Neowin News Feed for: Energy

Solar power could finally be viable with this invention

Sayan Sen — Sat, 16 May 2026 16:40:01 +0000

This invention could make solar power far more practical, offering a real path toward everyday, widespread renewable energy use. Read more...

Meta working on tech that can solar power AI even when there's no Sun

Fiza Ali — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 16:46:01 +0000

Meta is backing ambitious new energy experiments that could reshape how future technologies are powered. Read more...

Microsoft and NVIDIA are solving the one bottleneck standing between us and AGI

Karthik Mudaliar — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 08:28:01 +0000

Microsoft and NVIDIA have identified the single biggest obstacle standing between today's AI and AGI. Read more...

Google Search now provides more helpful energy crisis information in Europe

Paul Hill — Wed, 09 Nov 2022 20:26:01 +0000

Google has rolled out tools to Search to help people in Europe with the ongoing energy crisis. It includes news on the matter, local guidance, and steps you can take to cut usage and save money. Read more...

Salesforce reaches effective Net Zero energy usage, announces more climate initiatives

Karthik Mudaliar — Tue, 21 Sep 2021 15:26:01 +0000

At its Dreamforce event, Salesforce has announced that it has achieved effective Net Zero energy usage across its entire value chain with 100 percent renewable energy and purchasing carbon offsets. Read more...

Nokia base stations to see huge power consumption reduction

Paul Hill — Wed, 17 Mar 2021 21:20:01 +0000

Nokia has announced that it will halve the power usage of its base stations by 2023. It will do this by refining the software to be more efficient and by adopting the latest power-efficient SoCs. Read more...

Microsoft launches Open AI Energy Initiative in partnership with Shell, C3 AI, others

Usama Jawad — Tue, 02 Feb 2021 07:54:01 +0000

Microsoft has launched the Open AI Energy Initiative in collaboration with Shell, C3 AI, and Baker Hughes. It aims to offer AI-based scalable and interoperable solutions for the energy sector. Read more...

Microsoft predicts AI to contribute $5 trillion to global GDP growth, among other advantages

Hamza Jawad — Thu, 27 Jun 2019 21:46:01 +0000

Microsoft has collaborated with PricewaterhouseCoopers to deliver a report, describing the potential growth in global GDP and reduction in greenhouse gas emissions if AI is fully utilized. Read more...

Apple encourages more suppliers to go green, succeeding goals

Paul Hill — Thu, 11 Apr 2019 15:22:01 +0000

Apple has announced that it will succeed its goal of introducing 4 gigawatts of renewable energy into its supply chain by 2020 after it persuaded more suppliers to pledge to use green energy. Read more...

Microsoft expands energy portfolio, partners with Invenergy, EDP Renewables

Florin Bodnarescu — Thu, 07 Mar 2019 15:26:01 +0000

The company has expanded its energy portfolio via two new deals with EDP Renewables and Invenergy. This is another step towards the firm's goal of 60% carbon-neutral data center operations by 2020. Read more...

Tesla Powerbank: A portable battery to charge your gadgets on the go

Boyd Chan — Sat, 18 Nov 2017 01:44:01 +0000

Featuring the same cell as found in the batteries inside its Model S and X electric vehicles, Tesla has released its own portable battery for those looking to add a little more Tesla to their lives. Read more...

Resourceful people are turning to DIY powerwall solutions to save money

Boyd Chan — Sun, 27 Aug 2017 11:18:01 +0000

While most may prefer off the shelf solutions, such as Tesla's Powerwall product, for domestic energy storage, enterprising individuals have scavenged batteries to build their own homegrown versions. Read more...

Malta is Alphabet's latest exploration, a salt-based solution that stores energy

George Karmpoulonis — Mon, 31 Jul 2017 22:24:01 +0000

Alphabet's division X latest proposition comes in the form of an innovative energy storage solution that could prove a gamechanger as it would provide unparalleled energy-storing capabilities. Read more...

