Fossil energy

Fossil Fuel Timeline

By shull.man
  • Chinese First to Use Coal
    2000 BCE

    Chinese First to Use Coal

  • Chinese First use Coal
    2000 BCE

    Chinese First use Coal

  • Windmills Built in Persia to Grind Grain
    900 BCE

    Windmills Built in Persia to Grind Grain

  • Windmills Built in Persia to Grind Grain and Pump Water
    200 BCE

    Windmills Built in Persia to Grind Grain and Pump Water

  • First Steam Engine Developed in England to Pump Water Out of Coal Mines

    First Steam Engine Developed in England to Pump Water Out of Coal Mines

  • First Natural Gas Well in US Is Drilled

    First Natural Gas Well in US Is Drilled

  • Ethanol Blend

    Ethanol Blend

    Ethanol Blend Becomes Popular Lamp Fuel in US, Displacing Whale Oil
  • Solar Power

    Solar Power

    • First Solar Power System Developed in France to Produce Steam to Drive Machinery
  • Generated from Sunlight

    Generated from Sunlight

    First Demonstration of Generating Electricity Directly from Sunlight in a Selenium Solar Cell
  • Electric Plant

    Electric Plant

    First Electric Plant Built by Thomas Edison in New York
  • First Windmill Generate Electricity

    First Windmill Generate Electricity

    First Windmill to Generate Electricity Developed in Cleveland, Ohio
  • Free Alcohol Bill

    Free Alcohol Bill

    The "Free Alcohol Bill" Is Signed to Promote the Use of Alcohol as an Alternative to Gasoline
  • First Federal Law

    First Federal Law

    First Federal Law Established to Control Pollution from the Oil Industry
  • Natural Gas Act

    Natural Gas Act

    Natural Gas Act: First Direct Federal Regulation of Natural Gas Industry