Timelines tagged “infrastructure”
4 timelines
- Desalination
Desalination from solar distillation in 1872 through thermal plants, practical membranes, energy recovery, and large municipal water systems in 2024.
- 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.
- Water Supply and Sanitation
Water and sanitation infrastructure from Indus cities around 2600 BCE to London's Thames Tideway Tunnel in 2025, covering filtration, sewers, disinfection, wastewater treatment and wider access.