On the afternoon of October 14th, People's Committee of Hanoi discussed with the Chairman of the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) of Japan and theMinistry of Natural Resources and Environment about preparing for the implementation of the project "Building a system to treat waste of power industry" in an area of 1 ha of Nam Son Waste Disposal Complex, Soc Son district.

Last week, Enbridge and First Solar announced that the Sarnia Solar Project, an 80-megawatt (MW) solar project in Ontario, Canada was fully installed and commercially operating. Sarnia Solar Project is now the largest operating photovoltaic facility in the world.

According to a new study of food waste in the U.S., it takes the equivalent of 1.4 billion barrels of oil to produce get a year’s worth of food to the market, but about 350 million barrels of that goes down the drain in the form of wasted food. The study, reported by The American Chemical Society, is noteworthy not only for what it includes about food-related energy, but also for what it leaves out.

An Israeli firm called R-Jet Engineering has designed a new jet engine that could lower the fuel consumption by 25%. Just like current jet engines are twice as efficient compared to those built in the 1960s, this one, if applied on commercial airplanes, could offer significant savings in fuel and greenhouse gases.

Although electric cars aren't exactly new, the first ones having been built in the late 1800s, they've taken a while to catch on. In recent times, consumers were limited to odd-looking vehicles that couldn't go far or fast---except for those few individuals with enough money to buy the luxury Tesla sports car.

Ngày 22/10, Sở Công Thương tỉnh Ninh Thuận phối hợp với Ban chuẩn bị đầu tư dự án điện hạt nhân và năng lượng tái tạo tổ chức Hội nghị công bố Quy hoạch địa điểm xây dựng hai nhà máy điện hạt nhân tại Ninh Thuận.

Sử dụng công nghệ sấy bằng hơi nước trong chế biến thuỷ sản khô vừa đảm bảo chất lượng sản phẩm vừa tiết kiệm chi phí, tạo đà nâng cao năng lực xuất khẩu sang các thị trường khó tính như Nga, Ucraina và các nước thuộc châu Âu.

Tại Hội thảo, các đại biểu đã nghe báo cáo về tình hình cung cấp và sử dụng điện năng của tỉnh, những văn bản pháp luật về tiết kiệm điện năng; giới thiệu chương trình mục tiêu quốc gia và phương pháp xây dựng chương trình mục tiêu về sử dụng năng lượng tiết kiệm và hiệu quả của tỉnh giai đoạn 2010-2015.

Getting the real prototype built has been a challenge. Kitegen Research had to abandon the initial plans of building the first prototype near the town of Berzano, not far from Torino, in Italy, after almost a year of trying to persuade the local NIMBY contingent. That has generated almost one year of delay; since everything had to be moved to the new site and a completely new set of permits had to be obtained.

Một vài loại pin mặt trời theo công nghệ mới này đang được nghiên cứu chế tạo. Hi vọn trong tương lai không xa, loại tế bào mới rất hiệu quả này sẽ được sử dụng rộng rãi.

The world's largest consumer product maker announced Monday that it has set ambitious long-term targets for cutting the waste it produces and improving its energy efficiency. Procter & Gamble said it eventually will use only renewable energy to power its factories and only recycled or renewable materials to make and package its products.

Eurostar has today announced a planned £700m investment in its rolling stock that will result in the rail operator running some of the greenest trains on the planet from 2014. The company revealed it is to buy 10 new trains and refurbish its existing 28-strong fleet as it looks to further build on its position as a low-carbon alternative to short haul flights.

After renewing the house, Mr Hieu and his wife decide to reuse the decorative since they thought it is still very new. However, being put into use, the chandelier has caused a complicated problem as it consumes a lot of electricity and is very hot. The chandelier has three tiers, with about 26 40W bulbs, so it consumes 1.040W per lighting hour. Then the chandelier has been“retired” once again after a month.

On October 9th 2010, in Japan, the energy efficiency training course for Vietnamese staff (ECVN7) ended successfully, after 12 days of hard work, studying the theory and practicing to operate machines at Japanese facilities which well implemented energy efficiency.

A British business offering turnkey solutions for micro wind power is aiming to become one of the top five producers in the world by 2016. Its innovative new design will provide a fully installed wind turbine for as little as $7000, according to the company’s CEO.

United States’ Environment Protection Agency (EPA) has increased the percentage of ethanol blending optional for cars and light-weight trucks made in or after 2007 to 15 percent (E15). This is the first increment in the ethanol blending standard in more than 30 years. Since 1979, automobiles had an option to use only 10 percent blended ethanol (E10) in gasoline.

Nhật Bản vừa trình làng một sản phẩm công nghệ mới vô cùng thân thiện với môi trường, đó là chiếc tàu hỏa chạy bằng dầu điêden sinh học (BDF) đầu tiên tại thành phố Kasai, thuộc tỉnh Hyogo, miền Tây nước này.

Công ty này sử dụng một loại men đặc biệt có khả năng chuyển hoá xenlulozo trong thân cây và trong mùn cưa thành butanol (một thành phần của xăng). Sau giai đoạn này, các nhà nghiên cứu tin rằng họ có thể đưa butanol trở thành nhiên liệu cho động cơ phản lực.

More than 300 students in HCM City on Sunday took part in activities for the International 350 Day for Climate Change. Together with millions of people around the globe, they raised their voices about climate change and environment protection. The students made a painting of five-by-five metres, and 260 small paintings that were combined to depict the number 1,000 in celebration of Ha Noi’s millenium anniversary.

In devising the myriad events, "we just wanted to put it on people's radar to think about things" when it comes to conserving, said Stephanie Ciccarello, the town's energy conservation coordinator. "There's always more that people can do."