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Alain Hubert gives a New Year's Eve Dinner speech
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Princess Elisabeth Antarctica Research Station
2020
Alain Hubert gives a New Year's Eve Dinner speech
BELARE Expedition Leader Alain Hubert gives a speech to the entire team on New Year's Eve 2020-21.
Yann the mechanic working on a ski-doo
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Princess Elisabeth Antarctica Research Station
2020
Yann the mechanic working on a ski-doo
Our mechanic, Yann, performs general maintenance on ski-doos and other machines in a container, which has temporarily been converted into a workshop.
IPF mechanics work on Prinoth tractors outside
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Princess Elisabeth Antarctica Research Station
2020
IPF mechanics work on Prinoth tractors
Until the new heated garage becomes operational, mechanics do maintenance on the Prinoth tractors outside when the weather is nice.
Making adjustments to door of PEA's new garage
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Princess Elisabeth Antarctica Research Station
2020
Making adjustments to door of PEA's new garage
Sometimes small adjustments make a big difference when weather conditions deteriorate. Thanks to these precise adjustments, the garage door can now be used, even in poor weather conditions.
PEA's new garage will have many heated spaces
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Princess Elisabeth Antarctica Research Station
2020
PEA's new garage will have many heated spaces
PEA's new garage is large enough to work on a Prinoth tractor in a separate, heated section.
Thomas the carpenter finalises the insulation in the walls of PEA's new garage
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Zero Emission Target Philosophy
2020
Thomas finalises the insulation in the walls of PEA's new garage
Thomas finalises the insulation in the walls with a triple layer of stone wool for maximum heat retention on the inside of the heated garage.
Installing the door opening mechanism in PEA's new garage
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Princess Elisabeth Antarctica Research Station
2020
Installing the door opening mechanism in PEA's new garage
The IPF BELARE team installs the heavy mechanism for the rolling door at the entrance to the new, heated garage at PEA.
Tom the carpenter installs all the doors in PEA's new garage
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Princess Elisabeth Antarctica Research Station
2020
Tom installs all the doors in PEA's new garage
Tom installs all the doors and prepares the workshop for maximum efficiency.
IPF BELARE team making adjustments to main door of PEA's new garage
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Princess Elisabeth Antarctica Research Station
2020
IPF BELARE team making adjustments to main door of PEA's new garage
In bad weather conditions, snow can infiltrate the station, even through the tiniest gap. In order to avoid this, the team made adjustments on the main door of the garage, making it possible to use even during snow storms.