10 Key Historical Energy Events

By Miller_Sawyer

  • Sun Powered Steam

    Auguste Mouchout patented his invention which turnedd the suns energy into steam which could be used to drive a steam powered engine.
  • First windmill to generate elctricity

    First windmill to generate elctricity

    Charles F. Brush developed the worlds first windmill that produced electricity when rotated by the wind.

  • Worlds first geothermal power plant

    John D. Grant drilled a geothermal well and ran a small direct circuit generator whichh was used to provide lighting for the geothermal plant. But due to the poor materials at the time and difficulty drilling wells the industry could not compete.
  • Hoover dam is built

    Hoover dam is built

    Hoover dam was completed after four years of construction. Remained the worlds largest hydroelcectric dam until 1948

  • First controlled nuclear chain reaction

    Scientist began to understand that the splitting of an unstable atom would create enormous amounts of energy. The successful harnessing of this enrgy paved the way for a new renwable resource.

  • First nuclear power plant

    A nuclear reacore produced useful enrgy for the first time in Idaho. It was barley enough power to light a string of 4 light bulbs, but it was safe and successful.
  • First commercial Nuclear plant

    First commercial Nuclear plant

    First Nuclear plant to provide commercial enrgy was opened in shippingport , Pennsylvania
  • Commercial Geothermal Plant

    Commercial Geothermal Plant

    First geothermal plant to provide commercial enrgy opemed in california
  • First large scale solar field

    First large scale solar field

    Solar one, a large scale oil field is built in daggett , California. It concentrated heat which ran a generator by boiling water.
  • Construction begins on the worlds largest wind farm

    Construction begins on the worlds largest wind farm

    Construction begins on the worlds largest wind farm in Altamont pass in california. It contains 4,800 small wind turbines which produce 576 megawatts of enrgy.