 The construction of the runway itself required the filling of crevasses and the removal of stones . Troll Airfield was opened on 11 February 2005 by Queen Sonja of Norway and the new research station the following day . After the opening , another power station was built in 2005 . In 2006 , a satellite base station was built by Kongsberg Satellite Services . This resulted in the need for a broadband connection for the base . During the winter season of 2006 , there was no overwintering due to lack of funding , but from 2007 this has been re @-@ instated . In 2008 , a windmill was taken into use to provide some of the power . 
