China's Antarctic station powered by new energy

Nation's polar journey moves from diesel into renewable era

A clean energy system tailored for polar conditions has been put into operation in China's Qinling station in Antarctica.

The breakthrough means China has become the first country to achieve the large-scale operation of a clean energy system under extreme Antarctic conditions.

Lead scientist Sun Hongbin, 56, told China Daily that the project marks an achievement in China's green scientific exploration in the field of polar energy, and signifies that the nation's polar exploration has developed from the diesel era into a new era of green energy.