Tesla wins contract to build big grid battery in South Australia

Paul Hill — Fri, 07 Jul 2017 22:46:01 +0000

Tesla has won a contract to build a battery for South Australia for storing energy produced by renewables. This follows a collapse of the grid which caused 1.7 million residents to lose power. Read more...

This week in science: artificial photosynthesis, Martian soil bricks, Cassini's Grand Finale

Gabriel Nunes — Sun, 30 Apr 2017 21:16:02 +0000

Scientists revealed the first artificial photosynthesis triggered by blue light without rare materials and a new way to make bricks from Martian soil. Also, Cassini's Grand Finale has begun. Read more...

Tesla offers to solve South Australia's power shortage woes; local industry wants a fair go [Update]

Boyd Chan — Mon, 13 Mar 2017 10:34:01 +0000

A day after Tesla CEO Elon Musk spoke with Prime Minister Turnbull about energy storage solutions and the provision of reliable electricity, Aussie competitors have called for a level playing field. Read more...

One of Microsoft's datacenters in the US now runs entirely on wind power

Vlad Dudau — Tue, 15 Nov 2016 13:16:01 +0000

Microsoft has made new deals which will allow it to run one of its datacenters entirely on renewable energy. The company says this will also help the local community by keeping energy rates low. Read more...

Google uses AI to cool down its servers, save energy

Vlad Dudau — Wed, 20 Jul 2016 14:52:01 +0000

Google is putting its Go-winning digital mind at work, as DeepMind develops AI systems to cool down data centers. The new machine-learning system used 40% less energy than normal. Read more...

Samsung rejects claim that its TVs can detect energy efficiency tests

Steven Parker — Thu, 01 Oct 2015 14:52:01 +0000

After ten different labs set out to determine if the energy consumption claims of TVs are accurate, Samsung came under the spotlight for a feature which some claim bypasses the test. Read more...

Gaming PCs are using an insane amount of power, new study claims

Christian O'Brien — Fri, 04 Sep 2015 05:10:01 +0000

With PC gaming on the rise, a new study has found gaming computers are using $10 billion or 75 terawatt hours' worth of electricity a year, worldwide, 10 times more than consoles. Read more...

Microsoft to add energy-saving choice screen for new Xbox One consoles following criticism

Anthony Tosie — Fri, 10 Apr 2015 20:00:01 +0000

Microsoft is adding a new setup screen for Xbox One consoles that will more prominently display the choice between their instant-on and energy-saving modes following criticism. Read more...

Teenager creates device that could charge your phone in under 30 seconds

Andy Weir — Thu, 23 May 2013 09:39:57 +0000

A teenager has won an Intel innovation award for a supercapacitor design, which she hopes will revolutionise battery technology, offering rapid device charging and efficient energy storage. Read more...

Microsoft defends data center energy practices

John Callaham — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 15:25:23 +0000

In a new blog post, Microsoft has defended its energy practices that it uses for its data centers and says it is working harder to make its centers more energy efficient. Read more...

Data centers: the most wasteful thing since the Hummer?

Tyler Holman — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 02:12:13 +0000

Data centers could be mankind's most wasteful invention since the Hummer. By running at full power 24/7, they're wasting more energy than you'll use in a lifetime, and that's just for idling. Read more...

Greenpeace invades Apple HQ

Tyler Holman — Wed, 16 May 2012 03:32:12 +0000

Two Greenpeace demonstrators dressed as iPhones ended up getting arrested in front of Apple's Cupertino HQ after projecting anti-Apple messages and climbing into a 'pod' bearing the Apple logo. Read more...

Microsoft: Internet Explorer 9's "industry leading" energy efficiency

Denis Wong — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 10:04:11 +0000

Here's something to think about: when you ask some of your fellow geeky friends what they find best about the recently released Internet Explorer 9, see what responses you get back. You will most likely... Read more...

