10 Historical Energy Creations!!!

10 Historical Jumps in Energy.

Period: Jan 1, 1500 to Jan 1, 2015

Dutch create windmills

Jan 1, 1590

The Dutch engineers harnessed the wind power of Windmills to ground grain from fields, to saw wood, and to grind spices. http://alternativeenergy.procon.org/view.timeline.php?timelineID=000015

Coal coke in England aids iron production and paves the way to industrial revolution.

Jan 1, 1600

Expirimenters use coal to create a hot burning fule called coke, this was used in the smelting and production of iron and steel, this would soon lead to a great revolution in energy and industries. http://alternativeenergy.procon.org/view.timeline.php?timelineID=000015

Coal displaces other energies

Jan 1, 1700

In the 18th century, coal was found to be a more useful energy source that began to take the place of wood, oil, beeswax, etc. Coal was also found to be an efficient energy source for the first steam engines. http://alternativeenergy.procon.org/view.timeline.php?timelineID=000015

Commercial coal in U.S. starts in Richmond, VA

Jan 1, 1748

In Richmond Virginia, farmers began to mine and sell coal to engineers who would then use the supply of coal to make shot and shell for the Revolutionary War, as well as fule for other machines. http://alternativeenergy.procon.org/view.timeline.php?timelineID=000015

Natural gas well is drilled in U.S.

Jan 1, 1821

In Fredonia, New York, William Hart began to create a 27 foot well to obtain a release of natural gas in a creek, this soon lead to the creation of natural gas lights. http://alternativeenergy.procon.org/view.timeline.php?timelineID=000015

Windmills are used for water pumping for the westerns.

Jan 1, 1850

Daniel Hallady began a windmill making commpany that brought windmills to the west. This helped thirsty families in west and helped refule steam locomotives with the pumped water. http://alternativeenergy.procon.org/view.timeline.php?timelineID=000015

Solar power created in France to produce steam for machinery

Jan 1, 1860

Worried by the possibility of fossil fules running out, Augustine Mouchot used his knowledge of mirror technology to create a steam creating motor that harnesses the power of the sun. http://alternativeenergy.procon.org/view.timeline.php?timelineID=000015

First Electrical plant built by Thomas Jefferson.

Sep 4, 1882

Thomas Jefferson created America's first power plant that took up one square mile and was invested in by many wealthy consumers. This would lead to more electrical motors and machines such as mass producing lighbulbs and batteries. http://alternativeenergy.procon.org/view.timeline.php?timelineID=000015

First flex fule vehical, Ford model-T, goes into mass production.

Jan 1, 1908

In the 1800s, Henry Ford created a car that soely ran on ethanol, but on 1908 he created a new brand called the model-T that runes on bot ethanol and gasoline. http://alternativeenergy.procon.org/view.timeline.php?timelineID=000015

Hovver Dam, the worlds largest hydroelectric power plant is built.

Jan 1, 1935

The Hoover dam is finished in the Colarado river in Arizona in 1935, this remained the largest and most efficient hydroelectric power source until 1948. http://alternativeenergy.procon.org/view.timeline.php?timelineID=000015