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

• Main Authors: Baring-Gould, E. I., Robichaud, R., McLain, K.
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: 14 SOLAR ENERGY; 17 WIND ENERGY; 24 POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION; ANTARCTICA; NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY; POWER GENERATION; POWER PLANTS; POWER SYSTEMS; SIMULATION; WIND TURBINES; 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/884977; https://www.osti.gov/biblio/884977

This poster summarizes the 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 Labora...