It was used first thousands of years ago. It was used to heat homes in the later 1800"s.
Usually by being used to heat a steam heating system.
for lighting homes
what were various forms of energy used to heat homes around 1900-1940.
they used a stove
Crude oil is often a dark, sticky liquid that cannot be used without changing it. The first part of refining crude oil is to heat it until it boils. The boiling liquid is separated into different liquids and gases in a distillation column. These liquids are used to make petrol, paraffin, diesel fuel etc.
geothermal energy is used to heat homes and provide electricity.
natural gas
Propane and buetane
for lighting homes
Non renewable sources of energy are used for multiple purposes in everyday life. Oil and natural gas are the main non renewable sources of energy used to heat homes and businesses.
Most people use natural gas to heat homes, but natural gas itself has to be burned. So technically we are using combustion to heat our homes
It is used for fuel to heat homes, used for energy for manufacturing companies, machinery.