La energía solar industrial en el desierto de Atacama entre 1933 y 1952: investigación, desarrollo y sustentabilidad

Abstract

A business archive analysis allows knowing the process of research and developmentin the saltpeter industry in the middle of the XX century and the incorporation ofthe use of Solar Energy to its production processes. The study of this case discussesthe evolution of technology and the theses of innovation analyzing an industrialhistory. The analytical course of the case of the Coya Sur solar ponds seeks tounderstand a viable alternative to hegemonic technologies by presenting newantecedents of the history of technology and its possible impact on the sustainabilityproblem.