Editing Scott Base (section)

==Facilities==
[[File:McMurdo, seen from an LC-130.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Aerial view of the tip of [[Hut Point Peninsula]] with [[McMurdo Station]] on the near side and Scott Base on the far side]]
The base is made up of a collection of Chelsea Cucumber green<ref name="artyclick/chelsea-cucumber">{{cite web |title=Chelsea Cucumber Color |url=https://colors.artyclick.com/color-names-dictionary/color-names/chelsea-cucumber-color |website=colors.artyclick.com |publisher=ArtyClick |access-date=27 August 2023 |quote=The color Chelsea Cucumber belongs to the color family Pastel Spring Green. It is of medium brightness and medium saturation. The color Chelsea Cucumber corresponds to the hex code #83AA5D.}}</ref> buildings which are linked by all-weather corridors.  These buildings can accommodate 86 people over summer,<ref name="comnap-catalogue"/> with a "skeleton staff" of between 10 and 14 people remaining over the winter.<ref>{{cite web |title=Frequently asked questions |url=http://www.scottbase50years.co.nz/faq/faq2.htm |website=Scott Base 50years |publisher=[[Antarctica New Zealand]] |access-date=7 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210209060852/http://scottbase50years.co.nz/faq/faq2.htm |archive-date=9 February 2021}}</ref>

Like nearby [[McMurdo Station]], Scott Base is connected to the global telephone network via a Satellite Earth Station operated by [[Spark New Zealand]], located approximately {{convert|3|km}} away at Arrival Heights. Spark NZ also provide phone services to McMurdo for calls to New Zealand as well as to the [[Zucchelli Station|Italian Programme]] at Terra Nova Bay. McMurdo Station has an independent communications infrastructure located at Black Island and linked to Ross Island via microwave.{{Citation needed|date=November 2021}}

Scott Base is today operated by Antarctica New Zealand. 

===  Wind turbines ===
Three [[Enercon]] E-33 [[wind turbine]]s ({{convert|330|kW}} each) were installed in 2009 to co-power Scott Base and McMurdo Station, reducing diesel consumption by 11%: {{convert|463000|L}} per year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://antarcticanz.govt.nz/scott-base/sustainability |title=Ross Island Wind Energy |work=[[Antarctica New Zealand]] |publisher=New Zealand Government |date=2016 |access-date=28 September 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://windenergy.org.nz/nz-wind-farms/operating-wind-farms/ross-island |title=New Zealand Wind Energy Association |work=Wind Energy |access-date=6 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131117201552/http://windenergy.org.nz/nz-wind-farms/operating-wind-farms/ross-island |archive-date=17 November 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Battery failures have reduced power capacity by 66%.<ref name="youtube=iXA3krkNZhY">
*{{cite web |last1=Fernando |first1=Maria |title=Success Through International Collaboration in Microgrid Operation on Ross Island |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXA3krkNZhY |website=youtube |publisher=Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs |access-date=27 August 2023 |language=en |date=26 June 2023 |location=Hotel Grand Chancellor, Hobart, NZ |quote=Maria Fernando is a Electrical & Wind Engineer at Antarctica New Zealand....In January 2010, the Crater Hill Wind Farm was commissioned and became operational, the world's southernmost wind farm. The three turbines, supply electricity to a shared power microgrid that connects Scott Base to McMurdo Station, called the Ross Island Energy Grid (RIEG). A number of improvements have been made over the lifetime of the RIEG, including automation of the Scott Base generators in order to more efficiently use generated electricity between the two stations when wind generated electricity is not enough to meet the power demands of the Ross Island network. Innovation and collaboration between Antarctica New Zealand and the United States Antarctic Program has made the project successful. Ongoing collaboration occurs to ensure the day-to-day operation of the microgrid and to work through any issues. This presentation will offer an update to the operation of the Crater Hill Wind Farm in the years since construction and the wider Ross Island Energy Grid, highlighting safety and maintenance issues that have occurred, lessons learned and successes achieved through collaboration.}}
*{{cite web |title=20th COMNAP Symposium |url=https://www.comnap.aq/20th-comnap-symposium |website=COMNAP |access-date=27 August 2023 |language=en-NZ}}</ref>

<blockquote>"the small battery component that we have within our grid which we called the power store unfortunately has failed, and that was due to the failure of a non-replaceable part, so that has significantly limited our ability to use our wind turbines to the fullest capacity, so in 2019 we've had to curtail our Wind Farm to about 33% of its full potential"<ref name="youtube=iXA3krkNZhY"/></blockquote>Three new wind turbines were planned for the 2023-4 season, with great capacity: one new one will be greater then previous three combined. The strong winds make wind power a practical alternative, and the new wind system should supply 90% of the power at Scott Base.