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Tidal Power
-incoming water goes in large storage ponds, flows out and turns waterwheels, which creates energy
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=4&cad=rja&uact=8&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwiUh_rNjIPPAhVHdR4KHczvByMQFggpMAM&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rnp.org%2Fnode%2Fwave-tidal-energy-technology&usg=AFQjCNGaynuz4vDRm7PmfW_0476ODdrmoA&bvm=bv.131783435,d.dmo -
First steam engine
-could generate power and transmit it to a machine
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=17&cad=rja&uact=8&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwimuee86oPPAhWRNx4KHY6IDzUQFghkMBA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.livescience.com%2F44186-who-invented-the-steam-engine.html&usg=AFQjCNFbLKAAU8Q0sYuG6KDuR30r9ioWRg&bvm=bv.132479545,d.dmo -
Wave Power
-used the power of waves to power a house
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=8&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjT2Pa1i4PPAhUCFh4KHYX5AHcQFghBMAc&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.alternative-energy-news.info%2Ftechnology%2Fhydro%2Fwave-power%2F&usg=AFQjCNF6V5gs5Ns6aNfr9Qp6Rvrh-qmGTA&bvm=bv.131783435,d.dmo -
First oil well in the US
-could produce oil and gas in sufficient quantities which makes it economically viable
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=6&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwj-w4Sj64PPAhWOth4KHSSgDHYQFghFMAU&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.priweb.org%2Fed%2Fpgws%2Fhistory%2Fpennsylvania%2Fpennsylvania.html&usg=AFQjCNHF4-95gq7o8mVt17XuewysSriixw&bvm=bv.132479545,d.dmo -
Energy using windmills
Charles Brush- made the first windmill for the production of energy
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjwr_DFi4PPAhWH2R4KHaYxCo0QFggbMAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fenergy.gov%2Feere%2Fwind%2Fhow-do-wind-turbines-work&usg=AFQjCNGs_TrI30UDXDLqe013y7e9y2J_mQ&bvm=bv.131783435,d.dmo -
Hoover Dam
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Discovered Nuclear fission
-discovery of nuclear fission was the main process to generating energy
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First Coal Plant
-first Coal plant that still is in use
-converted to natural gas in 2014
-called "Perry K Steam"
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First silicon solar cell invented
-was invented as an electrical device that converts the energy of light directly into electricity
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=15&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwifjpGS7IPPAhVB2R4KHUMaASQQFghvMA4&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgizmodo.com%2F60-years-ago-today-bell-labs-unveiled-the-solar-cell-1567543841&usg=AFQjCNGEc2T6iCKitNuxTBJqPHFOxyjsFA&bvm=bv.132479545,d.dmo -
Solar panel production begins
-the production of just solar panels
-used to absorb the sun's rays as a source of energy for generating electricity or heating
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=5&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjo8_fP7YPPAhVEpx4KHdn6DiYQFgg-MAQ&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bloomberg.com%2Fnews%2Farticles%2F2016-08-03%2Ffirst-solar-profit-dips-as-widmar-shifts-strategy-to-sell-panels&usg=AFQjCNHRvbIWybjNujkO_3nH_DVfPGp_vw&bvm=bv.132479545,d.dmo -
First Nuclear power plant
First full scale power station in England
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=20&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwij36yei4PPAhWHkh4KHW6aDfMQFgh1MBM&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.duke-energy.com%2Fabout-energy%2Fgenerating-electricity%2Fnuclear-how.asp&usg=AFQjCNE_0InjvYK-OYSM5LzRMRDVL42lYQ&bvm=bv.131783435,d.dmo -
Solar Energy
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Costa Rica
-ran on all renewable energy since June 16, (76 days)
-demonsted that life without fossil fuels is possible
-hasnt used coal, oil, or natural gas
