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  1. Green power has been there for a while ... by Wesseh · · Score: 2 · on How Engineers Are Building a Power Station At the South Pole

    The Belgian South Pole station has been running on wind and solar power for 5 years now ... see http://www.antarcticstation.or... But it's nice to see others are following.

  2. Re:A power station at the South Pole? by polar+red · · Score: 1 · on How Engineers Are Building a Power Station At the South Pole

    It's definatly not the first : the belgian 'princess elisabeth station' has some wind turbines and an array of solar cells, powering the station (also for the heating - of which it does not much need - it is properly insulated). http://www.antarcticstation.or...

  3. Re:What's the diesel % on this setup? by polar+red · · Score: 1 · on How Engineers Are Building a Power Station At the South Pole

    >So has green power come to antartica? no.
    WRONG : YES. : http://www.antarcticstation.or...

  4. Re:yet another reason for solar by polar+red · · Score: 1 · on New Study Suggests Wind Farms Can Cause Climate Change

    eating and cooling systems are already at very nearly their theoretical limits, though most residential buildings are under-insulated

    You know that's an incredible understatement, do you? It is possible to reduce heating and cooling by 90% for nearly all buildings. example : http://www.antarcticstation.org/

  5. one more SF southpole station by spectrokid · · Score: 1 · on Farewell To the South Pole Dome

    Not as big, but quite good looking: Belgian - Princess Elisabeth station

  6. Re:Pictures and more info by polar+red · · Score: 2, Interesting · on Farewell To the South Pole Dome

    here's another station:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Elisabeth_Base
    http://www.antarcticstation.org/