Author: Nelson Arellano-Escudero PhD

PhD by Barcelona Tech (www.upc.edu) History of Solar Energy technologies (XIXth-XXth c.). First Industrial Solar Desalting Plant (1872) and other stories.
Dissertations, conferences, speeches.

Presentations 2017. Coming soon : ICHST (Rio do Janeiro) & 4S (Boston).

Solar energy history: Stories worth spread. 25th International Congress of History of Science and Technology (ICHST), which will be held in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 23 to 29 July 2017, with the general theme “Science, Technology and Medicine between the Global and the Local”. http://www.ichst2017.sbhc.org.br/site/capa S-38 – Problems in Introducing New Energy Technology (1 sessions, 4 participants) International Committee for the … Continue reading Presentations 2017. Coming soon : ICHST (Rio do Janeiro) & 4S (Boston).

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Visual history of solar tech

Solar energy imaginary.

This picture by John Martin at the begining of XIXth century express clearly the new deal in the relationship between Society and Nature. First, we need take a count that the scene is about a brief story inside the Torah (תורה). The holy book said that Joshua pleged to God in order to commanding the Sun and the Moon still stand upon Gibeon. Nevertheless, the … Continue reading Solar energy imaginary.

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Dissertations, conferences, speeches., Microhistory

“The Solar Energy Debate for the Desalination of Water in 1884: Traces of Parallel Speeches.”

Summary Three Anglo-Saxon engineers carried out in 1883 and 1884 a debate about the use of solar energy for the desalination of water while a Chilean one informed to the minister of the interior Jose Manuel Balmaceda of the existence of this technology; The relevance of these events – whose central scenario was the Atacama Desert – merits a thorough review for their ideological implications … Continue reading “The Solar Energy Debate for the Desalination of Water in 1884: Traces of Parallel Speeches.”

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Microhistory, Visual history of solar tech

Dossier History of industrial solar energy desalination in XIXth c.

By PhD Nelson Arellano-Escudero Calle Camila 125B, Cerro La Loma. Valparaiso, Chile. +56973923780 :: +34684385905 This dossier consist in: 3 minutes video (Spanish with english subtitles) awarded by Society of History of the Technology (SHOT): http://vimeo.com/channels/shotdissvideo/102264305 Papers (spanish language): 1. Informal report via blog: http://lasalinas.wordpress.com/ 2. First paper, It was published in Catalonia, Spain, by Quaderns de l’ Historia de l’ Enginyeria (2011) https://upcommons.upc.edu/revistes/handle/2099/11722 3. … Continue reading Dossier History of industrial solar energy desalination in XIXth c.

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