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Historic Events in Energy

By 12392004

  • Dutch build Windmills

    Dutch build Windmills
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    History of Energy

  • Coal Begins to Displace Use of Other Energies

    Coal Begins to Displace Use of Other Energies

  • First Commercial Coal Production in US Begins in Richmond, Virginia

  • First Natural Gas Well in US Is Drilled

    First Natural Gas Well in US Is Drilled

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

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

  • John D. Rockefeller Forms Standard Oil and Develops Petroleum as a Major Energy Source in the US

    John D. Rockefeller Forms Standard Oil and Develops Petroleum as a Major Energy Source in the US

  • First Windmill to Generate Electricity Developed in Cleveland, Ohio

    First Windmill to Generate Electricity Developed in Cleveland, Ohio

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

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

  • Hoover Dam, the World's Largest Hydroelectric Power Plant, Is Built

    Hoover Dam, the World's Largest Hydroelectric Power Plant, Is Built

  • Solar Two Plant Demonstrates Low Cost Method of Storing Solar Energy

    Solar Two Plant Demonstrates Low Cost Method of Storing Solar Energy