First emission-free research station in the Antarctic

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The Princess Elisabeth research base is located in the most remote and inhospitable place on earth - Antarctica. But: It is an emission-free basis that has been using 2008% renewable energy from the sun, wind and water since 100.

“Every electrical appliance is operated with renewable energy. Even my hair dryer is driven by the almost constant Antarctic winds and summer light, ”said Kate Winter, Antarctic Science Research Fellow at Northumbria University in Newcastle.The conversation“After recently visiting the research base.

"When I asked Alain Hubert, the expedition leader, why he wanted to set up an emission-free base in Antarctica, he said that we can show the world that this is possible anywhere."

Sustainable living is possible - even in the most remote places

“Solar panels have to be mounted high above the snow-covered ground in order to capture the 24 hours of daylight in the Australian summer. Wind turbines are drilled into the granite ridge under snow and ice, ”she continued. "Renewable energy sources melt snow for water, which is filtered on site and reused to reduce waste."

Kate Winter will return to the base in January 2020. "Until then, the work there will be even more sustainable with new electrically powered snowmobiles."