Between 1980 and 1985, a cooperation project between the Soviet Union and some Western European countries led to the construction of the so-called “Yamal” pipeline, the first that crossed the Iron Curtain and the one that marked the beginning of Western European dependence on Soviet gas.
The relation between gender and energy within the domestic space is an extremely interesting subject from a historiographical point of view.
This paper presents the evolution of the regulation of the gas industry in France and Spain during the 19th century.
In 1995 Michael Billig introduced the term ‘banal nationalism’ to refer to those representations and reproductions of the nation which are as ubiquitous as they tend to go unnoticed.
Human labor and knowledge has been central to the ability of companies and states to extract and produce energy. Workers, engineers, technocrats, and managers have played a central role in the development of the hydrocarbon industry.
By the 1870s the gas industry had no competitors for lighting, turning it into a near monopoly. However, by the 1880s the possibility of using electricity for street lighting changed the equation and the threat for gas industry was huge.
The energizing of Danish homes after World War II introduced a new heating culture, which paved the way for new lifestyles.
The goal of maintaining current levels of energy supply and demand whilst reducing their carbon intensity will require greater use of renewables. As a result, new forms of flexibility will be needed.
This paper examines the linked concepts of flexibility and control, focusing on how these are enacted in the operation of control rooms in Distribution Network Organisations.
This article introduces the concept of ‘Polyflexibility’ as a way of expressing the complexity of interacting forms of flexibility.