Live from Antarctica: Bitter Cold
November 14 - Day 3 - We all woke up later than usual today. It must have been the fatigue after a full day's work, but perhaps the weather, too, which wasn't…
News from Antarctica
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.
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Live from Antarctica: Second Day On Site
We have had a calm night and now beautiful weather awaits us for our second day on site. This encourages us to start working quite early. Julien continues to clear…
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Live from Antarctica: Arrival and First Day on Site
We ended up leaving Cape Town on Tuesday November 11th at 9:15 am. When we arrived at the Russian Novo station, we proceeded with the unloading and sorting of the cargo.…
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Class Zero Emission
The interactive 'Class Zero Emission' exhibition centre will introduce students to the breathtaking world of the Arctic and Antarctic. Through this interactive exhibition centre, students will learn about the landscape…
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The Ivan Papanin Ship Leaves the Port of Antwerp
The Russian ice-class cargo ship Ivan Papanin, carrying on board the Princess Elisabeth station's inside systems, left the port of Antwerp on November 14 at 1 pm, local time. After a first…
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Princess Elisabeth Station at the Women’s Forum
The 2008 edition of the Women's Forum, held in Deauville (France) October 14-16, focussed on the theme of progress: "Progress to share, future to dare". As a founding partner of this…
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Technical Sheet 3: The Princess Elisabeth Station’s Electrical System
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…
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Launching the Last Phase of the Princess Elisabeth Station Project
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…
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Technical Sheet 2: Passive Building
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…
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Science Shelters around the Station
Two outside labs and an automatic weather station are planned around the station. They shall be built during the BELARE 2008-09 expedition, which will tackle the physical integration of the…