E-Book, Englisch, Band 9, 184 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 225 mm
Reihe: UmweltEthnologie
Fonck Subterranean Explorations
1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-3-8394-7263-7
Verlag: transcript
Format: PDF
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The Unfinished Promise of Geothermal Energy in the Chilean Andes
E-Book, Englisch, Band 9, 184 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 225 mm
Reihe: UmweltEthnologie
ISBN: 978-3-8394-7263-7
Verlag: transcript
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
Geological phenomena have a strong visual presence in the landscape of the Chilean Andes. Volcanoes, thermal springs, earthquakes and geysers arise from an active geology. From the start of the 20th century, engineers and geologists have imagined transforming the heat of groundwater reservoirs into electricity. However, its use as electric power at a national scale remains an unfinished promise. Inspired by the anthropology of energy and infrastructures, Martín Fonck delves into the promises of geothermal energy and their abandonment in the Chilean Andes.