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Ene.Museo Nacional de la Energía |
24404 Ponferrada, Spain (León) |
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Av. Libertad, 46
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| Floor area | unfortunately not known yet |
Museum typ
Exhibition
Steam engines/generators/pumps
- Mining
- Architecture
- Electric motors/generators/pumps
- Railway
- Electrical Applications
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Opening times
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Tuesday - Sunday: October to April: 10am - 2.30pm + 4pm - 7pm; May to September: 10.30am - 2pm + 5pm - 9pm Martes - Domingo: de octubre a abril: 10.00h-14.30h + 16.00h-19.00h
de mayo a septiembre: 10.30h-14.00h + 17.00h-21.00h |
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Status from 09/2014
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general: €3; reduced: €1.50 general: 3 €; reducida: 1,50 € |
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| Homepage |
www.enemuseo.org www.ponferrada.org/turismo/en/museums/ene-national-energy-museum |
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| Location / Directions |
Ponferrada is easily accessible by highway (Autovía A-6) and intercity public transportation is readily available, as several daily ALSA bus services and RENFE passenger trains link the city with major population centers in Spain and the rest of Europe |
| Description | Ene.National Energy MuseumEne.National Energy Museum aspires to be the best place in Europe for the dissemination of knowledge about the science of energy. It is for this reason that the museum is situated in a place in which energy has played a key role in the lives of people for centuries. The Museum is conceived of in three installations: two thermal power plants from the last century that have been restored; and a large botanical garden that will recreate some ecosystems similar to those that existed in the Iberian Peninsula 300 million years ago.The first part of the Museum, Ene.térmica is located in an old abandoned power plant that was in operation between 1920 and 1930. This plant has been transformed into a place where the relation between coal and energy, from both technological and social points of view, is recounted. The restoration of the plant has been carried out with the greatest of efforts at preserving whenever possible the original elements of the plant. The restoration has also made it possible to recoup one of the jewels of Spain's mining heritage for new cultural uses. Ene.Central, the most important piece of infrastructure of the museum will be its main building, on which renovation work has recently begun. It will be located in the old thermal plant Compostilla I, which was in operation from 1949 to 1974. This plant played a decisive role in the life, landscape, and development of the area. The building will house three principal expositions that will cover the following subjects: energy as a motor of life on Earth; the use of energy; and the consequences of its use by human beings. In the third exhibit, entitled “Heads and Tails of Energy,” the benefits, consequences, and impacts of this model of development are discussed, as well as the new element of our time: climate change, with its global impact. This exhibit also raises the question of whether an alternative model exists that could reduce climate change or if we could, in some way, minimise it, through the development of new technologies and a change in the values of society as a whole. September 2014: Ene.National Energy Museum consists of three principal parts: Ene.central, Ene.bosque, and Ene.térmica, with this last one, Ene.térmica being the only installation already inaugurated and ready for visits as of today. Ene.térmica consists of the following spaces: Coal Unloading DockConstructed in 1930, it is, currently, the scene for the explanation of the process of the arrival and provisioning of coal to Ene.térmica as well as the access point for visitors to this installation. In addition, one can get to know the restored steam locomotive No 8 and yet another unique element of this space: the recently installed Goldberg Machine. This is an apparatus that explains the importance of two fundamental elements for the generation of electricity: coal and water.Boiler VesselThe Boiler Vessel is one of the most emblematic buildings of Ene.térmica. It was built in two phases: the first one between 1928-1930, and a second stage enhancing the installations and machinery in the 1940s. The enclosure walls of red brick, the large windows, and the four chimneys that crown the building are the marks of a unique personality that identifies and represents Ene.térmica.Turbine VesselThe Turbine Vessel is the building where all the machinery that made electricity production possible was housed. Electricity was generated thanks to the steam that came from the Boiler Vessel next to this building. Some enormous windows that fill this space with light, and the vessel’s outstanding height, which was necessary so that the bridge crane could lift the enormous weight of the turbines, are the most singular characteristics of the building. |
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