Analysis of the Use of Wind Energy to Supplement the Power Needs at McMurdo Station and Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica

• Main Authors: Baring-Gould, I., Robichaud, R., McLain, K.
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: 17 WIND ENERGY; 14 SOLAR ENERGY; 24 POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION; ANTARCTICA; NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY; POWER GENERATION; POWER PLANTS; POWER SYSTEMS; SIMULATION; WIND TURBINES; WIND POWER; Antarctic; South Pole; McMurdo Station; Amundsen-Scott; Amundsen Scott South Pole Station; Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station; Antarc*; Antarctica; South pole
• Online Access: http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/15016224; https://www.osti.gov/biblio/15016224; https://doi.org/10.2172/15016224

This report summarizes an analysis of the inclusion of wind-driven power generation technology into the existing diesel power plants at two U.S. Antarctic research stations, McMurdo and Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. Staff at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laborat...