Nelson Arellano-Escudero holds a PhD in Sustainability, Technology and Humanism from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (Barcelona tech). Main Researcher Project Fondecyt 1250560 [2025-2029] “Building a solar country. Changes in the innovation imagineries & Public Policy in Chile (1976-2008)”
He was researcher responsible for the Fondecyt Iniciación project nº11180158 (2018-2021) “Chile’s solar frontiers: Desert, Antarctica, Polynesia and Space. A history of governance and social values of solar technologies in extreme zones (1976-2011)”. His lines of research are in the fields of Sustainability, History of Technology and techno-environmental conflicts. He has published a book about social studies of people living on the street and several articles in specialized journals of History and Social Work. He is a member of several scientific societies in Europe and Chile (icohtec, shot, achhe, rit, cts-chile, labchts, eshs).
Since 2022-2025 was Secretary-General for the International committee for the history of technology (ICOHTEC), and President 2025-2029.
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picture: 50th icohtec meeting. Tallin, estonia (talltech university), 14th agust 2023.
History of Solar energy technologies. 