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Do you build solar-powered instruments for use in the polar regions? We have a new paper out - it shows that some solar regulators are very wasteful of your battery power during the night, and some even have misleading datasheets…
Free to read: doi.org/10.5194/gi-1...
Free to read: doi.org/10.5194/gi-1...
Solar regulators for polar instrumentation: why night consumption matters
Abstract. Autonomous instruments, powered using solar panels and batteries, are a vital tool for long-term scientific observation of the polar regions. However, winter conditions, with low…
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December 16, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Do you build solar-powered instruments for use in the polar regions? We have a new paper out - it shows that some solar regulators are very wasteful of your battery power during the night, and some even have misleading datasheets…
Free to read: doi.org/10.5194/gi-1...
Free to read: doi.org/10.5194/gi-1...
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Team SLIDE also features in this report. TL;DR: glaciers are changing fast, but they're not gone yet, and UK scientists are helping find out about it
Will our mountains lose their snow and ice?
And does it matter if they do?
These questions are answered by BAS glaciologist Dr Hamish Pritchard in a major new UNESCO report for the UN International Year of Glaciers' Preservation.
Read the report here: https://ow.ly/TFTH50XptZc
And does it matter if they do?
These questions are answered by BAS glaciologist Dr Hamish Pritchard in a major new UNESCO report for the UN International Year of Glaciers' Preservation.
Read the report here: https://ow.ly/TFTH50XptZc
November 10, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Team SLIDE also features in this report. TL;DR: glaciers are changing fast, but they're not gone yet, and UK scientists are helping find out about it