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The transformation of the Alps into a hydroelectric powerhouse during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries is explored, highlighting their role as "white coal" in Europe's energy landscape. Marc Landry examines the impact of dam-building on the region, emphasizing its significance for wartime economies and the shift from coal to hydroelectric power. Through extensive historical research, he reveals the environmental and economic ramifications of this energy transition, raising questions about the future of hydroelectricity amid global warming and the push for sustainable energy solutions.
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Mountain Battery, Marc Landry
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- Rok vydání
- 2025
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- Titul
- Mountain Battery
- Podtitul
- The Alps, Water, and Power in the Fossil Fuel Age
- Jazyk
- anglicky
- Autoři
- Marc Landry
- Vydavatel
- Combined Academic Publ.
- Rok vydání
- 2025
- Vazba
- měkká
- Počet stran
- 296
- ISBN13
- 9781503641570
- Série
- Štítky
- Historické téma
- Anotace
- The transformation of the Alps into a hydroelectric powerhouse during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries is explored, highlighting their role as "white coal" in Europe's energy landscape. Marc Landry examines the impact of dam-building on the region, emphasizing its significance for wartime economies and the shift from coal to hydroelectric power. Through extensive historical research, he reveals the environmental and economic ramifications of this energy transition, raising questions about the future of hydroelectricity amid global warming and the push for sustainable energy solutions.