The Potential for Solar Power at Scott Base

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorArnold, Marcus
dc.date.accessioned2017-08-17T23:11:06Z
dc.date.available2017-08-17T23:11:06Z
dc.date.issued2015en
dc.description.abstractAntarctica is the most remote continent on earth, with only 4000 people there in the summer months. Despite the lack of people, energy demand is extremely high. The Antarctic Treaty System encourages the use of renewable energy, and forms such as wind and solar energy are reasonably common in Antarctica. As New Zealand is a leader in sustainability and ethical operations in the Antarctic, an investigation into the use of solar energy (photovoltaic system) was undertaken. It was found that by implementing 408, 130 Watt photovoltaic panels, up to 46.5 Mega-Watt hours could be produced at Scott Base from September-March. Whilst this is a substantial amount of energy, wind turbines are a more feasible option due to ground space requirements and increased energy production. A small investigation into the use of photovoltaic systems at Cape Bird was undertaken. It was found that photovoltaic systems are a very feasible option for field camps and should be investigated further. It is recommended that investigations are undertaken to determine the feasibility of solar thermal and solar hot water systems at Scott Base.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10092/14107
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsAll Rights Reserveden
dc.titleThe Potential for Solar Power at Scott Baseen
dc.typeTheses / Dissertationsen
thesis.degree.disciplineScienceen
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Canterburyen
thesis.degree.levelPostgraduate Certificateen
thesis.degree.namePostgraduate Certificate in Antarctic Studiesen
uc.collegeFaculty of Scienceen
Files
Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
Marcus Arnold_244583_assignsubmission_file_Arnold_Marcus_SupervisedProject_2015.pdf
Size:
1.92 MB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
Download
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.71 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description:
Download
Collections
Gateway Antarctica: Supervised Project Reports