Historic Energy Events

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  • First ethanol engine invented

    First ethanol engine invented

    In 1826 Smuel Morey invented the first engine to run on ethanol which was made since the 1500's this engine would later be modified and put in the famous Model-t
  • First major use of electricity

    First major use of electricity

    Electricity was first widely used by the telegraph in 1840 and is now a major part of our daily lives
  • Petroleum refinement discovered

    Petroleum refinement discovered

    Petroleum was first refined in 1840 by James Young it was first used as a feul for lamps.
  • Firtst Hydroelecteric power in U.S.

    Firtst Hydroelecteric power in U.S.

    Appleton, Wisconsin became the first operational hydroelectric generating station in the United States, in 1882, producing 12.5 kilowatts (kW) of power
  • Coal first used for electricity

    Coal first used for electricity

    Coal had been used In steam engines for decade before 1882 when Thomas Edison invented the first coal firing electric generating station.
  • Modern use for natural gas

    Modern use for natural gas

    In 1185 Robert Bunsen invents the bunsen burner which allowed natural gas to produce heat safely and lead to natural gas being used toheat homes.
  • Modern wind turbines invented

    Modern wind turbines invented

    The modern wind turbine (one that produces electricity by genertator) first appeared in denmark and then were used by the U.S. in wwII to conserve fossil feuls
  • First geothermal powerplant

    First geothermal powerplant

    In Lardello Fields geothermal steam was first used to produce elctricity for the first time.
  • Modern Solar Cell Invented by Russell Ohl

    Modern Solar Cell Invented by Russell Ohl

    The first really effiecient solar cell was made by Russell Ohl in 1941.
  • First comercial nuclear reactor

    First comercial nuclear reactor

    In the USA, Westinghouse designed the first fully commercial PWR of 250 MWe, Yankee Rowe, which started up in 1960 and provided electrity till 1992.