In order to supply the 170 kW power needed at the station, it proposes a hybrid system consisting of 180 kW of solar panels, 570 kW of wind turbines, and a 3.4 MWh lithium-ion battery energy ...

Press Release New South Pole Station Power Plant, Satellite Link Go Online by SpaceRef January 24, 2001 ... -NSF- For more information on the U.S. Antarctic Program and Amundsen Scott South Pole ...

The temperature was minus 76 degrees at the Pole when the aircraft flew south Tuesday evening carrying two pilots, a flight engineer and a replacement doctor, Betty Carlisle of West Bend, Wash.