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Books

Bill Gates Energy Bookshelf

Energy Myths and Realities: Bringing Science to the Energy Policy Debate by Vaclav Smil

Sustainable Energy - without the hot air by David MacKay

Beyond Smoke and Mirrors Climate Change and Energy in the 21st Century

Energy Transitions by Vaclav Smil

Energies by Vaclav Smil

Energy at the Crossroads by Vaclav Smil

Global Warming by John Houghton

Hot, Flat, and Crowded by Thomas L. Friedman

The Earth's Biosphere by Vaclav Smil

The Grid

Why Energy Matters

A Conversation with Bill Gates and Daniel Yergin: Nuclear Energy

A Conversation with Bill Gates and Daniel Yergin

April 13, 2012

An Energy Briefing with Daniel Yergin: Market Dynamics & Natural Gas

Daniel Yergin talks with Bill about shale oil and other emerging resources that are shaking up the world’s energy markets.

ECOnomics conference

March 23, 2012

On the Road to Energy Solutions

From ARPA-E to ECO:nomics, Bill goes on the road in search of energy solutions.

Innovating to Zero

November 16, 2011

Innovating to Zero Emissions

How to prevent catastrophic climate change? Bill identifies five most promising areas for innovation that can get us to zero energy emissions.

A Conversation with Bill Gates & Daniel Poneman

October 04, 2011

Nuclear Energy After Fukushima

Could software simulations and new designs make nuclear reactors the safest energy-generating facilities on the planet?

July 19, 2011

Q&A: Bill Gates on the World Energy Crisis

Bill was interviewed by Wired editor in chief Chris Anderson and some members of the audience at the Wired Business Conference in May 2011. The Q&A focused on the world energy crisis including technology, policy, and economics.

Innovation: Energy Storage

EnergyCache

November 16, 2011

Taking Energy Storage to a Higher Level

Bill explains how a new breakthrough in electricity storage could bring cleaner, cheaper power to everyone, especially the world’s poor.

TED2010 Innovating to Zero

October 06, 2011

We Need a Battery Miracle

Interested in learning more about innovations in energy storage? Watch this video of Bill and MIT Professor Donald Sadoway describing liquid metal battery technology.

Funding Energy R&D

Donald Sadoway

April 16, 2012

MIT Professor Donald Sadoway’s Formula for Energy Innovation: Increase Federal Research Funding

If we’re serious about energy innovation in the U.S., MIT Professor Donald Sadoway says the federal government needs to fund more research.

A Conversation with Bill Gates and Daniel Yergin: Government Spending on Energy R&D

February 28, 2012

ARPA-E: A Good Beginning for U.S. Energy Innovation

A new U.S. energy agency is funding important R&D needed to develop new sources of clean energy.

US spending on energy innovation

November 17, 2011

The Energy Research Imperative

In an editorial in the journal Science, Bill makes the case for increased U.S. government investment in clean energy innovation.

AEIC Catalyzing American Ingenuity

2010 US Federal Budget

September 13, 2011

Catalyzing American Ingenuity

The US must make a commitment to energy innovation. A new report called “Catalyzing American Ingenuity” from AEIC outlines key steps.

American Energy Innovation Council AEIC

June 15, 2010

Calling for Energy Technology Innovation

Joining with other U.S. business leaders, Bill calls for new U.S. initiatives to develop clean, reliable and low-cost energy resources.

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