March 5, 2009
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  • Going Totally Green - in Antarctica:
    Sitting atop stilts like some giant, gleaming insect in the Antarctic sun, Belgium's Princess Elisabeth Station (pictured left) looks like a minor construction miracle. But there's something even more striking about this facility: It's the first-ever polar base operating entirely on renewable energies, using a combination of wind and solar power. Site Selection Online (03/05/2009)

    • Photos: International Polar Foundation



  • 'You Have to Want It':"Constructing the first zero-emission research station in the Antarctic shows that the necessary know-how and technology actually exist," contends Alain Hubert (pictured), president and co-founder of the International Polar Foundation. "If it’s possible to build a zero-emission facility in the extreme conditions of Antarctica, the same must be possible anywhere else in the world. All you have to do is want it"



  • One Answer, My Friend, Is Blowin' in the . . . : During the summers, the nine wind turbines at the Princess Elisabeth Station provide two-thirds of the electric power for the facility. During the winters, the turbines provide all of the station's electric juice.


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  • There's more expansion news online in global project coverage from London-based partner Oxford Intelligence. This week's installment includes:
    • "Komatsu Builds New Plant in Russia"

    • "Continental Plans Closure of Plant in France"

    • "Tandberg Expands in New Zealand"

    • "Sophos Establishes Office in Perth"

    • "DBS Expands in China"
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