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Solar energy collector created
Invented by Horace De'Saussure -
Light to electricity findings published
Edmund Bequerel published these findings -
First Photovoltaic
Built by Edmund Bequerel -
First solar panel
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Solar Collector Invention
William J. Bailley invents a solar collector. he later improves his current designs. -
Solar Water Heating
Frank Bridgers designed the first commercial office building that uses solar water heating -
First solar cell
Calvin Fuller, Gerald Pearson and Daryl Chaplin create the first silicon solar cell able to generate enough power to run common appliances -
Solar in space
Vanguard I became the first space satellite to use solar cell technology. -
Light into electricity
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SERF created
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory's Solar Energy Research Facility (SERF), opened in Golden, Colorado. -
Residential solar panel selling
Selling of residential solar panels begins. -
First solar panel building
This is a solar panel building, the whole building is covered with solar panels -
First solar car
The first solar car invented was a tiny 15-inch vehicle created by William G. Cobb of General Motors.