On the Possibility of Space Generated Solar Electricity for the Antarctic LARS BROMAN* The Antarctic is still largely an unpopulated continent. Pursuant to the Antarctic Treaty of December first, 1959, the area south of 60 degrees latitude has been declared an international preserve for scientific research. An increasing number of research stations have been established, and a small amount of tourism has recently begun. Even a sparse population of researchers need energy for survival. The use of fossil fuels to generate it creates environmental hazards in a climate so cold that biodegradation is all but non-existent. The accidental spread of radioactivity form a nuclear plant would be just as unacceptable a risk as that of serious liquid fuel spills. * Lars Broman, Solar Energy Research Center, University College of Falun/Borlange, P.O. Box 10044, S-781 10 Borlange, Sweden.
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