e87abc0c-2fc6-44c0-8fee-06abdb777b55 English UTF-8 Dataset Mr. Sakthivel Samy V National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) +91-832-2525515 Headland Sada, Vasco da Gama, Goa 403804 Vasco-da-Gama Goa 403804 IND vssamy@ncpor.res.in Point of contact 2020-12-11 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Experiments on Harnessing Non-Conventional Energy Sources in Antarctica. 2020-09-08 Creation Document digital During the Fifth Indian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica, an experimental model of Solar Photovoltaic (SPV) system designed and developed by the Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) was tested in Dakshin Gangotri (DG) and Schirmacher hills (SH). This paper discusses the experimental results of this system. Performance of the system was found to be better in Antarctica compared to that in India as expected. Possible reasons for this also have been discussed. The effect of albedo on the SPV system performance has also been discussed. Due to lack of data on the solar radiation components and other few meteorological parameters for the period of testing, the experimental results arc mostly confined to qualitative analysis. A feasibility study for the wind energy conversion system was also done during this Expedition. Besides the huge ice cover and massive floating icebergs around it, the Antarctic continent is known for its typical climatology. While scientists all over the world are trying to study the climatology of Antarctica, energy experts are fascinated by the long sunny days of summer and extremely high wind velocities throughout the year. This aspect of Antarctic climate has triggered an interest to develop suitable energy conversion system and exploit the non-conventional energy resources by several expedition teams. With this in mind, one more dimension was added to the objectives of the Fourth Indian Expedition. Based on the feedback from this Expedition, BHEL started developing a SPV system prototype for testing during Fifth Expedition. Completed Dr. K C Ramakrishnan National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) 8322525515 Headland Sada, Vasco da Gama, Goa 403804 Vasco-da-Gama Goa 403804 IND ictd@ncpor.res.in Principal investigator Earth Science-Solid Earth Theme Schirmacher Oasis Antarctic Place Experiments on Harnessing Non-Conventional Energy Sources in Antarctica Project English 20.0 140.0 -90.0 30.0 1985-01-01 1986-12-31 TableDigital unknown unknown Mr. Sakthivel Samy V National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) +91-832-2525515 Headland Sada, Vasco da Gama, Goa 403804 Vasco-da-Gama Goa 403804 IND vssamy@ncpor.res.in Distributor http://npdc.ncaor.gov.in/npdc/search_mf_data.action?search=freeText&expedition_type=all&parameter=MF-528454107&userType=user&freeTextValue=Experiments+on+Harnessing+Non-Conventional+Energy+Sources+in+Antarctica.