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The machines that convert, move and store energy, from the steam engine that opened the fossil age to the solar cells, batteries and heat pumps of the transition now underway. General engineering outside energy conversion stays with the technology atlas; a machine belongs here only when converting, moving or storing energy is its purpose.

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Compact Linear Fresnel Reflector

Solar Conversion

Compact Wind Acceleration Turbine

Wind Conversion

Compound Steam Engine

Heat Engine

Compressed Air

Energy Storage

Compressed-Air Energy Storage

Energy Storage

Compressor

Energy Storage

Concentrated Solar Power

Solar Conversion

Concentrating Photovoltaics

Solar Conversion

Concentrator Photovoltaics

Solar Conversion

Condenser (Heat Transfer)

Heating and Cooling

Conductive Charging

Grid Equipment

Continuous Emissions Monitoring System

Emissions Control

Cooling Tower

Heating and Cooling

Copper Indium Gallium Selenide Solar Cell

Solar Conversion

Copper-Chlorine Cycle

Hydrogen Production

Crankcase Ventilation System

Emissions Control

Crookes Radiometer

Solar Conversion

Crossflow Turbine

Hydropower Turbine

Cross-Flow Turbine

Hydropower Turbine

Current Transformer

Grid Equipment

Cycloconverter

Grid Equipment

Cyclone Furnace

Heat Engine

Cyclonic Separation

Emissions Control

Daniell Cell

Energy Storage

Dark Fermentation

Hydrogen Production

Darrieus Wind Turbine

Wind Conversion

DC Motor

Electrical Machine

Deaerator

Heating and Cooling

Dehumidifier

Heating and Cooling

Dense Plasma Focus

Fusion Device

Deriaz Turbine

Hydropower Turbine

Diesel Cycle

Heat Engine

Diesel Engine

Heat Engine

Diesel Particulate Filter

Emissions Control

Diffuser-Augmented Wind Turbine

Wind Conversion

Direct Air Capture

Emissions Control

Direct Borohydride Fuel Cell

Electrochemical Converter

Direct Carbon Fuel Cell

Electrochemical Converter

Direct Energy Conversion

Fusion Device

Direct Ethanol Fuel Cell

Electrochemical Converter

Direct Exchange Geothermal Heat Pump

Geothermal Conversion

Direct Methanol Fuel Cell

Electrochemical Converter

Distribution Management System

Grid Equipment

Distribution Transformer

Grid Equipment

District Cooling

Heating and Cooling

District Heating

Heating and Cooling

Doubly-Fed Induction Generator

Electrical Machine

Downhole Heat Exchanger

Geothermal Conversion

Draft Tube

Hydropower Turbine

Dry Scrubber

Emissions Control

Dry Steam Power Plant

Geothermal Conversion

Dry-Seal Wiggins Gasholder

Energy Storage

Dual Fluid Reactor

Nuclear Reactor

Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell

Solar Conversion

Dynamic Line Rating

Grid Equipment

Dynamic Tidal Power

Marine Conversion

Dynamo

Electrical Machine

Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactor

Nuclear Reactor

Economizer

Heating and Cooling

Einstein Refrigerator

Heating and Cooling

Ejector Refrigeration

Heating and Cooling

Electric Generator

Electrical Machine

Electric Motor

Electrical Machine

Electrical Disconnector

Grid Equipment

Electrical Transformer

Grid Equipment

Electrochemical Reduction of Carbon Dioxide

Emissions Control

Electrolysis of Water

Hydrogen Production

Electrolyzer

Hydrogen Production

Electrostatic Generator

Electrical Machine

Electrostatic Motor

Electrical Machine

Electrostatic Precipitator

Emissions Control

Energy Management System (Electrical Grid)

Grid Equipment

Energy Tower (Downdraft)

Heat Engine

Enhanced Geothermal System

Geothermal Conversion

Enzymatic Biofuel Cell

Electrochemical Converter

Ericsson Cycle

Heat Engine

European Pressurized Reactor

Nuclear Reactor

Evaporative Cooler

Heating and Cooling

Exhaust Gas Recirculation

Emissions Control

Explosimeter

Emissions Control

External Combustion Engine

Heat Engine

Fabric Filter

Emissions Control

Fault Current Limiter

Grid Equipment

Feedwater Heater

Heating and Cooling

Field-Reversed Configuration

Fusion Device

Fireplace Insert

Heating and Cooling

Flash Steam Power Plant

Geothermal Conversion

Flexible AC Transmission System

Grid Equipment

Floating Solar

Solar Conversion

Floating Wind Turbine

Wind Conversion

FLOX (Flameless Oxidation)

Emissions Control

Flue Gas

Emissions Control

Flue-Gas Desulfurization

Emissions Control

Flue-Gas Stack

Emissions Control

Fluidized Bed Combustion

Heat Engine

Flywheel Energy Storage

Energy Storage

Formic Acid Fuel Cell

Electrochemical Converter

Four-Stroke Engine

Heat Engine

Francis Turbine

Hydropower Turbine

Free-Piston Engine

Heat Engine
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Sources
1. Energy development - Wikipedia
Energy development, Fossil Fuels section, Industrial Revolution sentence
Quote, Energy development, Fossil Fuels section, Industrial Revolution sentence
The use of fossil fuels in the 18th and 19th centuries set the stage for the Industrial Revolution.
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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