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CANVIS EN L'OFERTA EDUCATIVA DEL CURS 2025/26

Del 20 d’octubre de 2025 al 30 de juny de 2026 el MNACTEC estarà immers en unes importants obres de millora i es tancaran al públic els espais expositius.
Fins al 20 d’octubre es mantenen totes les activitats, els tallers i les visites guiades inclosos a l’oferta educativa i a partir d’aquesta data es reduiran les activitats disponibles. Consulteu les dates de reserva a la pàgina de cada activitat.

Water and energy. The hydroelectric use of Catalan rivers

The book provides a well-documented and accurate account of the production of electricity in Catalonia using water as a source of energy

By Joan Carles Alayo. Published by Pagès Editors

Hydroelectric production started in the late 19th century and many of these pioneering installations still conserve this environmentally friendly industrial practice. This publication provides a well-documented and precise account of electric production in Catalonia using water as a source of energy. This book is designed to show readers - river by river and through text and images - all the installations which are currently making industrial use of our rivers as well as generating renewable energy.

The author, Joan Carles Alayo i Manubens (Vilafranca del Penedès, 1948), is an expert in the electrical industry and a doctor in industrial engineering by the UPC. A member of the Catalan Society for the History of Science and Technology, since 1970 he has worked in companies of the sector and is a collaborator of the National Museum of Science and Technology of Catalonia. 

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