CHARLES PROTEUS STEINMETZ
TODAY IN ENERGY HISTORY April 9, 2025 CHARLES PROTEUS STEINMETZ Charles Proteus Steinmetz was a German-American electrical engineer and mathematician whose work in alternating current (AC) systems revolutionized electrical power distribution. Born April 9, 1865, in Breslau, Germany (now Wrocław, Poland), he immigrated to the United States in 1889 to escape political persecution. Steinmetz made […]
BAHRAIN’S WIND POWER TOWER!
TODAY IN ENERGY HISTORY April 8, 2025 BAHRAIN’S WIND POWER TOWER! Opened on April 8, 2008, the Bahrain World Trade Center stands as a symbol of innovation and sustainability. Rising 787 feet, its sleek, sail-shaped towers are designed to harness offshore winds through three integrated wind turbines, generating 675 kW of energy. These turbines are […]
MINER’S STRIKE!
TODAY IN ENERGY HISTORY April 1, 2025 MINER’S STRIKE! The Coal Miners’ Strike of April 1, 1922, was one of the largest labor actions in U.S. history, involving over 600,000 miners across multiple states. Led by John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA), the strike was primarily a response to wage […]
ITS A BIRD! ITS A PLANE! ITS A SUPERCOMPUTER!
TODAY IN ENERGY HISTORY May 30, 2025 ITS A BIRD! ITS A PLANE! ITS A SUPERCOMPUTER! On May 30, 2022, Oak Ridge National Laboratory announced their newest achievement. The Frontier supercomputer, developed by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Hewlett Packard, and AMD, is the world’s first exascale system capable of performing one quintillion calculations per second. […]
CRUDE OIL WINDFALL TAX!
TODAY IN ENERGY HISTORY April 2, 2025 CRUDE OIL WINDFALL TAX! On this day in history, April 2, 1980, President Jimmy Carter signed the Crude Oil Windfall Profit Tax Act, aiming to capture excess revenues from rising oil prices. The tax was designed as an excise tax, not a traditional profit tax, applying a maximum […]
SMACKOVER FIELD DISCOVERED!
TODAY IN ENERGY HISTORY July 1, 2025 SMACKOVER FIELD DISCOVERED! The Smackover Oil Field in Union County, Arkansas, was discovered in 1922 and quickly became one of the most important oil fields in the United States. The boom truly began on July 1, 1922, when the Richardson No. 1 well came in as a gusher, […]
LARGEST OIL SALE IN HISTORY!
TODAY IN ENERGY HISTORY March 31, 2025 LARGEST OIL SALE IN HISTORY! 20:39On March 31, 2022, the Biden administration announced the release of 1 million barrels per day from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) for six months, totaling 180 million barrels. This was the largest release in SPR history and aimed to counteract rising […]
TREATY OF ROME SIGNED!
TODAY IN ENERGY HISTORY March 25, 2025 TREATY OF ROME SIGNED! 14:34On this day in 1957, the Treaty of Rome was signed, laying the foundation for European economic integration. A key milestone was the creation of the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom), a turning point in energy history. Euratom was established to promote the safe […]
RANGER 9: FINAL MISSION!
TODAY IN ENERGY HISTORY March 21, 2025 RANGER 9: FINAL MISSION! On March 21, 1965, NASA launched Ranger 9, the final mission in the Ranger program. Designed to capture high-resolution images of the Moon in its final moments before impact, the mission played a crucial role in advancing lunar exploration and space energy technology. Ranger […]
VOLTAIC BATTERY DISCOVERED!
TODAY IN ENERGY HISTORY March 20, 2025 VOLTAIC BATTERY DISCOVERED! On March 20, 1800, Alessandro Volta announced the invention of the voltaic pile—the first true battery—in a letter to Joseph Banks, president of the Royal Society of London. By stacking zinc and copper discs separated by saltwater-soaked cloth, he generated a continuous electrical current, proving […]