After nearly 5 years of enactment of the Law on Economical and Efficient Use of Energy and the Projects within the framework of the National Programs on Energy Savings and Efficiency, various positive results have been obtained.

Design duo Lanzavecchia + Wai has incorporated a lens into an outdoor furniture set to concentrate sunlight onto a grilling plate for cooking food.

The workshop attracted the participation of representatives from Department of Industry and Trade, the Market Management Department of central provinces and the Central Highlands.

The world’s first solar powered catwalk – the J Summer Fashion Show 2015 – took place last Friday evening, July 17th, at the Gemasolar plant outside Sevilla in southern Spain.

On July 23, 2015, the Provincial Labor Federation and the Electricity Company of Quang Nam in collaboration with the Dien Ban town People's Committee held a celebration over a general review of the movement "Energy Saving Agencies and Enterprises" in Quang Nam province, and the Contest "Electricity Savings in Public Offices in 2015" in Dien Ban district of the province.

The Clean Energy Program of USAID Vietnam has coordinated with the Hai Phong Department of Construction to organize a training course "Promoting the construction and operation of buildings in energy saving and efficiency (Standard QC: 09/2013 ), High-performance and green Buildings in Vietnam."

The Trade Fair aims at introduction and promotion of energy-saving products, high-tech electrical appliances, energy-saving solutions and use of green energy sources, new and renewable energy based products.

Under the guidance of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, Ho Chi Minh Energy Conservation Center continues the competition, "Energy-efficient Buildings" for 2016. The competition is meant for the following types: Building / Resort, Hospital, Office , School / Library, Mall / Super Market ... nationwide.

A graduate from West Virginia has designed a portable charger that can be powered by the ‘slightest of breezes’ and is designed to fold up and fit in a backpack.

Researchers in The Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering used this insight to invent something totally new: they've combined two promising solar cell materials together for the first time, creating a new platform for LED technology.

Energy Recovery, a US-based company specialising in pressure energy technology for industrial fluid flows, has announced a US$3.96mn order to install its PX Pressure Exchanger devices in the Quriyat independent water project (IWP).

Academics at Brunel University London have presented the findings of research into a new cost-effective way of manufacturing energy-saving vacuum insulation panels.

The MOSFETs can bring highestenergy efficiency to end-applications such as power and gardening tools, light electric vehicles, drones and e-bikes that demand a high level of energy efficiency but are restricted in available space.

Nearly 40 % of energy consumption in the EU goes to heating, cooling and lighting buildings. Their energy demands account for large amounts of carbon dioxide emissions.

Costa Coffee has announced plans to build a new £36m eco-friendly coffee bean roastery to cope with growing UK demand.

A new device called SULI makes this into reality, combining solar technology with 3D printing to save light energy for later use in a multitude of ways.

To meet the demand for electricity supply, serving production, business and daily needs of the people, while it is necessary to ensure continuous power supplies, Ba Ria - Vung Tau provided guidelines to agencies, units and enterprises to enhance the power saving for the last 6 months of 2015 in the province.

The loan will be used to buy 82 new double-deck electric trains offering improved energy-efficiency and capacity, as well as special barrier-free passenger comfort for the RRX project.

The projects are designed to demonstrate performance and commercial-readiness, further reduce both product and manufacturing costs, and validate hydrogen production utilizing the SOFC technology in an electrolysis configuration.

Roger Melanson, minister of New Brunswick’s Department of Transportation and Infrastructure, today announced aggressive new fuel-efficiency standards for passenger vehicles sold and used in the province.