Articles about Energy – Page 4 of 4

Bill Gates: ‘Cheap energy is like a fantastic vaccine’

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is back in the news, talking about the importance of nuclear power. And while the software… Read More

Coming to Seattle: Picnic shelters with solar panels

OK, you can insert whatever Seattle rain joke that you’d like on this one. But during a week that the… Read More

EcoSpeed: Driving directions plus fuel-efficient speeds along the way

Lots of online mapping services tell people how to get someplace. A new Google Maps mashup, developed by Seattle-based Clarian… Read More

‘Olympus’ supercomputer targets energy breakthroughs, with help from some water

The Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, Wash., now has its own supercomputer, named Olympus, after the… Read More

San Francisco taps EnergySavvy to help homeowners cut through the fog of energy bills

EnergySavvy is marching into the Bay Area, inking a deal with the City of San Francisco to help homeowners reduce… Read More

Microsoft closing down Hohm energy management service

Attention, startups: The home-energy management market just got a lot less competitive — for anyone who can figure out a… Read More

Bill Gates touts nuclear energy, says coal kills more people

Nuclear energy can be made safe in part through advanced computer simulation and next-generation power plant designs, according to Microsoft… Read More

Microsoft shifts Hohm away from homes, focuses on electric cars

Microsoft unveiled the Hohm service in order to help home owners get a better sense of their energy consumption. But nearly… Read More