The municipal authorities of Ha Noi have just issued the Renewable Energy Development Program in the 2012-2015 period to boost the application of advanced technologies in exploiting and using renewable energies in the community.

Building a green economy is necessary for Viet Nam to realize her sustainable development roadmap in the current context, said a senior official.

Denmark wants to assist Vietnamese enterprises in using energy more effectively, Danish Ambassador to Viet Nam John Nielse told reporters on October 31.

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Germany installed nearly 1,000 MW (1 GW) of new solar power in September, bringing its total for the year up to 6,200 MW (6.22 GW). These statistics were provided by the German Federal Network Agency, The Bundesnetzagentur (or BNetzA). The solar industry there also saw solar generation growth of over 50% in the first 9 months of 2012.

US solar and wind developer Lincoln Renewable Energy announced Monday that it has entered into a 20-year power sales agreement with Southern California Edison (SCE) to deliver electricity sourced from two upcoming solar projects located in San Bernardino.

Investing the funds that are raised as a result of carbon taxing into a major energy efficiency program could boost the economy and create jobs, as well as dealing with the original issue — energy efficiency. This is according to a new report published by British statutory consumer organisation, Consumer Focus.

Declining PV prices, incentives, and the fear of losing incentives have caused a surge in solar installations in Australia. The result has been that the country has reached 2,000 MW of installed solar PV.

Google is continuing to show its commitment to development of a renewable energy economy, investing $75 million dollars into a 50MW wind farm in Rippey, Iowa.

The 3DEXPERIENCE Company under Dassault Systemes got together with UBIFRANCE Vietnam to hold a workshop on November 14 in Hanoi under the theme, "Renewing Energy Technology: Solution Software, Process and Experiences".

Vietnam will team up with the Republic of Korea and Denmark to promote green growth - an issue that was set forth in the country’s Green Growth Strategy for 2012-2020, and to 2050.

Vietnam will rely on the latest advances in technology to ensure that its first nuclear power plant meets the highest possible safety standards, said deputy minister of Science and Technology Le Dinh Tien at a conference to improve communication about nuclear power on Aug. 2.

Vietnamese officials from the Central and Central Highlands and lecturers from the UK’s leading research universities discussed opportunities to develop and apply new clean energy resources at a conference in Da Nang city on Sept. 10.

Ngày 14-11, tại Hà Nội đã diễn ra hội thảo "Đổi mới công nghệ ngành năng lượng: phần mềm giải pháp, quy trình và kinh nghiệm" do Công ty 3DEXPERIENCE thuộc tập đoàn Dassault Systèmes phối hợp cùng UBIFRANCE (cơ quan hỗ trợ phát triển quốc tế cho các doanh nghiệp Pháp) tại Việt Nam tổ chức.

Liên minh sản xuất màn hình Nhật Bản Japan Display vừa giới thiệu thành quả nghiên cứu mới nhất của họ: những tấm LCD có khả năng hiển thị đa màu sắc và video giống như thông thường nhưng trên nền công nghệ mới bằng cách phản xạ một phần ánh sáng chiếu tới nó.

The United States may become almost self-sufficient in terms of oil and natural gas by 2035, a report from the International Energy Agency states.

The British government said as much as $16 million in funding was available to industry leaders who can make wind turbines more efficient to run.

Fuel cells, which convert fuel directly into electricity without burning it, promise a less polluted future where cars run on pure hydrogen and exhaust nothing but water vapor. But the catalysts that make them work are still "sluggish" and worse, expensive.

Văn phòng Kinh tế và Thương mại Đan Mạch cho biết, một công trình nhà tiết kiệm năng lượng sẽ được xây dựng tại TP. HCM, do Trung tâm Tiết kiệm năng lượng TP. HCM, Công ty Kiến trúc Kaersgaard Andersen và Trường Đại học Bắc Đan Mạch hợp tác thực hiện.

Hội thảo Ấn Độ-Hiệp hội các quốc gia Đông Nam Á (ASEAN) về hợp tác trong lĩnh vực năng lượng mới và năng lượng tái tạo đã khai mạc sáng 5/11 tại New Delhi, thủ đô Ấn Độ.