Tiffany's Alternative Sources Timeline

1821 First Natural Gas Well in US Is Drilled

Jun 13, 1821

Natural gas was dug in Fredonia, New York, by William Hart.

First Solar Power System

Jan 1, 1860

In 1860 the first solar power system was created by Augustine Mouchot in France to Produce Steam to help machinery.

First electric plant by Thomas Edison in New York

Sep 4, 1882

First Electric Plant Built by Thomas Edison in New York.

The first windmill to create electricity

Jan 1, 1888

In 1888 Charles F. Brush creates the world's first windmill that can generate electricity.

World's First Geothermal District Heating System Buil

Jan 1, 1892

1892
World's First Geothermal District Heating System Built in Boise, Idaho. Water from hot springs was piped to the town.

First Diesel Engine to run on Vegetable oil

Jan 1, 1900

First Diesel Engine to Run on Vegetable Oil Demonstrated at World's Fair in Paris.

World's First Geothermal Plant in California

Jan 1, 1921

John D. Grant drilled a geothermal well and ran a small direct-current generator which was used to provide electricity for lighting of a resort.

Hoover Dam, worlds largest Hydroelectric power plant

Jun 13, 1935

Hoover Dam is completed on the Colorado River in Arizona in 1935. Dam remains largest producer of hydroelectricity in the world.

First nuclear power reactor.

Dec 20, 1951

First Nuclear Power Reactor to Generate Electricity Built in Idaho. At first the nuclear power reactor wasnt able to produce enough energy for a light bulb.

First satellite to orbit

Jan 1, 1958

First US Satellite in Orbit Utilizes Solar Cells for Power.