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

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....

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Main Authors: Prošek, Pavel, Barták, Miloš, Láska, Kamil, Suchánek, Alois, Hájek, Josef, Kapler, Pavel
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Masaryk Univerzity 2013
Subjects:
Renewable energy
wind turbine
solar thermal panel
photovoltaic panel
waste
building construction
Antarctic
Ross Island
Antarc*
Antarctica
James Ross Island
Online Access:http://journals.muni.cz/CPR/article/view/12828
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Summary: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.

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