Is China's Qinling station a resilient scientific hub?[Photo/Xinhua] BEIJING -- As China's Qinling Station, the youngest of the country's five scientific research stations in the Antarctic, marked its first anniversary of operation on Friday, scientists are celebrating that it has proven itself as a resilient scientific hub in one of Earth's most extreme environments.
How many Antarctic research bases did China have before the Qinling station?Before the Qinling Station, China established four research bases in Antarctica over the past nearly 40 years -- the Great Wall Station, the Zhongshan Station, the Kunlun Station and the Taishan Station. The Great Wall Station was the first to be built in February 1985.
Where is China's first steel column located?Zheng Di, vice-captain of the team at the new station for China's 40th scientific expedition to Antarctica, told China Central Television that the first steel column, which is 16.5 meters tall, has been hoisted and installed at the station site on Inexpressible Island in Terra Nova Bay of the Ross Sea.
How does tidal power work in China?In May 2022, China’s first combined tidal and solar power station started feeding electricity to the grid, and the media waxed lyrical: “The sun and moon work together to generate power both above and below the waves.” This is a new model for power generation in China and marks an important step forward for integrated ocean energy.
What's new at China's Antarctic Research Station?Since the launch of the system on March 1, it has replaced traditional diesel power sources, providing uninterrupted zero-carbon power for the research equipment and essential living facilities at Qinling station, which was established in February last year as China's fifth Antarctic research station.
What's going on at China's seawater station?The station's water intake and supporting power systems have already been installed. The overall projects for seawater heating, pretreatment, water purification, and disinfection systems are approximately 80 percent complete, Shao Tianbao, lead engineer of the desalination project, told C
Base station power refers to the output power level of base stations, which is defined by specific maximum limits (24 dBm for Local Area base stations and 20 dBm for Home base stations)
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[Photo/Xinhua] BEIJING -- As China's Qinling Station, the youngest of the country's five scientific research stations in the Antarctic, marked its first anniversary of operation on Friday, scientists are celebrating that it has proven itself as a resilient scientific hub in one of Earth's most extreme environments.
Before the Qinling Station, China established four research bases in Antarctica over the past nearly 40 years -- the Great Wall Station, the Zhongshan Station, the Kunlun Station and the Taishan Station. The Great Wall Station was the first to be built in February 1985.
Zheng Di, vice-captain of the team at the new station for China's 40th scientific expedition to Antarctica, told China Central Television that the first steel column, which is 16.5 meters tall, has been hoisted and installed at the station site on Inexpressible Island in Terra Nova Bay of the Ross Sea.
In May 2022, China’s first combined tidal and solar power station started feeding electricity to the grid, and the media waxed lyrical: “The sun and moon work together to generate power both above and below the waves.” This is a new model for power generation in China and marks an important step forward for integrated ocean energy.
Since the launch of the system on March 1, it has replaced traditional diesel power sources, providing uninterrupted zero-carbon power for the research equipment and essential living facilities at Qinling station, which was established in February last year as China's fifth Antarctic research station.
The station's water intake and supporting power systems have already been installed. The overall projects for seawater heating, pretreatment, water purification, and disinfection systems are approximately 80 percent complete, Shao Tianbao, lead engineer of the desalination project, told CMG.
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