The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has completed a £500,000 (~ $6,47,302.48) PV installation on Bird Island, a remote station 1,000 km southeast of the Falklands. The project, funded by the Natural Environmental Research Council (NERC), was completed over five years and required three Antarctic summer seasons of work. As per BAS, the system includes 268 solar panels installed on reinforced roofs and a 277 kWh lithium ion battery storage unit. During summer, it supplies most of the station’s power, reducing fuel consumption and emissions by 50%. BAS said that a smaller solar system was also installed at Sky Blu runway, featuring six 300 Wp panels and four batteries. Designed for peak summer efficiency, it supports radio communication and laptop power and can be disassembled for winter storage.