Glaciers in Greenland

Building an unmanned hydropower plant beneath Greenland's glaciers

Sept. 30, 2014
As a project manager, I haven't often been involved in projects as exciting as the construction of an unmanned hydropower plant buried underneath Greenland's ice cap and a layer of permafrost.

As a project manager, I haven't often been involved in projects as exciting as the construction of an unmanned hydropower plant buried underneath Greenland's ice cap and a layer of permafrost. ABB provided the control system and the switchgear for this remarkable project.

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