10 Interesting Fact About Alternative energy sources

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• Wind energy has been used for more than 5,000 years, since ancient Egypt.
• The first solar battery was made in 1954 by Bell Laboratories.
• In 2019, wind and solar energy contributed 10 percent of the total production of the United States electricity.
• Hydroelectric power is the largest source of energy in the world, accounts for about 16 percent of the total global electricity production.
• Geothermal energy is used to heat up houses and buildings for centuries, especially in areas such as Italy, Iceland and the United States.
• In 2017, China produced more than half of the total wind energy capacity in the world.
• Solar cells used to produce electricity were first developed in 1954 by three Laboratories Bell scientists.
• In 2019, wind and solar energy contributed almost 75 percent of the new energy capacity added worldwide.
• Lithium-ion batteries, used in electric cars and electronic devices, were first developed in the 1980s.
• Sea wave energy can produce electricity in the same way as hydropower, by capturing energy from the waves of the sea.