On September 11th, at the headquarters of Electricity of Ho Chi Minh City, Conference on Exchanging and Collecting Electric Foreign-Invested Enterprises Ideas was held by Electricity of Ho Chi Minh City (EVN HCMC) and Ho Chi Minh Industrial and Export Processing Zones Administration (HEPZA) to clear customers' queries and disseminate policies on energy savings.

The coal mining units will be charged the highest environmental fee of up to VND14,000/ton, an increase of VND4,000 compared with the current rate. This is the draft decree for environmental protection charges for mineral extraction which has been released by Ministry of Finance for consultation on September 4th, 2015.

The U.S. Department of Energy is helping homebuyers determine a house's energy efficiency before making a purchase.

A team of scientists with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the University of Illinois created solar cells that collect blue photons at 30 times the concentration of conventional solar cells, the highest luminescent concentration factor ever recorded.

Recently, in Tuy Hoa city, Phu Yen Province, the Provincial People's Committee organized the Review Meeting on the 5 year program to save energy in the province. Phu Yen Power Company is one of four units in Phu Yen province which is awarded the merit for outstanding achievements in the implementation of economical and efficient use of energy in Phu Yen province Phase 2011-2015.

In recent years, with the efforts of the Can Tho City Electricity Company and the related authorities, the communication, and implementation of practical power-saving models have been well performed. Then, the power saving policy of the State has really come to life of all classes of people in the Can Tho city with positive responses.

The resources of traditional energy in Hai Phong are depleted by fast economic development and high demand of energy. Therefore, not only the efficient and economical use of traditional energy but also the adaptation of renewable energy should be promoted for a sustainably economic development and environmental conservation.

The young people in HCMC having ideas and solutions on issues of environmental protection, energy saving, climate change can participate in the Contest on Youth Innovative Ideas 2015 organized by the Ho Chi Minh city Center for Youth Science & Technology Development.

Representatives from Ca Mau People’s Committee announced that “Clean Up the World 2015” with the slogan “Action for Sustainable Rural Environment” would be held from September 14 - 20, 2015. This campaign aims at raising the awareness of community about sustainably environmental conservation in the countryside.

The selected Enterprises for Demonstration Project will be audited on energy/ technical consultation for energy saving solution The activity is free of charge, and supported with a maximum VND 2 billion, but not exceeding 50% of total investment value of the Project.

While many of us may enjoy grilling food over an open fire, the fact is that cooking fires are a major source of health problems for millions of people in developing nations, who use them on a daily basis.

With the aim of raising awareness of organizations and individuals to use energy to make changes from awareness into concrete action in energy-savings and efficiency, recently, the Quang Tri provincial People's Committee promulgated Decision No. 1466/QD-UBND regarding the program on Economical and Efficient Use of Energy in the province during 2015-2020.

In the period 2011-2015, Can Tho Energy Conservation Center (Can Tho ECC) spent over VND4 billion from the state budget for the activities to save energy. However, to achieve a better result for energy efficiency, more support from the Ministry of Industry and Trade is needed.

On September 04, 2015, People’s Committee of Phu Yen Province held a conference to review the implementation of the 5-year programme on economical and effective use of energy 2011-2015. The conference was presided over by Mr. Tran Quang Nhat, member of Provincial Standing Committee, also Vice Chairman of People’s Committee.

General Department of Energy has cooperated with the Department of Emulation and Commendation, awarded a medallion "For the Development of Industry and Trade of Vietnam," to Mr. Werner Kossmann - Chief Technical Advisor (CTA) of Vietnam Renewable energy development project. This project is funded by the German government and started its operation in 2012.

Trang trại ngầm ở đô thị đầu tiên trên thế giới với tên gọi Growing Underground được tạo ra để trồng và bán các loại thảo mộc và xà lách ở độ sâu 33m dưới các tuyến phố tại London, thủ đô nước Anh.

Không chỉ mang đến cơ hội tiết kiệm năng lượng, bảo vệ môi trường, ngành công nghiệp năng lượng tái tạo tại Rhode Island còn tạo ra gần 10.000 việc làm cho người dân.

Understatement should not be on the agenda here: the Lefdal Mine Datacenter (LMD), a 120,000 square metre installation under construction near Måløy on Norway's west coast is going to be the European’s largest data centre, producing a capacity of 100 megawatts. According to its operators, their goal is to become Europe’s number one in terms of cost-efficiency, security, flexibility and sustainability.

A team from MIT –- composed of students Michael Laracy and Thomas Poinot, along with professors Elsa Olivetti, Hamlin Jennings and John Ochsendorf -- has developed Eco-BLAC bricks: an alternative to traditional bricks that reuses industrial waste and is low-cost and low energy.

Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai assigned the Government Affairs Office and Ministry of Industry and Trade the task to develop a study scheme, and submit it to the Government for issuance of a Strategy for development of renewable energy in Vietnam toward 2030 and vision to 2050.