Recommendations+for+Transport,+Communications+and+Energy

__**Energy, Communication & Transport **__ __**Transport**__

A5 and D5 will be the locations of the two main harbours. We have decided this because the locations are on opposite ends of the island, so will be the most efficient in covering ground.

A5 (one of the harbours) is close to our main settlement for easy access to resources coming in. This is to make things easier for transporting the imports/exports to the harbour.

Ports will be set up all around the island, as well as the two main ones used to import resources. We have decided on having a ferry system, with ports set up all around the island to promote sustainability and using a public transport system. Residents on the island can use this ferry system as public transport. There are multiple ferries that stop at every port, every hour. The last ferry is scheduled for 9pm.

We have considered the need to import trucks. We will need these trucks for transporting our resources i.e. logging. We will have dirt/gravel roads, because it is more environmentally stable to have gravel roads over tar roads. Ultimately we need to have roads to support or economy and development.

We also want to promote a public transport system, aiming to have a ‘no cars’ policy on the island. This will be done by having the ferry system for transport around the island, and also a bus system, because obviously the ferries can only take you to certain parts of the island. The bus system will be used for the central parts of the island, as well as after the ferries have closed down for the day.

As far as a fuel source, we have decided with the resources we already have on the island (i.e. coconut trees) we are promoting a sustainable resource in using coconut oil to run the ferries, buses and trucks. Coconut oil is an alternative to diesel or petrol, and is just as effective. Some pacific islands (Vanuatu, Samoa, Philippines) are using coconut oil as fuel to reduce their expenses on imported fuels.

Contributions by Eduardo Sinclair (Cory), Eden Shrub (Emily) and Natalia Barishnikov (Holly).

__**Communications**__ __**﻿**__ We decided that using current satellite communication systems would be the best option for the island. Satellites can provide telephones, television, internet and radio to the island without being connected by wires to any other countries. It also eliminates the need for wires and transmitters on the island.Although this option may be a little more expensive,the environmental benefits outweigh.

Internet: High speed internet access can be provided by low orbiting satellite. Although this form of internet is not suitable for polar regions of the world, it will be perfect for use on the island.

Telephone: Like most defense forces, we will use satellite phones in our island community. Additionally with current technologies phones can now operate off internet access too.

Radio:The island will have it's own radio stations for community news. But it will also have access to satellite radio and radio that can be streamed through the internet.

Television: Island residents will be able to have satellite television if they wish, at a cost.

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">__**﻿**__It is essential for the energy sources on the island to be sustainable and environmentally friendly. The main characteristic of the island that can be used to provide energy is the windy west coast. These windy conditions are perfect for windturbines, which are sustainable and environmentally friendly. Although we hope for these wind turbines to be our main source of power, there is a need for other alternatives. As the island is situated in a tropical climate, there is plenty of energy that can be harnessed from the sun by solar panels. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">This may provide an optimistic outcome for the environment and maintaining a sustainable living program for a human settlement.

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Along with these main sources of energy there are other options that will require further research such as:

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">- If the current experiments with coconut oil to produce electricity that are being conducted on other pacific island are successful this may also be an option for another energy source.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">- Whether the rivers on the island are powerful enough to support a hydroelectric plant. Hydroelectricity is a clean and sustainable source of energy that uses the gravitational force of water to create electricity. It produces no direct waste but may have some detrimental effects on the ecosystems in the river as it requires making a dam and changes the flow of water downstream.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">-Most smaller buildings, such as homes, will have their own independent solar electricity systems. This will eliminate the need for lots of power lines. But it is very hard to eliminate power lines altogether so larger buildings, with a greater power need will be connected to a main power source. To prevent the destruction of trees to make room for power lines the electricity will be distributed by underground wires.