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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ftcolumbiauniv:oai:academiccommons.columbia.edu:10.7916/D828078W 2023-05-15T15:01:07+02:00 Promoting Renewable Energy in Longyearbyen: A Sustainable Means to Prevent Svalbard's Environmental Degradation Buonsanti, Fabio 2011 https://doi.org/10.7916/D828078W English eng https://doi.org/10.7916/D828078W Coal mines and mining Wind power Solar energy Renewable energy sources Sustainability Power resources Articles 2011 ftcolumbiauniv https://doi.org/10.7916/D828078W 2019-04-04T08:13:47Z 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: Academic Commons Arctic Longyearbyen Norway Svalbard |
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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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