History of the gas industry

Key events in the history of the gas industry in Poland and Europe.
Go to history of the gas industryHistory of the Bydgoszcz Gasworks

1868
First bath heated with a gas water heater
This appliance is invented by an Englishman, Benjamin Waddy Maughan. Gas begins to find multiple new applications, and inventions include gas cookers, refrigerators, irons, coffee roasters, boilers, gas heaters and many more.

1885
Gas light gains new brightness and colour
This is a clever invention of Carl Auer von Welsbach – a fabric mantle, made from cotton mesh impregnated with non-flammable compounds, which when heated by a gas flame emits a bright light without burning. This invention continues to be used today.

1896
Natural gas discovered in the Podkarpacie region
The beginnings of natural gas in Poland are connected to crude oil extraction in the Podkarpacie region.
Witold Zglenicki
Gas industry today and tomorrow
Educational games at the Virtual Gas Museum website
Play and try your hand at one of the educational games focusing on the history of the gas and mining industries.
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Less gas in the gas, that is about regulators, i.e. the guardians of pressure and...our wallets
Installed in gas stations or gas connections, regulators constantly watch over the pressure in our home gas systems, thanks to which our gas meters measure the consumed gas correctly!
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Mines are not the only sources of natural gas: the fuel can be produced by chemical or biological synthesis.
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