Antarctica’s Wind Farm Saves 122,000 Gallons of Diesel Over 15 Years Powering McMurdo Station

As they near the end of their productive lives, the 3 wind turbines spinning on Antarctica's Ross Island have made an enormous impact on the energy market of the continent. Built and commissioned over 2008-2009, the Ross Island Wind Farm was a daunting and technical engineering challenge that nevertheless mitigated roughly 122,000 gallons of diesel