There are 2 ways to generate power in factorio: solar and steam-based.
On Aquilo you have plenty of ice but no steam, and the only way to get water from ice to then get steam is to have electricity in a chemical plant. This requires you to build a solar panel, which feels entirely against how ...

Playing wave defense, not all biters actually attack the base - some remain in the closest biter bases to the player spawn. Looks like they're all trying to reach the centre of the biter base, and can't get past themselves. Eventually (maybe around day 30? not sure) they build up into a giant ball ...