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The first battery, called the "Voltaic pile." The electrophorus, which produced static electricity. Invented by Alessandro Volta. He invented it in the 1800's.
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The dynamo, which converted motion into electricity. The "Faraday cage," which blocks electric waves. Invented by Michael Faraday. He invented this in 1831.
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Halladay windmill in 1854, and continuing to the Aermotor and Dempster designs, which are still in use today.
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In 1908 Ford Motor Company's first car, the Model T used ethanol corn alcohol gasoline for fuel energy.
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It was constructed between 1931 and 1936 during the Great Depression.
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The U.S. built it's first ethanol plant.
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In the year 1941, Russel Ohl invented the first silicon solar cell.
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First Commercial Scale Geothermal Electric Plants in the US Built in California.
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Department of Energy Organization Act Is Signed, Creating the US Department of Energy.
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The Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPAct) sought to comprehensively address U.S. energy needs, including an energy efficiency title that included several energy efficiency provisions.
