Óðinn Melsted
@odinnmelsted.bsky.social
Austrian-Icelandic historian, assistant professor @MaastrichtUniversity, working on transnational history of energy, technology and environment
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it was a pleasure to share info on Robert O. Anderson that I & especially @odinnmelsted.bsky.social have collected w/ @roycerk2.bsky.social & glad that info proved useful in deflating one of the conspiracy theories in this apparently "mid" & misleading book:
October 15, 2025 at 6:12 AM
it was a pleasure to share info on Robert O. Anderson that I & especially @odinnmelsted.bsky.social have collected w/ @roycerk2.bsky.social & glad that info proved useful in deflating one of the conspiracy theories in this apparently "mid" & misleading book:
Conferencing at the beautiful University of Iceland (where I studied a decade ago) at the Congress of Nordic Historians. I'll be discussing "Green Nordics? Histories of Energy Transitions, Green Mythmaking and Environmental Realities" with Anna Åberg, Mogens Rüdiger and @tanjariekkinen.bsky.social!
August 13, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Conferencing at the beautiful University of Iceland (where I studied a decade ago) at the Congress of Nordic Historians. I'll be discussing "Green Nordics? Histories of Energy Transitions, Green Mythmaking and Environmental Realities" with Anna Åberg, Mogens Rüdiger and @tanjariekkinen.bsky.social!
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the intro & most articles for the J Energy History special issue that @moneschleper.bsky.social @odinnmelsted.bsky.social & I edited have been out for ages, but I've delaying skeeting a summary of the whole issue until all the articles were up. which they now are! 1/x
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Journal of Energy History 2024/1 (No 12)
Black and Green? Environmental Histories of the Oil Industry
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August 12, 2025 at 12:12 PM
the intro & most articles for the J Energy History special issue that @moneschleper.bsky.social @odinnmelsted.bsky.social & I edited have been out for ages, but I've delaying skeeting a summary of the whole issue until all the articles were up. which they now are! 1/x
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We're throwing an #energyhist conference in Maastricht, Workshop on Alternative Energy Histories (October 20-21, deadline for proposals is April 4):
We're putting on a conference! "We" being me, @odinnmelsted.bsky.social & @michielbron.bsky.social as part of the Managing Scarcity project.
Workshop on Alternative Energy Histories
Dates: October 20-21, 2025
Location: Maastricht University
Abstracts due: April 4, 2025
managingscarcity.com/waeh/
Workshop on Alternative Energy Histories
Dates: October 20-21, 2025
Location: Maastricht University
Abstracts due: April 4, 2025
managingscarcity.com/waeh/
WAEH
Call for Papers Workshop on Alternative Energy Histories (WAEH): Scenarios and Transitions Organizers: Michiel Bron, Odinn Melsted, Cyrus Mody (Maastricht University) Venue: Maastricht University D…
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February 10, 2025 at 10:09 AM
We're throwing an #energyhist conference in Maastricht, Workshop on Alternative Energy Histories (October 20-21, deadline for proposals is April 4):
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Very happy to see this #specialissue on #oilhist and #envhist out in the world: stm.cairn.info/journal-of-e....
With great articles by @renaudbecot.bsky.social, Reynaldo de los Reyes Patiño, @mattinbiglari.bsky.social, Randal L. Hall, Jelena Stanković, @michielbron.bsky.social, and Robert Lifset.
With great articles by @renaudbecot.bsky.social, Reynaldo de los Reyes Patiño, @mattinbiglari.bsky.social, Randal L. Hall, Jelena Stanković, @michielbron.bsky.social, and Robert Lifset.
Journal of Energy History 2024/1 (No 12)
Black and Green? Environmental Histories of the Oil Industry
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February 3, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Very happy to see this #specialissue on #oilhist and #envhist out in the world: stm.cairn.info/journal-of-e....
With great articles by @renaudbecot.bsky.social, Reynaldo de los Reyes Patiño, @mattinbiglari.bsky.social, Randal L. Hall, Jelena Stanković, @michielbron.bsky.social, and Robert Lifset.
