Promoting Renewable Energy in Longyearbyen: A Sustainable Means to Prevent Svalbard’s Environmental Degradation
This study aims to separately investigate: 1.The political reasons behind Norway‟s controversial decision to encourage a coal enterprise on Svalbard (an archipelago in the Arctic) and, 2.The current and future potential of wind and solar energy as untapped renewable sources, locally exploited throug...
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ftcolumbiauniojs:oai:ojs.cu.submissions:article/4555 2023-05-15T14:59:33+02:00 Promoting Renewable Energy in Longyearbyen: A Sustainable Means to Prevent Svalbard’s Environmental Degradation Buonsanti, Fabio 2011-07-01 application/pdf https://journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/consilience/article/view/4555 eng eng Columbia University Libraries https://journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/consilience/article/view/4555/2017 https://journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/consilience/article/view/4555 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 CC-BY Consilience; No. 6 (2011): Issue Six: 2011 1948-3074 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2011 ftcolumbiauniojs 2022-08-26T12:09:57Z This study aims to separately investigate: 1.The political reasons behind Norway‟s controversial decision to encourage a coal enterprise on Svalbard (an archipelago in the Arctic) and, 2.The current and future potential of wind and solar energy as untapped renewable sources, locally exploited through a hybrid wind-PV system. In doing so this preliminary study attempts to provide insights for the implementation of an alternative, sustainable strategy to keep a Norwegian year-round settlement at Longyearbyen, Svalbard, without any recourse to polluting mining operations. Such an eventuality, despite the need for further research, is promisingly described as feasible, environmentally advantageous and politically conceivable. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Longyearbyen Svalbard Columbia University Libraries Journals Arctic Svalbard Longyearbyen Norway |
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This study aims to separately investigate: 1.The political reasons behind Norway‟s controversial decision to encourage a coal enterprise on Svalbard (an archipelago in the Arctic) and, 2.The current and future potential of wind and solar energy as untapped renewable sources, locally exploited through a hybrid wind-PV system. In doing so this preliminary study attempts to provide insights for the implementation of an alternative, sustainable strategy to keep a Norwegian year-round settlement at Longyearbyen, Svalbard, without any recourse to polluting mining operations. Such an eventuality, despite the need for further research, is promisingly described as feasible, environmentally advantageous and politically conceivable. |
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Promoting Renewable Energy in Longyearbyen: A Sustainable Means to Prevent Svalbard’s Environmental Degradation |
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Promoting Renewable Energy in Longyearbyen: A Sustainable Means to Prevent Svalbard’s Environmental Degradation |
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Promoting Renewable Energy in Longyearbyen: A Sustainable Means to Prevent Svalbard’s Environmental Degradation |
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Promoting Renewable Energy in Longyearbyen: A Sustainable Means to Prevent Svalbard’s Environmental Degradation |
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Promoting Renewable Energy in Longyearbyen: A Sustainable Means to Prevent Svalbard’s Environmental Degradation |
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promoting renewable energy in longyearbyen: a sustainable means to prevent svalbard’s environmental degradation |
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Consilience; No. 6 (2011): Issue Six: 2011 1948-3074 |
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https://journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/consilience/article/view/4555/2017 https://journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/consilience/article/view/4555 |
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