Interested in what's happening down at Princess Elisabeth? News from the field are posted here regularily to keep you updated about what's going on.
The electrical systems of the station were designed to be as energy-efficient as possible given the requirements of operating an Antarctic research station and the demands of working in the…
On Thursday October 16th, the International Polar Foundation (IPF) held its last major press conference before the end of the construction phase of the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica station project. Before…
The Princess Elisabeth station was conceived to take full advantage of currently available passive building techniques. The station's skin, insulation, shape, orientation and window disposition allow a comfortable ambient temperature…
Two outside labs and an automatic weather station are planned around the station. They shall be built during the BELARE 2008-09 expedition, which will tackle the physical integration of the…
The station's ventilation system is currently being integrated at Laborelec, in Linkebeek (Belgium). Other systems' developments include the solar thermal systems and the scientific shelter.
The harsh and rigorous climate in Antarctica can only be met by a few species year-round. Many people think that penguins and seals are the most common organisms in Antarctica,…
Ready for the next round of tests and controls in Linkebeek are the water treatment unit's anaerobic bioreactor, ultra-filtering unit (anaerobic bioreactor's tangential unit), aerobic bioreactor and systems' utilities (electrical…
Summertime is not a vacation either for the station's first scientific expeditions, due to reach Princess Elisabeth this coming austral season 2008-09. Prof. Frank Pattyn, from the Université Libre…
There is no summertime vacation for Linkebeek progression. Work has been carried out on several fronts, proceeding with the station's water treatment unit and its permanent scientific equipment.
This fourth pedagogical dossier describes the technical aspects of the Princess Elisabeth station, including its energy-efficient design and how water will be recycled and re-used.