Evolution of the U.S.A. in terms of Energy

By kevinduong

  • Benjamin Franklin

    Benjamin Franklin
    Franklin went outside with a metal kite and found out electricity is attracted to it.

  • The First Fuel Cell

    The First Fuel Cell
    William Robert Grove made the first fuel cell, which produced electricity by combining hydrogen and oxygen.

  • The First Lightbulb

    The First Lightbulb
    Thomas Edison invented an incandescent light bulb that could be used for about a day and three quarters without burning out.

  • The First Hydroelectric Plant

    The First Hydroelectric Plant
    The first hydroelectric energy plant was built on the Fox River in 1882 in Appleton, Wisconsin

  • First Wind Turbine

    First Wind Turbine
    The first electricity-generating wind turbine was invented in 1888 in Cleveland, Ohio by Charles F. Brush.

  • First Nuclear Power Plant

    First Nuclear Power Plant
    The world’s first full-scale atomic electric power plant used exclusivley for peace purposes.

  • Geothermal Power Plant

    Geothermal Power Plant
    Around the 1960's, the first indutrial geothermal power plant was build in the U.S.A., and produces 11 megawatts of clean energy.

  • First Biomass power plant

    First Biomass power plant
    The first biomass power plants were built in America in 1982.

  • The first Solar Powe Plant in the U.S.A.

    The first Solar Powe Plant in the U.S.A.
    SEGS thermal power plant, in California produces about 354 megawatts.

  • Tidal Plant in the U.S.A.

    Tidal Plant in the U.S.A.
    The nation's first commercial tidal power plant is near Eastport, Maine, with a 34-ton rotating seafloor turbine that generates enough electricity for 25 nearby homes.