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The South Pole Power Plant (2012)
Our lives are governed by 600,000 gallons of AN8 jet fuel. That’s what literally everything at the station runs on, and without it, the south pole would be a cold, dead place. AN8 Jet Fuel is…
That’s what literally everything at the station runs on, and without it, the south pole would be a cold, dead place. AN8 Jet Fuel is used to power both machinery and equiptment operating on the ice, as well as a huge bank of generators which produce all of the electricity and heat for the station. UT Charles Letourneau takes a reading on one of the huge primary engines that turn the generators that power the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, and surrounding facilities.
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