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The first windmills were developed in Persia for pumping water and grinding grain
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French explorers discovered Native Americans burning gases that were seeping into and around Lake Erie.
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The first record of coal in the United States was shown on a map prepared by Louis Joliet.
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A French military officer noted that Indians living near Fort Duquesne (now the site of Pittsburgh) set fire to an oil-slicked creek as part of a religious ceremony. As settlement by Europeans proceeded, oil was discovered in many places in northwestern Pennsylvania and western New York — to the frequent dismay of the well-owners, who were drilling for salt brine.
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Wood was the primary fuel for heating and cooking in homes and businesses, and was used for steam in industries, trains, and boats
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Thomas O. Perry conducted over 5,000 wind experiments trying to build a better windmill. He invented the mathematical windmill, which used gears.
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The world's first all turbine station opened in Chicago.
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For the first time, nuclear energy generated more electricity than oil in the United States
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The first iPod,was launched by the Apple Corporation.
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The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 it
set renewable fuel standards requiring an increase in the use of natural gases
