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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 Wrocław 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.
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Stanisław Szczepanowski
Stanisław Szczepanowski was one of the most prominent entrepreneurs of the second industrial revolution in Poland.
read the biography ArticleHistory of Kraków Gasworks
Although the municipal gasworks in Kraków was built after other cities had been operating their facilities for some time, Kraków was the first Polish city to be lit by gas street lamps.
read the article InterviewCountdown to … gas light
The 19th century was the golden age of gas lamps, wall lamps and chandeliers. With time, however, these had to give way to devices powered by new fuel – electricity.
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Gas industry today and tomorrow
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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Non-mining methane production methods
Mines are not the only sources of natural gas: the fuel can be produced by chemical or biological synthesis.
read it all TechnologyNG pressure reducing and metering stations go underground
New construction, extension and retrofitting of gas networks frequently pose multiple challenges linked to choosing the locations for pressure reducing and metering stations. Underground NG pressure reducing modules might provide a solution to these problems.
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