VADODARA: Earth hour, a commitment to save the world from global warming and environmental degradation, was celebrated by NCC Group Baroda on March 23

With the development of nanotechnology, researchers using nanowires in solar cells are finding that solar cell efficiency limits may be higher than they previously thought possible.

Với sự hỗ trợ từ Chính phủ Nhật Bản, Tập đoàn Mitsubishi đã thực hiện một nghiên cứu khả thi tại Việt Nam từ năm 2010 để đánh giá khả năng và triển vọng của cơ chế hợp tác song phương trong lĩnh vực hiệu quả năng lượng

This year's Earth Hour campaign was officially approved by the Ministry of Industry and Trade launched on March 25 with a series of communication activities including as short film contest, collecting fingerprints as a commitment to saving energy and mitigating against climate change, organizing a Green Movement, and encouraging cycling to respond to Earth Hour.

Theo Daily Mail, các nhà khoa học đến từ Học viện Công nghệ MIT và Trường Y khoa Harvard (Mỹ) đã thành công khi nghiên cứu làm ra máy trợ thính không sử dụng pin ngoài mà dùng chính cơ thể người để sạc pin.

A new method for capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted by power plants could reduce their CO2 emissions by more than 90%, while utilizing less energy and incurring less expense than former approaches.

Japan’s energy firm Idemitsu Kosan Ltd, Co. has established a subsidiary in Vietnam for production and sales of lubricant oil for motorbikes, meeting the growing demand of this product.

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.

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.

On 30th October, Da Nang Power Company Limited reviewed the program "Family saving power in 2012", which was implemented in 3 months from June to August.

The Finance Ministry and the European Investment Bank (EIB) on October 31 signed an agreement for a 150 million EUR loan to help Vietnam in mitigating impacts of climate change.

Vào các ngày 6-7 tháng 11, Thủ tướng LB Nga Dmitry Medvedev sẽ thực hiện chuyến thăm chính thức nước CHXHCN Việt Nam.

Vietnam Energy Association Chairman Tran Viet Ngai has said that Vietnam's energy efficient product market has plenty of room for investors due to limited product categories. At current, only a few such as compact and LED lamps are being produced.

Tại Sở KH-CN TPHCM, Công ty Uyên Nhi phối hợp với Công ty Radiant Growth Investments Limited (RGIL) vừa giới thiệu công nghệ chuyển đổi chất thải sản xuất ra điện theo công nghệ Waste Conversion Systems (WCS). Đây được xem là công nghệ tiên tiến và duy nhất tại Việt Nam đến thời điểm hiện tại.

Under the guidance of the Northern Power Corporation in the official letter no. 3281/EVNNPC-KDDN dated 07 September 2012 on the development of “power saving family” movement in the Power Companies, Dien Bien Power Company launched “Power saving family 2012” movement, the households commit to save at least 10% of power use and get power use results of October 2012 as a landmark for comparing to November and December 2012.

The project includes an 11,340Wp solar power system, a solar LED lighting pole and a 600-liter solar water heating system.

The Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee recently approved the Green Energy Program for the 2011-2015 period, which emphasized the goal of clean power development, with new renewable energies accounting for more than one percent of the whole city's power consumption, equivalent to 48MW. However, to make this a reality will not be easy.

Viet Nam has outlined its commitment to reducing greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions with the implementation of the Green Growth strategy, approved by the Prime Minister last week.

Implementing plan number 32 of provincial People’s Committee, Thua Thien – Hue has recently set up an inter-industrial supervision team to examine and correct breaches of regulations on electricity supply, pricing and saving.

Morocco's ambitious and expensive plan to draw 40 percent of its energy needs from the limitless power of its blazing sun by 2020 received a publicity boost this week as the first solar powered plane to make an intercontinental flight landed in the North African kingdom.