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(HANS-CHRISTIAN WOESTE, EFE / February 23, 2009)
An emporer penguin near the German station Neumayer III, in Antarctica, Monday, February 23, 2009. The new station is situated next to an Emperor penguin colony.
An emporer penguin near the German station Neumayer III, in Antarctica, Monday, February 23, 2009. The new station is situated next to an Emperor penguin colony.
PANAJI: A wind turbine (click title to entry - thank you) to drive down fuel costs at India's outpost on the Antarctica ice shelf is being put to trial at the National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research (NCAOR) at Sada, Vasco.
The Maitri' station in Antarctica currently has two small scale wind turbines operational, and should the new 6 KW wind turbine clear its trial, fuel costs borne at the station should be more than halved.
The wind turbine has been built by the United Kingdom-based Proven Energy, which has already installed eight wind turbines for The Polar Foundation', located in Antarctica at the Princess Elisabeth Station back in 2008....
The Maitri' station in Antarctica currently has two small scale wind turbines operational, and should the new 6 KW wind turbine clear its trial, fuel costs borne at the station should be more than halved.
The wind turbine has been built by the United Kingdom-based Proven Energy, which has already installed eight wind turbines for The Polar Foundation', located in Antarctica at the Princess Elisabeth Station back in 2008....
