From what I understood, it is the 100% electric provided by 3 or 4 wind turbines (special resistant to the polar winds ...).
The new station will be the first to exclusively use renewable energies (solar and wind energy) and will fully recycle all its waste. The choice of materials and technologies will respect the principles of eco-construction to reduce the environmental impact of the establishment of the base. This station will be made entirely in wood structure, with an insulating material from Switzerland, covered with stainless steel. It is the PREFALUX company in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg which is in charge of the construction.
The official site: http://www.educapoles.org/
Information on the base:
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Base_antar ... _Elisabeth
Apparently it has evolved a little because the budget is based on the 11 M € and they are missing 3M €, a request for donations is under way, each can buy a piece of the station (the simple nut 10 € to the several thousand euro planks)
The project's stakeholders are largely sensitized and sensitized to the climate problem:
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fondation_ ... rnationale