Sustainable Energy for Remote Polar Regions - Magnus de Witt

Energy use in remote areas implies that the energy generation point is far from road infrastructure or electricity grids. The energy supply has to match the energy demand.
The introduction focuses on the similarities and differences related to energy in the Arctic and Antarctica. In the Arctic, energy is generated by a variety of different consumers. The consumers can be residential, commercial, or industrial. Due to different energy consumption, the seasons create overall fluctuations in demand. In Antarctica, research stations use energy. The research stations can be operated seasonally or all year round. The energy demand has had significant fluctuations over the years. The fluctuations follow the change in the population of the research station and the seasonal temperature changes.
The main content of the lecture is energy technologies for cold climate use and the three dimensions of energy policy with a focus on remote applications.