Eurostar has today announced a planned £700m investment in its rolling stock that will result in the rail operator running some of the greenest trains on the planet from 2014. The company revealed it is to buy 10 new trains and refurbish its existing 28-strong fleet as it looks to further build on its position as a low-carbon alternative to short haul flights.

After renewing the house, Mr Hieu and his wife decide to reuse the decorative since they thought it is still very new. However, being put into use, the chandelier has caused a complicated problem as it consumes a lot of electricity and is very hot. The chandelier has three tiers, with about 26 40W bulbs, so it consumes 1.040W per lighting hour. Then the chandelier has been“retired” once again after a month.

On October 9th 2010, in Japan, the energy efficiency training course for Vietnamese staff (ECVN7) ended successfully, after 12 days of hard work, studying the theory and practicing to operate machines at Japanese facilities which well implemented energy efficiency.

A British business offering turnkey solutions for micro wind power is aiming to become one of the top five producers in the world by 2016. Its innovative new design will provide a fully installed wind turbine for as little as $7000, according to the company’s CEO.

United States’ Environment Protection Agency (EPA) has increased the percentage of ethanol blending optional for cars and light-weight trucks made in or after 2007 to 15 percent (E15). This is the first increment in the ethanol blending standard in more than 30 years. Since 1979, automobiles had an option to use only 10 percent blended ethanol (E10) in gasoline.

Nhật Bản vừa trình làng một sản phẩm công nghệ mới vô cùng thân thiện với môi trường, đó là chiếc tàu hỏa chạy bằng dầu điêden sinh học (BDF) đầu tiên tại thành phố Kasai, thuộc tỉnh Hyogo, miền Tây nước này.

Công ty này sử dụng một loại men đặc biệt có khả năng chuyển hoá xenlulozo trong thân cây và trong mùn cưa thành butanol (một thành phần của xăng). Sau giai đoạn này, các nhà nghiên cứu tin rằng họ có thể đưa butanol trở thành nhiên liệu cho động cơ phản lực.

More than 300 students in HCM City on Sunday took part in activities for the International 350 Day for Climate Change. Together with millions of people around the globe, they raised their voices about climate change and environment protection. The students made a painting of five-by-five metres, and 260 small paintings that were combined to depict the number 1,000 in celebration of Ha Noi’s millenium anniversary.

In devising the myriad events, "we just wanted to put it on people's radar to think about things" when it comes to conserving, said Stephanie Ciccarello, the town's energy conservation coordinator. "There's always more that people can do."

SunHydro, a hydrogen refueling company is launching their first hydrogen station that will be open to the public. The refueling point will be made available starting Friday in Connecticut, USA, in an attempt of the firm to create a chain of hydrogen refueling stations from Maine to Florida.

In the middle of November 2010, Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), in collaboration with the Ministry of Planning and Investment and the Ministry of Industry and Trade, will host the Business forum for sustainable development with the theme: "Promoting and strengthening the participation of related parties in the process of implementing sustainable development. "

Thị trường phong điện Trung Quốc đang chiếm ưu thế hơn Mỹ nhờ khung chính sách hỗ trợ rõ ràng, Steve Sawyer, Tổng thư ký Ủy ban năng lượng gió toàn cầu (Global Wind Energy Council - GWEC) cho biết.Theo bản báo cáo mới nhất của GWEC, năm 2009, Trung Quốc xếp thứ hai trong việc phát triển nguồn phong điện và là nhà khách hàng mua công nghệ gió lớn nhất thế giới.

Trường Đại học Malta vừa tổng kết 2 năm thực hiện chiến dịch “Tiết kiệm năng lượng...bảo vệ tương lai” do 21 học sinh và giáo viên thực hiện dưới sự hỗ trợ của Quỹ Commenius EU do Ủy ban Châu Âu cấp thông qua EUPA.

Đồng Nai là địa phương có tốc độ phát triển kinh tế nhanh với hơn 10 ngàn doanh nghiệp đang hoạt động. Nhận thấy tiềm năng lớn từ việc thực hiện TKNL, ngay từ khi mới triển khai các dự án TKNL các doanh nghiệp trên địa bàn đã tích cực tham gia. Đến cuối năm 2009, kết quả thực hiện kiểm toán năng lượng 20 doanh nghiệp trên toàn tỉnh Đồng Nai cho thấy, tổng số tiền tiết kiệm từ các biện pháp TKNL là 3.400 triệu đồng/năm, giảm phát thải CO2 khoảng 1.560 tấn/năm.

Kết cấu bền vững bởi sử dụng vật liệu inox. Hai ổ bi đường kính ôm trục là 90 cm có hệ thống điện tử bảo vệ quá dòng quá áp. Dự trù thời gian hoạt động kéo dài vài chục năm.

Vietnam ’s first wind power turbine production factory was inaugurated at the Nomura industrial zone in the northern port city of Hai Phong on October 15. The 61 million USD project, invested by the US-based GE group, rolled out over 200 turbines for export in the past five months of test run.

The Ford Motor Company is taking a new step forward in the process of researching new possibilities of producing biofuels. The company’s scientists are currently studying algae as a feasible automotive biofuel, as part of a plan aimed at reducing the dependence on oil and pollution.

Solar panels, throughout their entire existence, have had the same issue over and over again: once the Sun’s light began to hit them with an angle, they became inefficient, so fixed solar panels were only great at noon. Soon after people realized that, they began constructing all sorts of contraptions that would modify the panels’ position so to face the Sun directly.

The University of Malta Junior College recently concluded a two-year project entitled ‘Saving energy… Saving our future’, in which 21 Maltese students and teachers made use of Comenius EU funds made available by the European Commission through the local agency EUPA.

It seems that we are finding a new use for solar power everyday. Whether its grid-tie applications, lighting, or backup power, solar is rapidly becoming our green energy alternative of choice. Solar is rapidly evolving as the technology and applications for it are changing daily. In this light, here are 3 great contests that are stretching the limits of what solar can be used for and may just change the way we use energy in our everyday lives.