The transformation of the organic energy system: the Swedish perspective

• Published in: Historia Agraria. Revista de agricultura e historia rural
• Main Authors: Lindmark, Magnus, Olsson-Spjut, Fredrik
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Sociedad Española de Historia Agraria (SEHA) 2019
• Subjects: organic energy system; energy history; Sweden; firewood; sistema energético orgánico; historia de la energía; Suecia; leña; N00; N53; N72; N73; Inaccesibles; Norte de Suecia; Northern Sweden
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10234/181749; https://doi.org/10.26882/histagrar.077e03l

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...