Windmills in Antarctica

• Main Authors: McKenzie, Chris, Stephen, Kim, Xin, Zhang, Wagner, Matthias, Wainwright, Daniel
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: Antarctic; Base McMurdo; New Zealand; Ross Island; Scott Base; The Antarctic; Vance; Antarc*; Antarctica; Antarctica New Zealand; United States Antarctic Program
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10092/14320

Scott Base, the New Zealand research station on Ross Island in Antarctica was 100% dependent on fossil fuel and diesel generators to satisfy power and heat, until the summer of 2010. To cover this demand, the fuel was bought from the bigger American station, McMurdo, which is next to Scott Base. McM...