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Wind Will Power Belgian Antarctic Station
By Nando, Section Wind Posted on Thu Feb 8th, 2007 at 03:26:25 PM MST
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http://powerelectronics.com/power_systems/news/wind-power-belgium-antarctic/?cid= pet020707
Wind Will Power Belgian Antarctic Station
Feb 7, 2007 10:42 AM
Proven Energy, maker of small wind turbines, is supplying eight of its 6-kW
turbines for Belgium's Princess Elisabeth Antarctic research station.
Building of the station will take place during the International Polar
Federation's International Polar Year (2007 to 2008) and will enable up to
20 scientists from Belgium and other nations to carry out research on
climate change.
Using wind turbines marks a major change in Antarctic stations, which have
previously relied on diesel generators causing pollution in the ecologically
fragile area.
Diesel sets were deployed because wind turbines were thought not to be
sturdy enough for the harsh environment. Proven's turbines are well suited
to the conditions at the South Pole.
In Antarctica, the average wind speed is 53 mph in winter, with gusts up to
200 mph.
Once installed, the turbines will have to endure some of the most severe
climate conditions on Earth, including temperatures down to MINUS 60 Degrees Celsius while still providing 230 Volts electricity for the station's heating, computers, lights and scientific instruments.
Nando

Wind Will Power Belgian Antarctic Station | 8 comments (8 topical, 0 editorial)

Re: Wind Will Power Belgian Antarctic Station (3.00 / 0) (#1)
by ghurd on Thu Feb 8th, 2007 at 08:54:44 AM MST
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I often wondered why no one was currently using much wind power in arctic regions.
"wind turbines were thought not to be sturdy enough for the harsh environment" ???
G-

From `Mother Earth News, #24- Nov/Dec 1973.

Admiral Byrd set up one of the Jacobs systems at the South Pole in 1933. On June 17, 1955, Richard E. Byrd, Jr., wrote a letter to Mr. Jacobs in which he said:

I thought it might interest you to know that the wind generator installed (by my father)...at the original Little America, was still intact this year after almost a quarter of a century...The blades were still turning in the breeze (and) show little signs of weathering. Much of the paint is intact.

Re: Wind Will Power Belgian Antarctic Station (3.00 / 0) (#2)
by The Crazy Noob on Thu Feb 8th, 2007 at 09:10:27 AM MST
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Yay for Belgium! (I'm Belgian :-D )

They should start putting lots more of 'm at sea!

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"If the honey bee goes extinct, man would have no more than four years to live." -- Not A. Einstein, nevertheless something to think about!

Re: Wind Will Power Belgian Antarctic Station (3.00 / 0) (#3)
by Stynus on Thu Feb 8th, 2007 at 10:01:52 AM MST
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That is not going to happen i think,
because some old people with money that say there view will be destroyed.
Even if the place them far in the sea they will complain :(.

Here in Lommel (Limburg) they have placed 8 windturbines and there are plans for more :).
http://www.fieldlines.com/story/2006/11/2/21165/6164
Stynus,
My site
Wind Turbines Lommel
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Re: Wind Will Power Belgian Antarctic Station (3.00 / 0) (#5)
by Bruce S (bruce(dot)stahl <at>gmail (dot)(com)) on Thu Feb 8th, 2007 at 01:12:22 PM MST
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Noob;
Not to get too far off tpoic here, but where abouts?
We have offices in Overjees<-sp? and Audergeem<-sp?
That last one being 2Km east of the ring.

Bruce S

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Re: Wind Will Power Belgian Antarctic Station (3.00 / 0) (#7)
by The Crazy Noob on Fri Feb 9th, 2007 at 11:58:00 AM MST
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I live in Begijnendijk, that's in Vlaams-Brabant (middle of country, not close to the sea or annything.

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"If the honey bee goes extinct, man would have no more than four years to live." -- Not A. Einstein, nevertheless something to think about!
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Re: Wind Will Power Belgian Antarctic Station (3.00 / 0) (#8)
by Bruce S (bruce(dot)stahl <at>gmail (dot)(com)) on Fri Feb 9th, 2007 at 03:27:05 PM MST
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Nice, if it's like Luven , then the hills are nice and gently rolling. Former employee has family out there with a small farm. Good people, great table wines and coffee:--)

Have you taken the trip up the 19, and looked at all the different 'mills ? up in the Amsterdam ( IJmuiden <-sp?) there is a stretch that becomes the 1? that has a Kilometer long set of solar panels on the right side heading North.
Then there's the part where on the left side, as your heading North, where there solar panels on the right HUGE new 'mills on the left and beyond the mills there's the reactor. Kinda ironic.

Sorry Admin; way off the post here.

Bruce S

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Re: Wind Will Power Belgian Antarctic Station (3.00 / 0) (#4)
by Bruce S (bruce(dot)stahl <at>gmail (dot)(com)) on Thu Feb 8th, 2007 at 01:09:19 PM MST
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Someone should let Mitzy know about this, since she's heading the the North Atric, these may be right up her alley.

BTW:Good read too.

Re: Wind Will Power Belgian Antarctic Station (3.00 / 0) (#6)
by Miztiki (I'm at hotmail.com) on Thu Feb 8th, 2007 at 05:45:57 PM MST
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I'm here and will definately follow this thread. Thanks Bruce.

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