On March 14, 2022 afternoon, the consultation workshop on recommendations for the structure of and potential funding sources for an incentive scheme for the energy efficiency in the industry was held under the Vietnam - Denmark Energy Partnership Program in the period 2020-2025 (DEPP3).

On 9/3/2022, the task force of experts from the Danish Embassy in Vietnam, Danish Energy Agency, worked with representatives of the Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Development Department (Ministry of Industry and Trade) on the route to implement activities of 3rd development engagement of Vietnam-Denmark Energy Partnership Programme in the period of 2020-2025 (DEPP3 Programme).

They also decided to stipulate the "decarbonized society by 2050" in the law this coming April 2022. We need to achieve Net Zero 2050 not only diplomatically but also legally.

The previous article described the outline of Japan’s decarbonization policies, the situation of energy and energy-related policies. Heat pumps are recognized as a key technology to the decarbonization of our country. This article will elaborate Japan’s energy-related policies, market and R&D projects related to heat pumps.

The Environmental and Social Commitment Plan (ESCP) of the Energy Decarbonization and Transformation (V-DET) project has just been released.

Smart city development is currently a trend in the world and Vietnam. In Vietnam, many big cities such as Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City are the leading cities in applying lighting solutions to develop smart cities.

Facing the shortage of power sources in the North and oversupply in the Central and Southern regions, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade's assessment, if the large power sources under construction continue to be behind schedule, the level of power shortage in 2025 can reach up to 10.8 billion kWh. Therefore, ensuring the progress of power sources under construction is extremely important for ensuring the security of electricity supply in the period 2021-2025.

Bac Giang Industrial Promotion Center implemented many projects on economical and efficient use of energy such as propaganda, dissemination, raising public awareness, promoting economical and efficient use of energy; building models of using high-efficiency, energy-saving equipment in offices, traffic, public lighting, and school lighting.

On October 28, 2021, the signing ceremony of the Agreement between the two Governments on Development Cooperation took place in the Vietnam - Denmark Energy Partnership Program in the period of 2020 - 2025.

Based on the assessment of the electricity supply situation in the coming time, the Ministry of Industry and Trade and EVN have proposed five main solutions to ensure electricity supply.

One of the methods to keep operating costs low and exploit effectively in the competitive environment of construction works is to apply management and technological measures to improve energy efficiency and synchronous implementation of project architectures.

The energy structure in the next 10 years will change due to the impact of the pandemic as well as policy adjustments and sustainability as it recovers. Therefore, from now on, businesses in the Vietnamese energy industry need to plan and come up with an implementation strategy to be able to adapt to the new normal.

In the context of rapidly increasing energy demand, Vietnam has accelerated the transition to green and clean energy, gradually reducing fossil energy... in order to develop sustainable energy. This has actively supported the supply of power sources, especially in the recent time in the Northern region when there is a shortage of power sources and high loads, contributing to ensuring electricity supply for the whole period of 2021-2025.

At the virtual conference with the Minister for Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland Greg Hands on the afternoon of October 21, Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien said that Vietnam prioritizes to develop renewable energy, reduce coal-fired power, strive to achieve carbon neutrality soon.

Green energy cooperation projects under the ESCO model have recently demonstrated their ability to help businesses achieve sustainability goals and quickly enter the "new normal".

Energy audit is one of the tools to help businesses control energy consumption, thereby providing an effective saving solution, which is to conduct an energy audit.

Bening aware of the role of energy saving in production and business, many textile enterprises have actively invested in energy-saving equipment and technologies such as sewing machine systems, lights, boilers, and engines. ...

Nguyen Thi Thuy Van and her sister, Khuong Vu Tram Anh, majoring in Architecture, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, have just completed the project of a charging station for electric vehicles using solar energy named Greensol.

In a virtual meeting with Mr. Tan See Leng, Minister for Manpower and Second Minister for Trade and Industry in mid-October, Vietnam's Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien said that the energy crisis is taking place in the world, especially in Europe, the US and China, showing that energy is always an important issue that many countries focus on solving.

The 3rd Energy Security Dialogue has an important message for both Vietnam and the US. It is an appropriate time for Vietnam and the US to update each other on the national energy development plan according to appropriate energy transition orientations, in line with the global climate change mitigation trend.