gasernes
Gasernes is a term used in Danish and Norwegian to refer to gasworks—the facilities that produced and stored manufactured gas for urban lighting and energy before natural gas networks became widespread. Gasworks were typically situated near city centers and linked to a network of gas mains that distributed gas to households, businesses, and street lamps. They played a central role in urban infrastructure during the 19th and early 20th centuries, when coal gas was the common energy source for illumination and heating.
Most gas produced at these installations was coal gas, created by gasifying coal in dedicated retorts or
With the advent of natural gas and changes in energy networks in the mid- to late 20th