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Review of Antarctic greenhouses and plant production facilities: A historical account of food plants on the ice

Bamsey, Matthew and Zabel, Paul and Zeidler, Conrad and Gyimesi, David and Schubert, Daniel and Kohlberg, Eberhard and Mengedoht, Dirk and Rae, Joanna (2015) Review of Antarctic greenhouses and plant production facilities: A historical account of food plants on the ice. 45th International Conference on Environmental Systems, 2015-07-12 - 2015-07-16, Bellevue, Washington (USA).

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Abstract

Antarctic crews have been transporting plants and their supporting infrastructure to Antarctic field sites since as early as 1902. More than 46 distinct plant production facilities have, at one time or another, operated in Antarctica. Production facilities have varied significantly in size, technical sophistication, and operational life. Many of these efforts have been driven by the expeditioners themselves, which clearly demonstrates the fundamental desire that people have to associate themselves with plants while living and working in inhospitable environments. The need for this biological association can be solely psychological, while at other times it is based on the more practical need for fresh food. Although the nature of plant growth activities has evolved with the implementation of increasingly stringent environmental regulations, there remains strong interest in deploying such systems within or near Antarctic stations. Current Antarctic plant growth facilities are predominately organized and administered at the national program level to ensure such regulations are adhered to. Nine hydroponic facilities are currently operating in Antarctica. This paper summarizes historic and existing Antarctic facilities by incorporating information from expeditioners, environmental assessment reports, direct communication with national contact points, as well as published reference documents, unpublished reports, and web-based sources. A description of the country operating the facility, the specific Antarctic station, as well as specific information with regard to the facility size and the nature/type of the deployed systems are provided. Looking towards the future of Antarctic plant growth facilities, a number of previously and currently planned Antarctic facilities are also reviewed. The potential for future Antarctic plant production systems are discussed and considered not only for food production but also as bioregenerative life support systems, in that they can provide supplemental station capacity for air and water regeneration. Antarctic testing can also advance the readiness of hardware and operational protocols for use in space-based systems, such as in orbit/transit or on the surface of the Moon and Mars.

Item URL in elib:https://elib.dlr.de/96573/
Document Type:Conference or Workshop Item (Speech)
Title:Review of Antarctic greenhouses and plant production facilities: A historical account of food plants on the ice
Authors:
AuthorsInstitution or Email of AuthorsAuthor's ORCID iDORCID Put Code
Bamsey, MatthewDLRUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Zabel, PaulUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7907-9230UNSPECIFIED
Zeidler, ConradUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6049-1321UNSPECIFIED
Gyimesi, DavidDLRUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Schubert, DanielUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4969-486XUNSPECIFIED
Kohlberg, EberhardAlfred-Wegener-Institute Helmholtz-Center for Polar and Marine Research, 27568 Bremerhaven, GermanyUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Mengedoht, DirkAlfred-Wegener-Institute Helmholtz-Center for Polar and Marine Research, 27568 Bremerhaven, GermanyUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Rae, JoannaBritish Antarctic SurveyUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Date:July 2015
Refereed publication:Yes
Open Access:Yes
Gold Open Access:No
In SCOPUS:No
In ISI Web of Science:No
Status:Published
Keywords:Evolution and Design of Environmentally-Closed Nutrition-Sources (EDEN) laboratory, bioregenerative life support, Neumayer Station III, Antarctica
Event Title:45th International Conference on Environmental Systems
Event Location:Bellevue, Washington (USA)
Event Type:international Conference
Event Start Date:12 July 2015
Event End Date:16 July 2015
Organizer:ICES
HGF - Research field:Aeronautics, Space and Transport
HGF - Program:Space
HGF - Program Themes:Research under Space Conditions
DLR - Research area:Raumfahrt
DLR - Program:R FR - Research under Space Conditions
DLR - Research theme (Project):R - Projekt :envihab (old)
Location: Bremen
Institutes and Institutions:Institute of Space Systems > System Analysis Space Segment
Deposited By: Bamsey, Matthew
Deposited On:29 Sep 2015 10:23
Last Modified:24 Apr 2024 20:02

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