Ông Dương Quang Thành - Phó Tổng giám đốc Tập đoàn Điện lực Việt Nam (EVN) cho biết, từ ngày 1/1/2012, thị trường phát điện cạnh tranh chính thức sẽ được đưa vào vận hành.

Despite widespread rumors in North America that Germany was abandoning its system of Advanced Renewable Tariffs, the country's upper chamber of parliament, the Bundesrat, approved the latest revision of its pioneering Renewable Energy Sources Act on July 8.

Australian researchers have developed solar panels which can be painted or printed directly onto a surface. The project is one of several initiatives which have the potential to revolutionise solar energy by eliminating the need for bulky panels which need to be attached to buildings.

Leading television company Sky opened the doors to its new, state-of-the-art production facility in London earlier this week, which is being hailed as the most sustainable broadcasting facility in Europe.

The test cell exceeds the previous record of 16.7 percent for a solar cell made of cadmium-telluride set by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in 2001.

With the development orientation of biofuels, Petro Vietnam Oil Corporation (PV Oil) focuses on developing distribution systems, investment and upgrading infrastructure so as to build 400 stores throughout the country by the end of this year to provide about 50.000m3 of E5 Ethanol bio petrol to the market.

Lighting is one of the important industries, which consumes 25% of the total national commercial electricity, plays an important role in socio-economic development of the country, contributes to political and social security of urban areas.

The wait is nearly over. Car buyers will soon be able to compare models based on government certified fuel efficiency labels before making a final choice without having to wonder which review to trust or go by sales talk.

The companies say they are supportive of the directive, which “will hopefully constitute an important step towards achieving the EU’s 20% energy savings target by 2020”.

Tiết kiệm điện từ lâu đã trở thành tiêu chí trong hoạt động sản xuất kinh doanh của EVN HANOI.6 tháng cuối năm 2011 , EVN HANOI sẽ tập trung triển khai nhiểu giải pháp cụ thể hiệu quả hơn nữa trong công tác tuyên truyền

Sản lượng điện từ các dự án điện gió sẽ đượcEVN mua lại toàn bộ với giá 1.614 đồng/kWh, trong đó Nhà nước hỗ trợ EVN 207 đồng/kWh

Sau một năm trì hoãn, ngày 26/6, Singapore đã chính thức cho chạy thử những chiếc xe ôtô điện (EV) đầu tiên của họ để đánh giá tính khả thi của việc đưa EV vào sử dụng đại trà cũng như đánh giá các mẫu xe EV khác nhau.

Demand for energy in Vietnam tends to increase faster than the speed of economic development. Therefore, energy efficiency and conservation is very important for the development of the country's economy and businesses. Aware of this, Hanoi Kim Bai beer JSC has implemented energy saving, firstly energy audit, to identify opportunities to reduce energy costs.

Theo số liệu năm 2009 khu nghỉ dưỡng đã tiêu thụ khoảng 1,3 triệu Kwh điện tương đương 2,7 tỷ đồng. Các giải pháp đã giúp Evason Ana Mandara tiết kiệm 10,3% lượng điện năng tiêu thụ. Liên tiếp 3 năm liền 2008- 2010, khu nghỉ dưỡng đều đạt chứng nhận Khách sạn xanh Châu Á, năm 2008 đạt giải nhì cuộc thi Tòa nhà hiệu quả năng lượng do Bộ Công Thương tổ chức

"It basically becomes a stovetop, and you can heat anything you need to," said Sam Major, a member of the team with seniors Daniel Rist, David Luker and William Dunk. "As long as the autoclave reaches 121 Celsius (250 F) for 30 minutes (the standard set by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), everything should be sterile, and we've found we're able to do that pretty easily.

Wadebridge in Cornwall has moved another step towards becoming the first solar powered town in the UK, as PV installations begin to go up across the municipality. The area aims to generate at least a third of its electricity from solar and wind power by 2015, which is the equivalent of 15,000MWh a year. By generating renewable energy at this level, Wadebridge will be able to benefit significantly from the UK’s feed-in tariff, enabling significant cash contributions for local community projects.

The Stevens Institute of Technology Chemical Engineering Senior Design team of Rachel Kenion, Liana Vaccari, and Katie Van Strander designed, fabricated, and tested biochar electrodes for supercapacitors. The group is advised by Dr. Woo Lee, the George Meade Bond Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is backing a drive to increase solar energy capacity in Asia-Pacific by six-fold to 3,000 megawatts by 2013.The ADB plans to provide up to US$2.25 billion in financing for solar projects and draw in a further $6.75 billion, mainly from the private sector, said Xiaoyu Zhao, vice-president for operations.

The idea is simple, says Kevin Moeller, PhD, and yet it has huge implications. All we are recommending is using photovoltaic cells (clean energy) to power electrochemical reactions (clean chemistry). Moeller is the first to admit this isn't new science. "But we hope to change the way people do this kind of chemistry by making a connection for them between two existing technologies," he says.

The people of Japan may be some of the most energy conscious in the world, and now Panasonic, with the help of eight partner companies, is looking to make them even greener. The project, which would as much re-building as it would be building, aims to turn on of Panasonic's former factory sites into a green smart town.