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SUMMARY:Wind farms and power companies: from test sites to fossil fuels di
 vestment\, 1990-2019 - Mercedes Galindez
DTSTART:20240521T121000Z
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CONTACT:Dr Stefanie Ullmann
DESCRIPTION:For most part of the twentieth century\, wind turbines stood a
 s single units in the European countryside. These solitary giants provided
  electricity off-grid to small communities until power companies got invol
 ved and turned wind turbines into wind farms from the 1990s onwards. By 20
 23\, wind power met up to 20% of electricity demand in Europe. How was thi
 s transition possible?tary giants provided electricity off-grid to small c
 ommunities until power companies got involved and turned wind turbines int
 o wind farms from the 1990s onwards. By 2023\, wind power met up to 20% of
  electricity demand in Europe. How was this transition possible?\nThis Dar
 win Humanities Seminar looks into the history of power companies and the w
 ays in which they took investment decisions to pursue wind power in Europe
 . Whilst government incentives played a key role\, there were other factor
 s that drove power companies to explore and develop wind power. Starting w
 ith the energy trilemma\, technology feasibility and\, finally\, the emerg
 ence of the green consumer. These factors would also ultimately make power
  companies change their traditional business model to access capital and d
 evelop wind power\, whilst divesting from fossil-fuel electricity generati
 on. Within thirty years\, a new type of power company emerged\, one that t
 ried to balance profits and sustainability.\n\n\nThis seminar is a work in
  progress presentation by Mercedes Galindez\, final year part-time PhD Can
 didate at the Faculty of History. Mercedes is funded by the Energy Policy 
 Research Group at Judge Business School\, and combines her academic career
  with a business development job in the professional services sector. 
LOCATION:Richard King room\, Darwin College
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