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For most of human history, biomassBiomass was the dominant source of energy to meet the needs of civilization. In the 17th and 18th centuries, windmills and watermills supplemented energy from biomassBiomass. It was not until the industrial revolution began in Britain in the 1860s, that energy sources were fundamentally transformed and exponentially expanded. With the invention of steel, the steam engine, the incandescent light bulb, the spinning jenny, and the model-T Ford, coalCoal became king, and petroleum became its most important sidekick.

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Shifting Inventories of Coal, Petroleum, and Natural Gas

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    2026年

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  • Marilyn A. Brown,
  • Valerie M. Thomas

摘要

For most of human history, biomassBiomass was the dominant source of energy to meet the needs of civilization. In the 17th and 18th centuries, windmills and watermills supplemented energy from biomassBiomass. It was not until the industrial revolution began in Britain in the 1860s, that energy sources were fundamentally transformed and exponentially expanded. With the invention of steel, the steam engine, the incandescent light bulb, the spinning jenny, and the model-T Ford, coalCoal became king, and petroleum became its most important sidekick.