Timelines tagged “energy”
5 timelines
- Batteries
Batteries from Alessandro Volta's pile in 1800 to sodium-ion vehicle production in 2023, following rechargeable chemistry, industrial manufacturing, portable electronics, electric vehicles, and electricity storage.
- Electrification
The expansion of electric power from Faraday's induction experiments in 1831 to Bangladesh's universal-access declaration in 2022, through generators, grids, industrial motors and rural connections.
- Geothermal Energy
Geothermal energy from industrial steam use in 1827 to new commercial drilling projects in 2026, covering district heating, power plants worldwide, reservoir engineering, and the limits encountered underground.
- Nuclear Power
Nuclear power from the first controlled chain reaction in 1942 to new large reactors entering service by 2024, tracing reactor designs, international cooperation, construction programs, accidents, and their consequences.
- Solar Power
Solar power from the discovery of the photovoltaic effect in 1839 to worldwide deployment in 2025, including semiconductor research, solar thermal plants, public policy, manufacturing, and new cell designs.