Facilities of J. G. Mendel Antarctic station: Technical and technological solutions with a special respect to energy sources

• Published in: Czech Polar Reports
• Main Authors: Prošek Pavel, Barták Miloš, Láska Kamil, Suchánek Alois, Hájek Josef, Kapler Pavel
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Masarykova univerzita 2013
• Subjects: Renewable energy; wind turbine; solar thermal panel; photovoltaic panel; waste; building construction; obnovitelná energie; větrná elektrárna; solární panel; fotovoltaický panel; odpad; konstrukce budovy; Antarctic; Ross Island; Antarc*; Antarctica; James Ross Island
• Online Access: https://is.muni.cz/publication/1105652; https://doi.org/10.5817/CPR2013-1-7

In this paper, we focus on technical facilities and technologies used at the Johann Gregor Mendel station (James Ross Island, Antarctica) with a special respect to energy sources used for running the station. Construction of the station is evaluated from energy demand and energy loss points of view. Detailed description of main energy sources, i.e. wind turbines, solar thermal panels, and diesel generators is given. Water management and combustible solid waste management are described as well. Brief overview of future plans related to energy sources at the Johann Gregor Mendel station including an increase in the exploitation of solar energy from photovoltaic panels is given. V článku jsou popsána technická zařízení antarktické stanice J.G.Mendela s ohledem na využití zdrojů energie: větrné elektrárny, solární panely, fotovoltaické články, diesel agregáty. Pozornost je rovněž věnovány konstrukci stanice z hledika vytápění a optimalizace využití energie. In this paper, we focus on technical facilities and technologies used at the Johann Gregor Mendel station (James Ross Island, Antarctica) with a special respect to energy sources used for running the station. Construction of the station is evaluated from energy demand and energy loss points of view. Detailed description of main energy sources, i.e. wind turbines, solar thermal panels, and diesel generators is given. Water management and combustible solid waste management are described as well. Brief overview of future plans related to energy sources at the Johann Gregor Mendel station including an increase in the exploitation of solar energy from photovoltaic panels is given.