Belgium aims for total self-sustainability.

Belgium is going to build the first self-sustaining Antarctic research station.

The euro dollar6.4-million (US$8.2 million) Princess Elisabeth Antarctic research station, which will be constructed during the 2007/2008 Antarctic summer (the start of the International Polar Year), has been designed to be highly energy-efficient. It will be powered by solar and wind energy alone and will recycle all its waste.

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