Green technology is not only a recent trend. The latest wave started to surface in 2000 B.C. However, Its history is yet much older, the Egyptians started developing buildings using passive air conditioning. Thereafter, Varius Avitus, the Roman Emperor permuted the trend by importing snow from the mountains to cool down his place. This gave birth to ice-powered air conditioning.
Early Green Trends
Earlier, in the 19th Century alternative energy sources were in the mind of scientists. For example, in France, 1839, famous Edmond Becquerel examined the photovoltaic effects through is experiment in electrolyte cell. This initiated the creation of the very first silicon solar cell. It was created 1954 at Bell Labs.
Other Dates and Frenchman
- August Mouchet, did in 1860 suggest the possible to create solar powered steam engines, which are today known as solar thermal power
- Gaston Plante, developed the lead acid battery in 1859.
Denmark, Japan as well as other countries started to invest in renewable energy sources such as biomass, wind and solar in the 1970s. However, America joined investment in clean energy a bit later.
Current Green Trend
The rising green-energy wave which, we are having nowadays had its instigation in 2001.
Arnold Schwarzenegger’s replacement of Governor Gray Davis gave rise to green ambitions. California has since become heavily trans-formative towards renewable energy. It led to the establishment of massive solar and wind farms providing a substantial level of energy.
People that Started to invest in Green Energy in 2001
1. T.J Rodgers, CEO Cypress Semiconductors, invested $750,000 in renewable technology
2. Bloom Energy developed an innovative fuel cell that had the ability to generate electricity, heat and oxygen for submarine crews.
3. Suntech Power Holding was founded in 2001 and is today a mayor provider of solar technology in China.
4. Green Fuel Technology was founded and started to research on bio-fuel such as algae. In 2008, it raised $79 million for research.
5. In February 2002, General Electric started diverging towards wind energy and is now one of the biggest wind turbine manufactures on the planet.
6. According to Clean Edge prediction, the market for solar panels, turbines and energy fuel cells has jumped from a value of $ 7 billion to more than $82 billion from 2000 to 2010. Estimation for 2017 is $254 billion.
There has been other spurring growth in computer technology. The aim is to make all types of technology more conducive to the environment or in other words, clean energy. There have been many changes occurring during the recent years. Nowadays, the American Government is playing their best cards to institute employment to its feeble economy. The recourse is being laid on wind and Sun energy.
There is no direct threat to discontinuance to the growth of clean and green technology. The common focus is that alternative sources of energy will keep on rising and might peak to overtake supply of contemporary energy such as fossil fuel. It is gradually becomes less attractive.
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