Wind farms that offer economic efficiency and plan to connect with the national grid could be given priority status by the Government as it seeks to modernise the nation's energy supply.

India’s largest photovoltaic solar power plant, located in the western state of Rajasthan, has started generating clean energy that will provide electricity to thousands of households and businesses in Mumbai.

Experts and representatives from Cambodia, China, Japan, Korea, Lao, Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam gathered in Ha Noi today to discuss ways to promote green technology and reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.

Industrial energy efficiency is key to sustainable industrial development, especially in developing countries like Viet Nam, according to a flagship publication of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) launched in Hanoi on March 7th, 2012.

A revolutionary new way to create steam simply by using sunlight, has been discovered by researchers. The method is able to bring an entire container of fluid to boiling point, even a container of icy cold water.

They can help us pass the time, socialise and yes, even work, but can smartphones also help us save the planet? A paper recently published in the International Journal of Sustainable Energy suggests they can.

Hệ thống Siêu thị Big C và Schneider Electric Việt Nam đã ký kết hợp đồng hợp tác dự án năng lượng mặt trời trị giá hơn 11 tỉ đồng, một trong những dự án năng lượng tái tạo mang tầm cỡ quốc gia.

Trung tâm Tiết kiệm năng lượng TP. HCM (ECC-HCMC) đã triển khai đề án Xây dựng chỉ số suất tiêu hao năng lượng chuẩn cho 15 sản phẩm chiếm giá trị sản xuất công nghiệp cao trong cơ cấu công nghiệp tại TP. HCM.

Green economic growth (green growth) or transition to a green environmental friendly economy has created the enormous potentials to achieve sustainable development.

With high economic development, Viet Nam is coming into the stage to require substantial amount of material and energy to construct the nation, develop socio-economic infrastructure and improve living standard.

Viet Nam’s program on using biogas in husbandry has received the 2012 “For People” award from the World Energy Forum, announced the Animal Husbandry Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

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.

Critics of solar and wind power often point out they are intermittent power sources, and they are correct about that. Cloudy and still days mean low or no energy and that is the major drawback of solar and wind power. However, new hybrid solar and wind power systems in California may offer a viable alternative.

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.

Texas, a state better known for oil production, just hit an all-time record of 8,521 MW from wind power (sent to its largest grid). 8,368 MW sent to the grid from wind power was the previous record. It was achieved twice this year, as well. The day when 8,521 was achieved was the last of a three-day run with an average of about 5,000 MW.

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.