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Failed solutions to the energy crises: nuclear power, coal conversion, and the chemical industry in West Germany since the 1960s
Fehlgeschlagene Wege zur Bewältigung der Energiekrisen: Kernkraft, Kohleveredelung und Chemieindustrie in der Bundesrepublik seit den 1960er Jahren
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Abstract By the end of the economic boom in the 1960s, the oil crisis caused an enormous rise in energy prices. Chemical companies, especially, faced a huge challenge due to their dependency on oil as an energy resource and raw material. This paper explores the reaction of West German chemical corporations t... mehr
By the end of the economic boom in the 1960s, the oil crisis caused an enormous rise in energy prices. Chemical companies, especially, faced a huge challenge due to their dependency on oil as an energy resource and raw material. This paper explores the reaction of West German chemical corporations to the energy crises of the 1970s and their attempts to anticipate future energy crises. First, the companies tried to implement their own industrial nuclear power stations to cut costs and to become more independent from oil. Second, and with the help of the social-liberal government, they attempted to revive coal conversion technology.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Bundesrepublik Deutschland; Kohle; Erdöl; Energieversorgung; Krise; Energiepolitik; Preis; chemische Industrie; Energieerzeugung; Kernenergie; Energietechnik
Klassifikation
spezielle Ressortpolitik
Sozialgeschichte, historische Sozialforschung
Wirtschaftssektoren
Freie Schlagwörter
coal refinement; coal conversion
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2014
Seitenangabe
S. 251-271
Zeitschriftentitel
Historical Social Research, 39 (2014) 4
Heftthema
The energy crises of the 1970s
DOI
https://doi.org/10.12759/hsr.39.2014.4.251-271
ISSN
0172-6404
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)