Google has confirmed it will invest $94m in four large scale solar photovoltaic (PV) projects, edging the total amount invested by the search giant in clean energy projects this year towards $900m.

The Japanese House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Relations adopted an agreement on cooperating, developing and using nuclear energy for peaceful purposes between Japan and Vietnam on December 2.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a loan of US$309.89 million for a new 750 megawatt (MW) power plant in southern Vietnam, the bank announced in its press release on November 24.

Belgium-backed Phuoc Nam-Enfinity renewable energy project in southern Ninh Thuan province will delay construction to late 2012.

“We are compiling a set of assessment standards for high buildings and urban areas,” said Nguyen Van Tat, vice chairman of the architects association, to the Daily at the seminar on green solutions for project development on Thursday.

Ninh Thuan Province said on Monday the development of two nuclear power projects would serve as a catalyst to attract more investment into the central province, despite earlier warnings that investors would walk away over safety concerns.

Representatives from Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) countries gathered at a seminar in Hanoi on December 1 to discuss measures to realise the goal of building a more prosperous and equitable region through development of a green economy.

Electricity prices are expected to increase by 4.6 percent in 2012, Minister of Finance Vuong Dinh Hue told the National Assembly on November 24.

The U.S. Navy has quietly tested 20,000 gallons of algae biofuel on a decommissioned destroyer, carrying on its mission of transitioning to renewable energy even as the end phase of the fossil fuel era begins to play out.

Pyrite, better known as "fool's gold," was familiar to the ancient Romans and has fooled prospectors for centuries - but has now helped researchers at Oregon State University discover related compounds that offer new, cheap and promising options for solar energy.

“We’re pretty excited about it,” said Ascent sales director Brad Kemp. Each year for the last 10 years, Time has selected 50 new inventions that are likely to change the future.

The UK's "eccentric" determination to build new nuclear power means it is not fit to take part in the "third industrial revolution" of switching to clean renewable energy, according to one of the world's most influential climate scientists.

The idea of storing excess wind energy as hydrogen is picking up steam in Germany, with a second pilot program popping up – this one from the big power company E.On.

DECC focused “on ‘scalable’ lower cost technologies” as to change support and incentives for large-scale renewable generation projects from 2013-2017 as the UK strives to meet the 2020 renewable energy targets established in its national Renewables Obligation (RO).

Brisbane's Renewable Energy Solutions Australia (RESA) recently unveiled the first working installation of what is claimed to be the world's quietest wind turbine.

"Bioenergy expertise, shown by Brazil in its automotive industry, is a central element to technological innovation, sustainable agriculture and cleaner urban environments," he stated.

Steps to pioneer energy efficient vessels, make greater of use renewable energy, and design ships that can be reused or recycled are all today included

Experts are urging the Government to provide industry with tax breaks and access to credit to encourage the use of energy-efficient technologies.

PetroVietnam Power Corporation on Saturday officially brought its Nhon Trach Power Plant No. 2 into operation in the southern province of Dong Nai.

Nguyen Thanh Tan, Chief Representative of SN Power Holding Singapore Ltd in Hanoi, a subsidiary of Norwegian Power Group managed by the Norwegian government, said on Dau tu that the company wants to buy big amounts of stakes of state owned and private run hydropower plants in Vietnam.