Guus Luppens News Today

PV Tech Premium talks to Slovenian solar company Bisol and the International Polar Foundation about features of renewable energy production at the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica Research Station. 

Working 21:40 31/12/2020 Belgian renewable energy expert Guus Luppens is celebrating New Year’s Eve in Antarctica. His job: optimising the operation of the solar panels, wind turbines and batteries that keep Belgiums Princess Elisabeth polar base running, at an altitude of 1,382 metres. It is a zero-emission base - there is no electricity or gas - something Luppens is very familiar with, having designed his own house in Hoeilaart that is totally off-grid, generating all of its power from sola...