Sustainability and Environmental Impact of IceCube-Gen2

IceCube-Gen2 Collaboration

doi:10.22323/1.501.1159

Sustainability and Environmental Impact of IceCube-Gen2

IceCube-Gen2 Collaboration

Physics and Astronomy

Loyola University Chicago
German Electron Synchrotron
University of Canterbury
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Institute of Physics Bhubaneswar
Université libre de Bruxelles
University of Copenhagen
TU Dortmund University
University of Kansas
University of Delaware
Marquette University
Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg
Harvard University
University of Utah
RWTH Aachen University
Michigan State University
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
University of California at Irvine
University of California at Berkeley
Ruhr University Bochum
Chalmers University of Technology
Uppsala University
Technical University of Munich
University of Rochester
University of Maryland, College Park
University of Padua
National Institute for Nuclear Physics
University of Alabama
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
Georgia Institute of Technology
Queen's University Kingston
Adelaide University

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IceCube-Gen2 is a proposed next-generation neutrino facility at the South Pole, designed to expand upon the achievements of the pioneering IceCube observatory. This contribution provides a comprehensive review of efforts to ensure the sustainability of IceCube-Gen2 and minimize its environmental impact in Antarctica. Scenarios for overcoming logistical challenges in detector construction and operations are explored, including the potential use of renewable energy sources such as wind and solar. A cost-benefit analysis of energy sources for drilling will be presented. Efforts to optimize the IceCube-Gen2 drilling operations will be discussed, along with studies aimed at minimizing the power consumption of detector modules, and evaluating efficient power distribution scenarios and computing resource usage.

Original language	English
Article number	1159
Journal	Proceedings of Science
Volume	501
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.22323/1.501.1159
State	Published - Dec 30 2025
Event	39th International Cosmic Ray Conference, ICRC 2025 - Geneva, Switzerland Duration: Jul 15 2025 → Jul 24 2025

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