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Records of the first controlled uses of fire were for warmth and cooking.
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Passive solar energy began to be used in Greek homes.
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In China people began to start mining for coal.
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Windmills are introduced in Europe.
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Widespread use of coal begins in Europe due to wood depletion.
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The very first oil well in the United States was drilled in Pennsylvania.
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The first modern solar power plant in Algiers was used to heat water to drive a steam engine.
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Otto Hahn, in Germany, discovered the process of nuclear fission for energy.
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The first nuclear electrical power was produced in Idaho, United States.
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The first commercial wind turbine in New Zealand was installed in Brooklyn, Wellington, and more wind farms soon follow.
