Archives in Action: Protecting and Advocatingfor Renewable Energy Records Locally,Nationally and Globally
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| Authors & editors | |
| Publisher | Archives & Records Association |
| Year of publication | 2025 |
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| Medium | Digital |
| Edition | 1 |
| Topics | Climate, environment and development > Social issues |
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| Scope & content | Overview As part of the Trust’s Strategic Plan for the past several years, the team is actively examining its collections through the lens of renewable energy history, for which much of its holdings are relevant. This has led to the acquisition of several key renewable energy collections, which particularly reflect the developments in technology and attitudes from the late 1960s onwards. These collections build on and complement the older collections cared for by the Trust, including records documenting the invention and development of early 20th-century wind turbines in the UK by pioneer Edward Lancaster Burne. The Trust’s specialist library is also strong on renewable energy history, including a growing number of books relating to electricity generation published over a span of more than 100 years. Collaborating with other individuals and organisations - notably energy archivist and archives consultant Kolya Abramsky and international trade association the World Wind Energy Association (WWEA), to whom Kolya introduced the Trust - the Trust seeks to advocate for the preservation of renewable energy history locally, nationally and globally. So far, initiatives have included the production of new educational materials, public engagement events, getting to know the renewable energy sector and its key actors historically as well as today and building a network of contacts, and engaging new audiences such as young people. New collections covering electricity generation from renewable sources have been donated or are on the horizon. |
| Web URL | https://www.archives.org.uk/ara-environment-case-studies/archives-in-action-protecting-and-advocating-for-renewable-energy-records-locally-nationally-and-globally |
