Panchaea

Panchaea (Greek: παγχαΐα) is a vast installation, located in the middle of the Arctic Ocean, designed to stem the advance of global warming by eccentric billionaire and proprietor of modern mechanical augmentations, Hugh Darrow. The Arctic installation is almost operational, and a second one is being constructed in the Indian ocean. Darrow only hires augmented workers to construct these massive installations. In an interview with Picus News, Darrow explains that the installation uses ion seeding and geothermal management to regulate the ocean's temperature.

Several people are vocally skeptical, however. One woman in Hengsha remarks that ambitious projects such as Panchaea may end up killing the human race if they fail. Lazarus believes that the installation is simply a scheme to make money, as Darrow Industries profits from global warming (though everything Lazarus says must be taken with a grain of salt).

Panchaea is a large, deep pit of over 300m in diameter. It features two docks that accommodate freighters powered by solar Turbosail from XNG Shipping Company and two tall towers surrounded by cranes and pylons with radar protected by radomes.

Function
Little is known about the function of the device located inside Panchaea, except for the claim that it can fight the ongoing threat of global warming which is still of subject in the year 2027. It contains a ring section like large particle accelerators, especially synchrotons have. In said subsection of the station superconducting cryodipole magnets will accelerate the ions which are used by the project. They can be seen flying through the evacuated beam pipes. Inside a large cavern they are supposedly used to perform the implied effect on the atmosphere upon which the game doesn't further elaborate.

Behind the scenes
Panchaea is the name of a fictional island, first mentioned by ancient Greek philosopher Euhemerus in the late 4th century BC.