Drilling history of Greenland – Exploration for minerals and petroleum, and scientific projects

Christiansen, Flemming Getreuer; Whitehead, David; Bojesen-Koefoed, Jørgen A.; Boserup, John; Christiansen, Ole C.A.

doi:10.1016/j.exis.2024.101417

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“…I regi af Atomenergikommisionen blev der boret ca. 10 km i årene 1958, 1962 og 1969 og gennemført prøvedrift (Christiansen 2022), (Christiansen et al 2024).…”

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Grønlands Selvstyre versus Greenland Minerals

Christiansen

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Mineraler og energi har i mange år været en vigtig del af den grønlandske politik ud fra et stærkt ønske om at blive økonomisk uafhængig af Danmark. Selvom der i perioder har været store indtægter til det grønlandske samfund, er der i disse år et relativt lavt aktivitetsniveau og en faldende interesse fra investorer. Omend der globalt er mange årsager til variationer i ressource investeringer, synes faldet paradoksalt nok at være betinget af en række politiske beslutninger og administrative procedurer i Grønland. Blandt hovedproblemerne er en langvarig politisk uenighed blandt de regeringsbærende partier om uran. Baggrunden herfor såvel det indledende forløb af den verserende voldgiftssag og kommende retssag mellem Selvstyret og licenshaver på Kvanefjeld projektet gennemgås. Sagen kan ende med at blive meget langvarig gennem flere retsinstanser og få stor betydning for Grønlands økonomi og videre efterforskning og udnyttelse af ressourcer.

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“…I regi af Atomenergikommisionen blev der boret ca. 10 km i årene 1958, 1962 og 1969 og gennemført prøvedrift (Christiansen 2022), (Christiansen et al 2024).…”

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“…Bianco (2019) og i Christiansen (2023). 3 Efterforskningshistorien og de aktuelle aktiviteter er naermere beskrevet i Christiansen (2022Christiansen ( , 2023 og Christiansen et al (2024).…”

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2024

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Glacial energy futures? The history of unbuilt hydropower in Greenland from the 1950s to the 1970s

Priebe

2024

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This article examines how and by whom the future of glacial energy was imagined in Greenland between the 1950s and 1970s, with a specific emphasis on the intersection of discourses of energy and political autonomy. The focus lies on the years from 1953, marking the end of Greenland’s colonial status and its integration into the realm of its former colonial authority, Denmark, until 1979, when the Greenland Home Rule Agreement was enacted. The futures of hydropower are explored through the lens of energy imaginaries, a notion that underscores the interconnectedness between different forms of energy and the organization of social structures. These imaginaries revolving around hydropower circulated in the public-political space in Greenland decades prior to when the first operational hydropower plant came online in 1993. Through a historical empirical analysis, this article identifies the energy imaginaries linked to envisioned hydropower and delineates key phases of their emergence. It also discusses these envisioned futures of hydropower in the historical context of Arctic oil exploration and Greenland’s strivings toward political autonomy. The energy imaginaries of hydropower, especially glacial hydropower generated adjacent to Greenland’s inland icesheet, built on a long-term timeline and autonomous society, in contrast to the oil development that was favoured by Danish authorities at the time. Ultimately, it was the considerations of the sources and scale of the necessary investments that deferred the implementation of hydropower until the late 1980s. However, the groundwork for viewing Greenland’s water resources as a cornerstone for its future independence had been laid.

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Drilling history of Greenland – Exploration for minerals and petroleum, and scientific projects

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Grønlands Selvstyre versus Greenland Minerals

Grønlands Selvstyre versus Greenland Minerals

Glacial energy futures? The history of unbuilt hydropower in Greenland from the 1950s to the 1970s

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