Press Releases
This section contains all press releases published by the International Polar Foundation. These press releases are published on this website in PDF format. Please download Adobe Acrobat Reader if you cannot read these files.
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Princess Elisabeth Antarctica is linked!
05.03.2010
The International Polar Foundation (IPF) and global satellite operator SES S.A. have the pleasure to announce that the installation and tests of the SES satellite ground station in Antarctica have been successfully completed. The new infrastructure makes a significant contribution to scientific research and will allow the Princess Elisabeth Station to be monitored online, thus ensuring best efficiency from the…
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“Zero Emission” Objective Achieved
10.02.2010
We are pleased to announce the handover of the fully functional smart microgrid inside the Princess Elisabeth Station to the International Polar Foundation (IPF). After successful completion of the final tests of all systems, the Princess Elisabeth Station now operates solely on renewable energies, achieving a major first.
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BELARE 2007-08: Coming Home after an Outstanding Achievement
24.07.2009
Alain Hubert and the last members of the BELARE 2007-08 expedition have made it home after accomplishing an historic task: successfully completing the first phase of the construction of Belgium's new Princess Elisabeth Antarctica, the world's first-ever "zero emission" polar research station.
