History of Renewable Energy

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  • Period: 1200 to

    The Dutch begin to build windmills

    Since 1200 AD the Dutch mhave been building and contrinuing to use windmills for millling geain,pumping water and many other purposes.

  • Solar collecter

    The first solar collector was invented and later was used to cook food

  • First Hydroelectric power station

    James Francis built the world's first hydroelectric system that generated 12.5kW of energy

  • First wind turbine

    James Blyth made the first turbine in his backyard that generated electricity

  • Solar Water Heating

    Solar water heating in the form of large roof mounted tanks used sunlight to heat water through large drums painted black to absorb more energy

  • Rudolf Diesel experiements with Biofueld

    Rudolf Diesel experimented with biofuel in 1897, generating fuel from vegetable oil

  • The First Photovoltaic Cell

    The first practical PV cell was created in 1904 based on scientific principles discovered in 1888

  • First geothermal power plant

    Piero Conti powered light bulbs through capturing steam from geothermal fields

  • First nuclear power plant is built

  • First large scale solar plant built

  • Three GOrges Dam finished

  • 100MW battery built in Adelaide