The Gas Natural Fenosa Foundation presents the book ‘Història de la indústria del gas a Catalunya’ (History of the gas industry in Catalonia) in Barcelona

The Gas Natural Fenosa Foundation and the Catalonia Science and Technology and Industrial Archaeology Museum Association presents the book entitled ‘Història de la indústria del gas a Catalunya’ (History of the gas industry in Catalonia), on Monday 29 January at 6:30 pm at the Association of Industrial Engineers of Catalonia (Via Laietana, 39 – Barcelona).

The event, which is part of the talks at the Industrial Heritage Forum, will be attended by the Gas Natural Fenosa Foundation General Manager, Martí Solà, the authors Carles Sudrià and Anna Maria Aubanell, and will be moderated and closed by the Chairman of the Catalan entity for the coordination of foundations, Pere A. Fàbregas.

In the first part, the book, published by the Gas Natural Fenosa Foundation, presents an analysis of the evolution of the gas industry in Catalonia with the creation of the pioneering company Sociedad Catalana para el Alumbrado por Gas in 1842, until the closure of the last factories in the 1990s. The second part of the book focuses on the study of the individual trajectory of the 32 factories which existed outside Barcelona.

At the end, all of the attendees will receive a copy of the book.

About the authors:

Carles Sudrià i Triay is a professor at the Universitat de Barcelona. He is the author of several publications about he history of the financial system and industrial and energy history. He has been one of the pioneers of the gas industry in Spain.

Anna Maria Aubanell i Jubany is a full professor at the Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona. She has worked in the history of the electricity industry and in the study of competition methods in every market.

Date: Monday 29 January at 6:30 pm

Place: Association of Industrial Engineers of Catalonia

Pompeu Fabra Auditorium. Via Laietana, 39 – Barcelona

Free activity. Limited capacity. Prior registration is required by telephone (93 780 37 87) or by email (secretaria@amctaic.org)

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