Study on the fuel consumption in the Antarctica Showa Base microgrid

Currently, fuel consumption in the Antarctica Showa Base has been increasing along with research, observation activities and comfort of the base. Considering the limited capacity of the ship Shirase in charge of transporting fuel to the base, there is a need to ensure a sustainable provision of energy to the base by introducing renewable energy. In this study, aiming at the reduction of fuel consumption, considered the operation of the microgrid to introduce a decentralized installation of the engine generator, renewable energy, seawater source heat pump, electric thermal storage heater and a seasonal energy shift using the organic hydride to the base. As a result of the analysis, by introducing a Seasonal energy shift using an organic hydride, it was confirmed that the improved effect of reducing winter fuel consumption.