5.8 Energy Timeline By jess_barfield Jan 1, 1590 Dutch Build Windmills http://alternativeenergy.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=002475 Jan 1, 1712 First Steam Engine Developed http://alternativeenergy.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=002475 Jan 1, 1748 First Commercial Coal Production in US http://alternativeenergy.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=002475 http://www.mii.org/Minerals/Minpics1/CoalBituminous.jpg Jan 1, 1821 First Natural Gas Well in US Is Drilled http://alternativeenergy.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=002475 Jun 26, 1830 Ethanol Blend Displaces Whale Oil http://alternativeenergy.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=002475 Jun 26, 1860 First Solar Power System Developed in France http://alternativeenergy.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=002475 Jun 26, 1908 Worlds First Flex Fuel Vehicle Goes into Mass Production http://alternativeenergy.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=002475 Jun 26, 1930 Alcohol Fuel Production Promoted to Combat the Great Depression http://alternativeenergy.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=002475 Dec 20, 1951 First Nuclear Power Reactor to Generate Electricity Built http://alternativeenergy.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=002475 Jun 26, 1960 First Commercial Scale Geothermal Electric Plants in the US Built http://alternativeenergy.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=002475
