Assessment of green power production in Antarctica

• Main Author: Hallgren, Christoffer
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: ARIANNA; MERRA; Antarctica; wind power; wind energy; solar energy; katabatic winds; Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences; Meteorologi och atmosfärforskning; Amundsen-Scott; Antarctic; Merra; Ross Ice Shelf; Antarc*; Ice Shelf
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-341702

Traditionally, fossil fuels have been the energy source to power research stations in Antarctica. With increasing awareness of climate change and local environmental effects associated with use of fossil fuels, the demand for replacement green energy power supply have increased rapidly. In this arti...