Home›Technologies›All TechnologiesBrowse ByAll TechnologiesReference and ClassificationDevelopingThe 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.FactsAll TechnologiesConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonDomain Established EraWell-attested1750 1All TechnologiesFilter Results598 entriesTechnology TypeAllAbsorption and Adsorption Refrigeration (5)Air Conditioning and Vapor-Compression Cooling (9)Air Purification (3)Battery Systems and Management (3)Biological and Photochemical Hydrogen (6)Boilers, Furnaces and Combined Cycle Plants (11)Carbon Capture (8)Cogeneration and Combined Heat and Power (5)Detonation Engines (2)Direct Energy Conversion Devices (7)Electric Generators (7)Electric Motors (17)Electrostatic and Other Fusion Concepts (8)Enhanced and Advanced Geothermal Systems (6)External Combustion Engines (2)Fast and Breeder Reactors (5)Flow and Molten Salt Batteries (5)Fuel Cell Components (2)Fuel Cell Types (22)Gas Detection and Vapor Recovery (4)Gas Turbines and Jet Engines (2)Gas-Cooled Reactors (5)Gasification and Reforming (12)Generation IV and Advanced Concepts (9)Geothermal Heat Pumps and Direct Use (6)Geothermal Power Plants (4)Grid Monitoring, Metering and Control (14)Heat Engine Principles and Measurement (5)Heat Exchangers and Boiler Components (17)Heat Pumps (7)HVDC and Power Converters (2)Hydropower Structures and Components (2)Internal Combustion Engines (12)Light Water and Heavy Water Reactors (12)Magnetic Confinement Devices (11)Mechanical and Gas Storage Systems (17)Metal-Air Cells (3)Nitrogen Oxide and Vehicle Exhaust Control (5)Offshore and Floating Wind (2)Particulate Control Devices (7)Photovoltaic Systems and Applications (14)Physical Effects Behind Solar Cells (4)Primary Cells and Early Batteries (5)Reactive Power and Voltage Control (11)Rechargeable Batteries (13)Research and Small Reactors (5)Rotary Converters and Motor-Generators (2)Salinity Gradient Power (3)Scrubbers and Flue Gas Cleaning (6)Small and Run-of-River Hydropower (3)Solar Cell Types (14)Solar Heating for Buildings and Water (4)Solar Thermal Devices (11)Space Heating Devices (3)Steam Engines and Turbines (8)Switchgear and Circuit Protection (15)Thermal Energy Storage (7)Thermochemical Water-Splitting Cycles (6)Thermodynamic Power Cycles (10)Thermoelectric and Charge Effects (6)Thin-Film Solar Cells (5)Tidal Energy Devices (11)Traditional Windmills (5)Transformers (9)Vehicle Charging and Grid Interface (3)Vertical-Axis Wind Turbines (3)Water Electrolysis (10)Water Turbines (15)Water Wheels (5)Wave Energy Converters (14)Wind Turbines and Wind Farms (14)Energy Source UsedAllBiogas (1)Biomass Energy (12)Charcoal (1)Coal (12)Crude Oil (2)Diesel Fuel (2)Ethanol Fuel (1)Geothermal Energy (17)Hydrogen (11)Hydropower (28)Methanol (3)Natural Gas (15)Nuclear Fusion (23)Nuclear Power (33)Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (1)Osmotic Power (3)Sodium Borohydride (1)Solar Power (59)Tidal and Marine Energy (27)Uranium (10)Wind Power (26)Invented EraAll1663 (2)1707 (1)1712 (2)1742 (1)1748 (1)1750 (1)1767 (2)1769 (1)1771 (1)1791 (1)1796 (1)1798 (1)1799 (3)1800 (4)1804 (1)1812 (1)1816 (1)1821 (4)1827 (1)1831 (1)1832 (2)1834 (1)1836 (1)1837 (1)1838 (1)1839 (3)1845 (1)1849 (1)1853 (3)1854 (1)1855 (1)1858 (3)1859 (2)1861 (1)1866 (1)1868 (1)1870 (1)1872 (1)1873 (1)1874 (1)1876 (3)1877 (1)1878 (1)1879 (2)1880 (2)1881 (1)1882 (6)1883 (1)1884 (1)1885 (2)1886 (1)1887 (3)1888 (4)1890 (1)1892 (1)1893 (1)1895 (2)1896 (2)1899 (1)1901 (3)1902 (1)1903 (2)1904 (2)1905 (1)1906 (1)1907 (2)1908 (1)1911 (1)1912 (1)1913 (1)1916 (2)1918 (2)1919 (1)1922 (2)1926 (2)1927 (1)1930 (3)1931 (2)1932 (1)1933 (1)1934 (2)1936 (1)1940 (2)1942 (2)1944 (3)1946 (2)1947 (2)1948 (1)1949 (3)1950 (3)1951 (3)1952 (1)1954 (7)1955 (2)1956 (6)1957 (10)1958 (2)1959 (2)1960 (6)1961 (2)1962 (1)1963 (1)1964 (3)1966 (4)1967 (2)1969 (2)1970 (7)1971 (5)1972 (4)1973 (5)1974 (2)1975 (4)1976 (2)1977 (1)1978 (2)1980 (2)1982 (2)1983 (1)1984 (3)1985 (1)1986 (2)1987 (1)1988 (2)1989 (2)1990 (1)1991 (2)1992 (1)1993 (1)1995 (6)1996 (3)1997 (3)1998 (1)1999 (1)2000 (3)2002 (1)2003 (5)2004 (5)2005 (2)2006 (1)2007 (1)2008 (1)2009 (1)2010 (2)2011 (2)2012 (1)2014 (2)2015 (2)2016 (2)2018 (1)DeveloperAllAkira Yoshino (1)Alan Arthur Wells (1)Alessandro Volta (2)Alexander Kalina (1)Alexander M. 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Energy development - WikipediaEnergy development, Fossil Fuels section, Industrial Revolution sentenceQuote, Energy development, Fossil Fuels section, Industrial Revolution sentenceThe use of fossil fuels in the 18th and 19th centuries set the stage for the Industrial Revolution.View the SourceEncyclopedia BritannicaEncyclopedia Britannica, Inc.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.