Last year leading up to the big U.S. geothermal conference I was asked to write a series of LinkedIn articles regarding the industry. That series was called “Insights,” and collected observations about trends overall with the industry over the past several decades. It seemed useful to construct that in sort of a past/present/future perspective; to step back from the day-to-day and try to identify trends over a longer term of several decades.
This year we took a different tack. As something of a techno-archivist, I study the gradual accumulation and trends of technologies, but also of cultures. In the case of geothermal plants one can, with a bit of imagination, see something of the natural character of a region expressed in their features. People proud of their national heritage but not used to seeing it expressed through industrial facilities might find this of interest. Students ready to step into their engineering careers might recognize through these portrayals that they are joining a profession that has a long and strong history of contributions.
Tractors? Huh?
So, give this Heritage series a read if so inclined. It’s built on three countries with which I have some years of experience: Turkey, Iceland and the United States of America.
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