green sector employs an estimated 8,000-10,000 people across various recycling and waste-to-energy initiatives. Port de Vent's forward-thinking approach to industrial waste recycling has been identified as a model for sustainable development in [[Vallos]]. Port de Vent developed a robust industrial waste recycling industry going back to the 1980s, well ahead of the global curve. This foresight has minimized the environmental footprint of the other industries on the island and also positioned it to be a regional leader when industrial recycling became more en vogue in the late 1990s and into the early 21st century. ''Vent Vert'' is the oldest and largest consortium of recycling companies specializing in diverse waste streams. Vent Vert's flagship program "Mines to More" program tackles the [[Port de Vent#Mining|local mining sector's]] tailings from magnesium and iron ore extraction are processed to recover valuable minerals for reuse in construction materials. They take chromium and manganese-rich waste, subject it to a bioremediation process using native Ventoise wetland plants, effectively detoxifying the materials for safe land application. ''VentAgriCycle'', the second largest waste recycling player, focuses on agricultural waste. Leftover biomass from crop production is composted to create nutrient-rich fertilizer that replenishes the soil, reducing the islands reliance on chemical alternatives making agriculture on the islands more than 4x more sustainable/sq hectare than the global average. ''Island Renewables'' diverts food waste from landfills, transforming it into biogas, a clean and renewable energy source used to power homes and businesses across Port de Vent. | The green sector employs an estimated 8,000-10,000 people across various recycling and waste-to-energy initiatives. Port de Vent's forward-thinking approach to industrial waste recycling has been identified as a model for sustainable development in [[Vallos]]. Port de Vent developed a robust industrial waste recycling industry going back to the 1980s, well ahead of the global curve. This foresight has minimized the environmental footprint of the other industries on the island and also positioned it to be a regional leader when industrial recycling became more en vogue in the late 1990s and into the early 21st century. ''Vent Vert'' is the oldest and largest consortium of recycling companies specializing in diverse waste streams. Vent Vert's flagship program "Mines to More" program tackles the [[Port de Vent#Mining|local mining sector's]] tailings from magnesium and iron ore extraction are processed to recover valuable minerals for reuse in construction materials. They take chromium and manganese-rich waste, subject it to a bioremediation process using native Ventoise wetland plants, effectively detoxifying the materials for safe land application. ''VentAgriCycle'', the second largest waste recycling player, focuses on agricultural waste. Leftover biomass from crop production is composted to create nutrient-rich fertilizer that replenishes the soil, reducing the islands reliance on chemical alternatives making agriculture on the islands more than 4x more sustainable/sq hectare than the global average. ''Island Renewables'' diverts food waste from landfills, transforming it into biogas, a clean and renewable energy source used to power homes and businesses across Port de Vent. In [[2024]] they partnered with three coffee roasters in [[Cartadania]], [[Estia-Odoneru Gypsum, Salt, and Aggregate]], a local university, and local recyclers to collect coffee ground waste turn it into biochar to replace 15% of sand in concrete mixes. Because of the density of the coffee ground biochar, much less of it was needed then sand to create the same strength of concrete. In [[2028]] the study determined to be a success and ''Island Renewables'' partnered with [[O'Shea Container Shipping]] to export [[Cartadania]]n coffee waste to a newly built massive bio furnace facility that generates 379,000 tons of biochar a day from coffee ground waste from Port de Vent, [[Equatorial Ostiecia]] and [[Cartadania]]. [[Estia-Odoneru Gypsum, Salt, and Aggregate]] uses the biochar in their new prioritary concrete mix that is being used around the world but particularly in the [[Nysdra Sea]] basin. | ||
The islands have three waste-to-energy plants Wheelabrator Ouslie (built 1975, 38MW capacity, burns 1,500 tons of trash/day), Renfrue Powerstation (built 1993, 27MW capacity, burns 1,095 tons of trash/day, and Maximal Energy Plant (built 2007, 45MW capacity, burns 1825 tons of trash/day). | The islands have three waste-to-energy plants Wheelabrator Ouslie (built 1975, 38MW capacity, burns 1,500 tons of trash/day), Renfrue Powerstation (built 1993, 27MW capacity, burns 1,095 tons of trash/day, and Maximal Energy Plant (built 2007, 45MW capacity, burns 1825 tons of trash/day). | ||
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====Energy and electricity==== | ====Energy and electricity==== | ||
The energy mix in Port de Vent is 47% nuclear, 24% gas and diesel thermal, 19% renewables, and 10% biomass or other. | |||
There are two nuclear power stations, Renaux Nuclear Power Center on l'Iles Capræs and Gaia-Melite Power Generation Station on Ile Melites.L'Iles Capræs and Gicupicu also have massive floating solar arrays. In L'Iles Capræs, these array connect Gran Capræ to some of its islands in a solar-bridge infrastructure cluster. | |||
Most of the islands have undersea power cables connecting them either to each other or to surrounding nations, as is the case in Gicupicu and the [[Krasoa Islands]]. | |||
====Agrinergie==== | |||
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Agrinergie has exploded in use since it was introduced in [[2016]]. The large farming concerns have started using it and while it has proliferated to the point of having an impact on the grid, it does reduce demand on the grid and many of the farms are at least 8% energy self sufficient. That being said, as the farms on the islands are becoming more automated and mechanical their increased demand of energy is outpaced the increased adoption of agrivoltaics. In total about 6MW of energy is harvest via agrivoltaics across the islands. These arrays are primarily in the leeward side of the islands to maximize their solar exposure im lieu of having them in the windward side that experiences the monsoon season more severely and therefore a reduced solar exposure period. | |||
====Phone service and internet==== | ====Phone service and internet==== | ||