One Google query is worth a thousand machines

Mitchell LeBlanc — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 16:20:53 +0000

Google, who have been recently claiming to make moves towards an ecologically friendly future, had some potentially embarrassing news about their infrastructure made public. In a keynote, Jeff Dean revealed that in the past decade... Read more...

LED light bulbs to cut energy bills by 75%

Tom Warren — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 09:23:30 +0000

LED light bulbs are not a new invention but currently they are a costly alternative to the more traditional incandescent light bulbs. A report from London based Metro newspaper indicates that scientists have discovered a... Read more...

TVs focus on energy savings and Yahoo integration at CES

Matthew Hopson — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:51:23 +0000

According to an article posted by Reuters today, television giants at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week have focused their game of one-upmanship on improved energy savings and integration with the Internet... Read more...

Solar Energy Bra Powers Phones & iPods

Fri, 16 May 2008 13:44:13 +0000

Ladies, take your battle for the environment a little closer to your heart with a solar-powered bra that can generate enough electric energy to charge a mobile phone or an iPod. Lingerie maker... Read more...

U.S. partners with Google on energy savings plan

Tue, 20 Nov 2007 16:52:20 +0000

A partnership between the Google-founded Climate Savers Computing Initiative and a National Governors Association program has already yielded a commitment from two state governments to buy more energy-efficient computers. The governors of Kansas and Minnesota... Read more...

Gadgets 'threaten energy savings'

Tom Warren — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 08:29:28 +0000

The growing popularity of hi-tech devices, such as flat-screen TVs and digital radios, threaten to undermine efforts to save energy, a report says. UK consumers spend Â£12bn a year on electronics, much of which... Read more...

Canada, Germany ink clean energy research pact

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 20:59:59 +0000

Canadian and German scientists have agreed on a deal (estimated at ~$8.4 million) to work together over the next three years to develop clean energy technologies. The National Research Council of Canada and the... Read more...

Africa starts to tap solar energy for IT

Tue, 27 Mar 2007 23:20:07 +0000

Governments and development organizations in Eastern and Southern Africa are starting to adopt solar energy to bolster energy resources for Information and Communication Technology in rural areas. The e-school project in Africa is already using... Read more...

AMD Broadens Energy Efficient Processor Lineup

Mon, 05 Mar 2007 23:53:30 +0000

When introduced in mid-2006, Advanced Micro Devices' lineup of dual-core energy efficient processors with 65W thermal design power (TDP) consisted of just five models (3800+, 4000+, 4200+, 4400+ and 4600+) and the dated roadmap indicated... Read more...

AMD's Brisbane: 'Most energy efficient AMD CPU to date'

Michael Stanclift — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 04:14:35 +0000

When Intel launched its Core 2 line of processors we saw AMD's performance and power advantages vanish into thin air but the comparison, at least on the power side, wasn't totally fair. Intel had been... Read more...

Energy Dept. Funds Open-Source InfiniBand Work

Thu, 11 Nov 2004 23:12:46 +0000

The U.S. Department of Energy has funded a consortium of InfiniBand advocates to build Linux software support for the high-speed networking technology. The three-year project will support programmers at chipmaker Intel and InfiniBand... Read more...

Microsoft Releases Energy Bliss (Royale) Theme

Tom Warren — Tue, 12 Oct 2004 00:01:52 +0000

Thanks everyone who reported about this in the Back Page News forum. Preparing for the release of Windows Media Center 2005 tomorrow, Microsoft has released the official Media Center 2005 theme (Royale) today for Tablet... Read more...

NASA Spaces on Energy Solution

Tue, 22 Jun 2004 14:35:35 +0000

Scientists are working on a way to have satellites beam down solar energy to the Earth. In 2001 the United States abandoned this program, but still several nations have continued to work on it.... Read more...

The first ever Free Energy Device to be developed

Sun, 07 Apr 2002 19:46:42 +0000

Thanks to Gambito for posting the info. and the links about this in the forums. Here is an excerpt from Rense: A patent was granted on March 26, 2002 for "The Motionless Magnetic... Read more...