The AC Electrical Grid: Transitions into the Twenty-First Century
This essay discusses the history and future of the AC electrical grid. The article argues that the DC power generation and distribution pioneered by Edison can make a comeback.
This essay discusses the history and future of the AC electrical grid. The article argues that the DC power generation and distribution pioneered by Edison can make a comeback.
Taylor and Chappells examine changing material cultures of energy in Britain and Canada.
In this article, Sarah Strauss and Carrick Eggleston track the transition to renewable energy in the village of Auroville in South India.
This volume of Perspectives offers a collection of largely untold stories that demonstrate women’s agency in energy transitions.
Taylor examines the conflicts faced by women during energy transitions as professionals in energy management and as primary managers of domestic energy use.
Gooday challenges established assumptions about the inevitability of modern energy decisions and places the agency of women in the foreground of domestic electrification.
The author explores how the first professional women decorators in Britain helped women gain agency in the home.
Sayer looks at candles as an example of how less prominant energy sources and uses play key roles in energy transitions.
Looking to rural Canada, the author shows how women’s concerns for family safety drove energy choices and supplier campaigns.
This edited radio-show transcript provides personal accounts of women’s experiences in rural Ireland during the transition to electricity.