With great articles by @renaudbecot.bsky.social, Reynaldo de los Reyes Patiño, @mattinbiglari.bsky.social, Randal L. Hall, Jelena Stanković, @michielbron.bsky.social, and Robert Lifset.
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CfP: Predicting Europe. Histories of the Future in Post-1945 Europe
Deadline: 17 January
Deadline: 17 January
December 5, 2024 at 10:43 AM
CfP: Predicting Europe. Histories of the Future in Post-1945 Europe
Deadline: 17 January
Deadline: 17 January
Please check out and share our CfP for a special issue of Business History devoted to "Sustainability Transitions in Business History". I'm editing alongside @marrv.bsky.social and Mattias Näsman (Umeå). Abstracts are due January 30th. think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...
November 18, 2024 at 7:06 PM
Please check out and share our CfP for a special issue of Business History devoted to "Sustainability Transitions in Business History". I'm editing alongside @marrv.bsky.social and Mattias Näsman (Umeå). Abstracts are due January 30th. think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...
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New article out about the oil industry and geothermal energy in Iceland, or how spillovers from oil like exploration & drilling technologies enabled Iceland's geothermal wonder. It's part of a special issue about "oil spillovers" edited by @ccmmody.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Geoscience spillover: Gunnar Böðvarsson and the adoption of petroleum technologies in Iceland’s geothermal industry, 1940s–1970s
During the twentieth century, Iceland became a leader in geothermal energy use, with hot water and steam providing for the heating of 9 out of 10 houses and almost one-third of the electricity supp...
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November 17, 2024 at 8:29 PM
New article out about the oil industry and geothermal energy in Iceland, or how spillovers from oil like exploration & drilling technologies enabled Iceland's geothermal wonder. It's part of a special issue about "oil spillovers" edited by @ccmmody.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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@dudleymarianna.bsky.social and I are looking for papers for panel(s) on landscapes of energy history and transition for
#ESEH2025!
We also plan a workshop session on new methods and approaches within #energyhistory.
Let us know whether you want to be involved in either / or by 11 Oct!
#envhist
#ESEH2025!
We also plan a workshop session on new methods and approaches within #energyhistory.
Let us know whether you want to be involved in either / or by 11 Oct!
#envhist
October 4, 2024 at 2:26 PM
@dudleymarianna.bsky.social and I are looking for papers for panel(s) on landscapes of energy history and transition for
#ESEH2025!
We also plan a workshop session on new methods and approaches within #energyhistory.
Let us know whether you want to be involved in either / or by 11 Oct!
#envhist
#ESEH2025!
We also plan a workshop session on new methods and approaches within #energyhistory.
Let us know whether you want to be involved in either / or by 11 Oct!
#envhist
Started a new job as an Assistant Professor in the History Department at Maastricht University today. The campus is still quiet, but that will change soon. Busy and exciting times ahead!
August 15, 2024 at 4:18 PM
Started a new job as an Assistant Professor in the History Department at Maastricht University today. The campus is still quiet, but that will change soon. Busy and exciting times ahead!
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📢 Das DACH Netzwerk Umweltgeschichte lädt zu seinem 1. NEST-Workshop zum Thema „Umwelt – Technik – Wissen“ nach Berlin ein (6.- 8. Nov. 2024)! Wir wollen einen Begegnungsraum jenseits der großen Konferenzen schaffen, in dem MAs, PhDs und Early-Postdocs sich vernetzen, ihre Projekte gemeinsam ...
June 5, 2024 at 8:09 AM
📢 Das DACH Netzwerk Umweltgeschichte lädt zu seinem 1. NEST-Workshop zum Thema „Umwelt – Technik – Wissen“ nach Berlin ein (6.- 8. Nov. 2024)! Wir wollen einen Begegnungsraum jenseits der großen Konferenzen schaffen, in dem MAs, PhDs und Early-Postdocs sich vernetzen, ihre Projekte gemeinsam ...
Had the honor of speaking about Iceland at the University of Alaska today (well, online)
April 17, 2024 at 8:29 PM
Had the honor of speaking about Iceland at the University of Alaska today (well, online)