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…
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.
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…
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.
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…
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…
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 …