Energy Use in the US

By LyricThompson
  • 2000 BCE

    Chinese First To Use Coal as an Energy Source

    Chinese First To Use Coal as an Energy Source
    As wood shortages began to appear, poor people began heating their homes by burning coal.
  • 200 BCE

    Chinese Use Natural Gas As Energy Source

    Chinese Use Natural Gas As Energy Source
    Used it to make salt from brine in gas-fired evaporators

  • Dutch Build Windmills

    Dutch Build Windmills
    Windmills reached its greatest size and its most efficient form

  • First Steam Engine (England)

    First Steam Engine (England)
    Thomas Newcomen's steam engine provided significantly large amounts of power

  • Process of Electrolysis Discovered

    Process of Electrolysis Discovered
    This discovery led to the development of hydrogen energy and the hydrogen fuel cell.

  • Coal Becomes Primary Locomotive Fuel in US

    Coal Becomes Primary Locomotive Fuel in US
    Coal was used to fuel trains. America's coal industry began taking shape.

  • First Solar Power Developed in France

    First Solar Power Developed in France
    Used to produce steam to drive machinery.

  • First Nuclear Power Reactor to Generate Electricity Built in Idaho

    First Nuclear Power Reactor to Generate Electricity Built in Idaho
    A nuclear reactor produced useful electricity for the first time.

  • Electric Car Available to the Public

    Electric Car Available to the Public
    General Motors releases the EV1

  • IPCC Report Concludes Climate Change is Happening

    IPCC Report Concludes Climate Change is Happening
    Confirms that climate change is occurring now, mostly as a result of human activities.
    Source: http://alternativeenergy.procon.org/view.timeline.php?timelineID=000015