Official press releases are issued for all major events and milestones in the course of the life of the Princess Elisabeth station. These are generally published in PDF format.
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As the winner of the PolarQuest contest the International Polar Foundation (IPF) organized during the 2010-2011 school year, Belgian teacher Koen Meirlaen is set to arrive back in Belgium on Saturday 25 February.
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"Zero Emission" research station to welcome international scientific projects and school teacher during BELARE 2011-2012
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After a long winter, the Princess Elisabeth Station in Antarctica is once again opening for the polar season and hosting BELARE 2010/11
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The International Polar Foundation (IPF) and global satellite operator SES S.A. (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG), today announced that the installation and tests of the SES satellite ground station in Antarctica have been successfully completed.
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The International Polar Foundation and partners Laborelec and Schneider Electric bring the Princess Elisabeth Station to "zero emission" with a fully functional smart micro grid.
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The Princess Elisabeth Station's inauguration on February 15th, 2009, has placed Belgium back on the Antarctic map with a new and unique research station: the first to operate without releasing any greenhouse gases. The second construction phase of the Antarctic station ...
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On October 16th, 2008, the International Polar Foundation (IPF) will reveal the technical systems that will make the Princess Elisabeth station the very first "zero emission" research station ever constructed in Antarctica. An international press conference will be held at 11 am ...
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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 ...
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The BELARE team at Utsteinen is getting ready for the last turnover of its members. A DC3 Basler flight will bring in three new people to Utsteinen today, February 14th, and take away eight others, leaving thirty-two on site. The ...
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By mid-January, the station's metal structure was mounted on the Utsteinen ridge, before work began on building the superstructure. Since the anchoring stage was completed, progress on the station's construction has become much more visible to the bare eye.