Antarctica is one of the harshest and most inhospitable environments for human activities due to its extreme climate. Traditionally, research stations in Antarctica were powered by fossil fuels. The comparably simple requirement of supplying a research station with electricity and heat in most other parts of the world can become much more challenging in Antarctica. The picture can be quite different when using solar power, as is the case at Belgium’s Princess Elisabeth Antarctica Research Station in the continent’s Queen Maud Land. PV Tech Power’s Simon Yuen talks to Slovenian solar company Bisol and the International Polar Foundation about features of renewable energy production at the research station which was established in 2009.
PVTech Power reporter George Heynes got in touch with Solargis, a
Slovakia-based weather data and software provider for solar power investors and operators, for a
deep dive into maximising solar technologies in hot locations.
As Europe is increasing its solar PV capacity to reach its goal in the REPowerEU plan, countries in the bloc are accelerating solar PV installation. But some EU countries also look at the solar potential in North Africa, as the region boasts better solar irradiance and longer sunshine hours.
PV Tech Power Reporter George Heynes on the troubles the UK is facing as its electricity network is being adapted to accommodate multiple renewable energy sources.
Tristan Erion-Lorico, VP of Sales and Marketing at PV Evolution Labs (PVEL), on the Inflation Reduction Act and its implications for the selection of materials going into producing solar modules.
