Solar energy utilization in overall energy budget of the Johann Gregor Mendel Antarctic station during austral summer season
It is well known that the utilization of renewable energy sources is inevitable for a sustainable future. Besides the fact that other energy sources such as coal, gas or nuclear power have limited reserves the proper use of increasingly higher shares of renewable energy sources may lower negative im...
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crmasarykunivpr:10.5817/cpr2015-1-1 2024-06-09T07:38:53+00:00 Solar energy utilization in overall energy budget of the Johann Gregor Mendel Antarctic station during austral summer season Wolf, Petr 2015 http://dx.doi.org/10.5817/cpr2015-1-1 https://journals.muni.cz/CPR/article/viewFile/12861/11195 unknown Masaryk University Press http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 Czech Polar Reports volume 5, issue 1, page 1-11 ISSN 1805-0697 1805-0689 journal-article 2015 crmasarykunivpr https://doi.org/10.5817/cpr2015-1-1 2024-05-16T14:05:52Z It is well known that the utilization of renewable energy sources is inevitable for a sustainable future. Besides the fact that other energy sources such as coal, gas or nuclear power have limited reserves the proper use of increasingly higher shares of renewable energy sources may lower negative impacts of traditional energy sources on the ecosystems. This is especially important in naturally protected areas located in remote Earth locations. Such areas are still almost untouched by mankind, e.g. Antarctica. The research activities in the area of renewable energy sources have increased rapidly within the last few decades. It is of a global interest to carry out the research in an ecologically sensitive way, i.e. balance the outputs and the effects of infrastructure on environment. In this paper, a project of installation of a photovoltaic system on the Czech Antarctic Station (Johann Gregor Mendel) on the James Ross Island is described and the first experience from the system run is reported. The contribution of this system to the overall energy production on this station shortly after commissioning of the system is presented as well. In discussion, a possible future development of the system is suggested. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica James Ross Island Ross Island Munipress - Masaryk University Press Antarctic Austral Ross Island Czech Polar Reports 5 1 1 11 |
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It is well known that the utilization of renewable energy sources is inevitable for a sustainable future. Besides the fact that other energy sources such as coal, gas or nuclear power have limited reserves the proper use of increasingly higher shares of renewable energy sources may lower negative impacts of traditional energy sources on the ecosystems. This is especially important in naturally protected areas located in remote Earth locations. Such areas are still almost untouched by mankind, e.g. Antarctica. The research activities in the area of renewable energy sources have increased rapidly within the last few decades. It is of a global interest to carry out the research in an ecologically sensitive way, i.e. balance the outputs and the effects of infrastructure on environment. In this paper, a project of installation of a photovoltaic system on the Czech Antarctic Station (Johann Gregor Mendel) on the James Ross Island is described and the first experience from the system run is reported. The contribution of this system to the overall energy production on this station shortly after commissioning of the system is presented as well. In discussion, a possible future development of the system is suggested. |
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Wolf, Petr Solar energy utilization in overall energy budget of the Johann Gregor Mendel Antarctic station during austral summer season |
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Solar energy utilization in overall energy budget of the Johann Gregor Mendel Antarctic station during austral summer season |
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Solar energy utilization in overall energy budget of the Johann Gregor Mendel Antarctic station during austral summer season |
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Solar energy utilization in overall energy budget of the Johann Gregor Mendel Antarctic station during austral summer season |
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Solar energy utilization in overall energy budget of the Johann Gregor Mendel Antarctic station during austral summer season |
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Solar energy utilization in overall energy budget of the Johann Gregor Mendel Antarctic station during austral summer season |
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solar energy utilization in overall energy budget of the johann gregor mendel antarctic station during austral summer season |
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