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Mills were powered in Europe by water energy. It was the first use of renewable energy.
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To pump water and grind grain, Persians built windmills. The use of windmills spread to other parts of the world after this, such as India and China.
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In the Netherlands, windmills were being constructed for multiple uses such as grinding grain and spices, sawing wood and raising the water level.
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Western homesteaders and railroad builders start using windmills, which had become a popular water pumping tool.
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Augustine Mouchot created a system that utilised the sun's heat to produce steam to drive machinery
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A selenium solar cell was utilised to convert sunlight into electricity for the first time.
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The hydroelectric plant went into operation in Appleton Wisconsin.
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In Cleveland, Ohio, Charles F. Brush created the first windmill to generate electricity.
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In Boise, Idaho, the first heating system that utilised geothermal energy was created.
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A power plant in California utilised geysers to generate electricity.
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For the first time, commercially available wind turbines were developed and sold to generate electricity on remote farms.
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The world's largest hydroelectric power plant, Hoover Dam, underwent construction for four years before being completed.
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For the first time, nuclear fission was controlled, and opportunities to generate electricity arose.
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For the first time, a nuclear power reactor was created to generate electricity in Idaho.
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A US satellite that was in orbit used the sunlight to generate electricity to power itself.
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Geothermal electric plants were built in California using geysers.
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Solar cells became more cost effective for use on land, and so it was utilised by more people
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Advancement in wind energy technology stemmed from federal involvement.
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Tohono O'odham Reservation, Arizona, was the first fully solar powered village.
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The world's first wind farm was constructed in New Hampshire.
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The Chernobyl incident was the largest nuclear accident ever, and took place in Chernobyl in the Soviet Union.
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The largest solar power generation plant begins to generate electricity.
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The state of New Mexico has vowed to use 100% renewable energy by the year 2050.