[Theme] Industrial images

[Thomas G]

From the company's site:

"the site’s location on Hemnefjord enables WACKER to cover its electricity demand for the manufacture of silicon metal almost entirely from hydro-power"

Coal is used for chemical reduction, but the power demand is not from burning coal.

The German description was not that clear about the energy statement. Their pictures do not help it either. I'll correct my statement above.

[Thomas G]

Now something shot from blast furnace #5 in Landschaftspark Nord, Duisburg, Germany, which used lots of coke in it's days.
The now public park has been a steel plant in the old days.

glorious Duisburg Nord by lumofisk, on Flickr

[stenrasmussen]

The old D2H and an old factory area.

[Bjørn Rørslett]

A scene from Knaben Mines, southern Norway,  the world's first molybdenum mining plant. The mines were shut down at the end of last century after about 100 year of production.



The wild tulips are a common sign in the southern parts of the country. It is not native and was introduced  with ballast in the Tall Ships period (ending in the 19th Century).

[stenrasmussen]

A scene from Knaben Mines, southern Norway,  the world's first molybdenum mining plant. The mines were shut down at the end of last century after about 100 year of production.



The wild tulips are a common sign in the southern parts of the country. It is not native and was introduced  with ballast in the Tall Ships period (ending in the 19th Century).

Perfect...simply perfect!

[jeoprix]

2x 647 MW Coal-Fired Power Plant
Sual Power Station
Sual, Pangasinan, Philippines

[jeoprix]

226-Meter High Chimney
Sual Power Station
Sual, Pangasinan, Philippines

[Nick Scavone]

Marquette Michigan Ore Dock.

Cheers,

Nick

[Ron Scubadiver]

I can't remember if this is from Denmark or Germany.

[Ron Scubadiver]

This paper mill is miss-located in the beautiful Olympic Peninsula of Washington State.  Sometimes wind blows the wrong way and PU.

[Ron Scubadiver]

This sugar mill is located on Maui.  It is part of the last remaining major agricultural operation in Hawaii.

[Ron Scubadiver]

Nick, that ore dockimage is outstanding.

[Nick Scavone]

Thanks Ron. I have admired your photos for some time. Much appreciated.

[Jan Anne]

A golden oldie from the Landschaftspark, a former metal factory complex turned into an entertainment park.

Plan to go there a second time and see what 8 years and 8 cameras later will bring to the table.


Nikon D200 with Tokina 12-24/4, Germany 2007

[Hugh_3170]

Nice thread Jakov.

Unfortunately here in Australia, getting caught taking a number of these images could possibly see one being thrown into jail by the police or beaten up by private security guards (aka rent-a-thug).

Link:  http://m.inthemix.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=153123

Many photographers here simply ignore such bans or attempted banning, which seems to reflect some of the silliness that was also experienced in the UK a few years back.

Perhaps Martin Luther King Jnr summed things up well when in his essay in "Views on Just and Unjust Laws", where he said: "one has not only a legal but a moral responsibility to obey just laws.” He also claimed, “one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws.” Unjust laws in his mind were no laws at all.

Link:  https://lifeexaminations.wordpress.com/2010/09/17/kings-views-on-just-and-unjust-laws/