Progress in Linkebeek: Bioreactors Arrived on Site
The water treatment unit's (WTU) two bioreactors are the first sub-units to arrive on site in Linkebeek. The hydraulic system is making good progress at the Laborelec testing facilities, situated…
News from Antarctica
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.
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Technical Sheet 1: Solar Energy and Water Treatment Unit
This technical paper is the first of a series to offer an in-depth focus on some of the technologies used at the Princess Elisabeth station. This first edition will set…
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Station’s Scientific Opportunities are Presented in Lausanne
Thursday, June 9th 2008, the International Polar Foundation (IPF) was in Switzerland to give a presentation on the Princess Elisabeth station at the Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne. The objective…
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Station’s Technical Core Mock-up
The building of a test mock-up of the station's technical core has just been finished. The objective of this phase is to control the technical and spatial integration of its …
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A Ninth Wind Turbine for Princess Elisabeth Station
The news has just arrived: a ninth wind turbine will supply energy for the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica station.
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Antarctica Inbev-Baillet Latour Fellowship Award: Call for Proposals
A call for proposal has been launched for the first Antarctica InBev-Baillet Latour Fellowship (ABLEF) Award. The laureate of this award will be allocated a research fund enabling him to…
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Interviewing Lieutenant Colonel René Wagemans
Lt. Col. René Wagemans is from the Belgain Army's Humanitarian Crisis Response Unit attached to the Planning Division of the Assistant Chief of Staff (ACOS - Ops & Training).…
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Interview with Gaëlle Hubert (cook)
Gaëlle Hubert, one of Alain's daughters, is a Sociologist doing a PhD in European Studies in the Facultés universitaires Saint-Louis. Although her father has been doing…
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An Interview with Didier Goetghebeur
Didier Goetghebeur is the director of a non-profit organisation (ICEDD) specialised in sustainable development and dedicated to promoting and realising projects that use energy, land and materials more sustainably. During…
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An Interview with Bernard Polet
Bernard Polet is a self-employed plumber. He spent four months working at Utsteinen on a variety of projects that included a wide variety of tasks, including erecting the wind turbines,…