The transformation of the organic energy system : the Swedish perspective

• Main Authors: Lindmark, Magnus, Olsson Spjut, Fredrik
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Umeå universitet, Ekonomisk historia 2019
• Subjects: organic energy system; energy history; Sweden; firewood; sistema energético orgánico; historia de la energía; Suecia; leña; Economic History; Ekonomisk historia; Inaccesibles; Norte de Suecia; Northern Sweden
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-153784; https://doi.org/10.26882/histagrar.077e03

This article discusses the historical conversion of the Swedish organic energy system into a mineral one. The main argument is that there was a dynamic interaction between the two systems during the Swedish industrialization process. For one, growth of the mineral energy system contributed to open p...