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19th century

This dimension groups energy technologies by the era in which they were first invented. Wikipedia notes that "renewable energy systems have rapidly become more efficient and cheaper over the past 40 years," a span of invention and refinement that stretches back through several distinct eras. Browsing by invented era lets a visitor compare technologies that first appeared in the same period.

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19th century
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Absorption Chiller

19th century

Absorption Heat Pump

19th century

Absorption Refrigerator

19th century

Adsorption Chiller

19th century

Air Separation

19th century

Alkaline Water Electrolysis

19th century

Alternator

19th century

Atkinson Cycle

19th century

Brayton Cycle

19th century

Circuit Breaker

19th century

Coal Gasification

19th century

Cogeneration

19th century

Combined Heat and Power

19th century

Compound Steam Engine

19th century

Compressed Air

19th century

Concentrated Solar Power

19th century

Crookes Radiometer

19th century

Daniell Cell

19th century

Diesel Cycle

19th century

Diesel Engine

19th century

Direct Carbon Fuel Cell

19th century

District Heating

19th century

Doubly-Fed Induction Generator

19th century

Dynamo

19th century

Economizer

19th century

Electric Generator

19th century

Electric Motor

19th century

Electrical Transformer

19th century

Electrochemical Reduction of Carbon Dioxide

19th century

Ericsson Cycle

19th century

Four-Stroke Engine

19th century

Francis Turbine

19th century

Fuel Cell

19th century

Ground Source Heat Pump

19th century

Heat Pump

19th century

High-Voltage Direct Current

19th century

Homopolar Generator

19th century

Hydroelectricity

19th century

Induction Motor

19th century

Internal Combustion Engine

19th century

Jonval Turbine

19th century

Lead-Acid Battery

19th century

Liquid Air

19th century

Nickel-Cadmium Battery

19th century

Otto Cycle

19th century

Pelton Turbine

19th century

Photoelectric Effect

19th century

Photoelectrochemical Cell

19th century

Photovoltaic Effect

19th century

Photovoltaics

19th century

Piezoelectricity

19th century

Power Transformer

19th century

Rankine Cycle

19th century

Redox Flow Battery

19th century

Rotary Converter

19th century

Shaded-Pole Motor

19th century

Solar Water Heater

19th century

Steam Accumulator

19th century

Steam Turbine

19th century

Stirling Engine

19th century

Surge Arrester

19th century

Synchronous Motor

19th century

Thermal Power Station

19th century

Thermionic Emission

19th century

Thermoelectric Effect

19th century

Thermoelectric Generator

19th century

Two-Stroke Engine

19th century

Underground Coal Gasification

19th century

Uniflow Steam Engine

19th century

Vapor-Compression Refrigeration

19th century

Wind Pump

19th century

Wind Turbine

19th century

Zinc-Carbon Battery

19th century
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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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