LEDs use a semiconductor as its light source and are currently one of the most efficient lighting systems.

Many Indian states and municipalities have announced plans of replacing less energy-efficient lighting with LEDs. Recently, Indian capital New Delhi has announced a pilot project to replace 500,000 streetlights with LED lights.

Superintendent of Police Ved Prakash Surya while emphasizing the need for energy conservation urged people to use renewable energy devices like solar lamps etc. He also urged the participants to spread the message of energy conservation to the children and youngsters.

With 5.25 million kWh, equivalent to VND7.51 billion saved by 45,675 households in 2014, Haiphong Power Limited Company has succeeded with the Power savings emulating program.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung agreed in 2015 to use stabilizing funds to lower E5 petrol prices so as to widen the gap between E5 and RON 92 from VND300/l to VND500/l.

With the 2020 target of improving energy efficiency by 20%, energy savings are clearly top of mind for consumers and businesses alike. As is a growing desire for impeccable design, efficiency and productivity savings in the workplace. There is a clear demand for energy-efficient solutions, particularly in commercial spaces. In light of this, there are some tips that can help reduce energy costs and bring other benefits too.

According to EVN General Director Pham Le Thanh, over the past 60 years of development, EVN has recorded many achievements, with the following four regarded as the most prominent.

On February 5th, 2014, a meeting of the Project Steering Committee of Low Carbon Transition in Energy Efficiency Project (LCEE) in the field of energy saving in Vietnam took place at the headquarters of the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Chính phủ Bangladesh mong muốn tất cả các hộ gia đình trên toàn quốc đều sử dụng năng lượng mặt trời vào năm 2021. Trên lộ trình trở thành quốc gia năng lượng mặt trời đầu tien trên thế giới, quốc gia Nam Á này hy vọng sẽ đạt được mục tiêu nêu trên bằng cách tập trung phát triển hệ thống nhà ở năng lượng mặt trời.

Với hướng đi phát triển sản xuất kinh doanh gắn liền với bảo vệ môi trường, Công ty TNHH DENSO Việt Nam đã tích cực đưa ra nhiều hoạt động cải tiến giúp giảm tiêu thụ năng lượng, nhờ đó giảm phát thải khí CO2 ra môi trường.

On February 7th in Hanoi, the Ministry of Industry and Trade organized Earth Hour 2015 Launching Campaign at Thong Nhat Park with the technical support of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and the Danish Embassy in Vietnam.

On February 7th , in the framework of the Earth Hour 2015, Organizing Committee launched the "Poster design contest in response to Earth Hour 2015".

Smart meters could help businesses become more intelligent with their energy saving – not just with accurate data but because they make using more added extras possible.

Fridges and freezers are a staple in almost all households these days, but they also make up a huge portion of your energy bill. After all, they are one of the few energy devices that are on all the time.

In 2014, with more drastic measures and policies to support businesses, Hanoi Energy Conservation Center (Hanoi ECC) is considered to have fulfilled the national target program on the economical and effective use of energy, especially for industrial production enterprises in the capital.

The scientists have concluded that cooking farm waste in order to turn it into biofuel should now be possible and also makes sound economic sense. The team is particularly interested in using ‘wet’ waste that is usually difficult to use and have developed a fairly simple procedure to transport the waste and produce energy from it.

IFC and OPIC, with the additional support of the Government of Canada, will help BMR Jamaica Wind Ltd to build, operate and maintain a 36.3 MW wind farm which will be the largest renewable energy project developed by the private sector in Jamaica.

Vestas has received an order for 365 V52-850 kW turbines for the 310 MW Lake Turkana Wind Power project in Kenya. The order is the largest in Vestas’ history in terms of number of wind turbines in a single project.

Vinh Long is one of a few provinces in the Mekong Delta (MRD) that have clay resources with good quality and that can be used to produce bricks, terracotta pottery with exploitable reserves up to 278.88 million m3.

While South Africa is getting more and more dependent on fossil oil, affordable green energy seems to be a promising market that may enable democratising access to energy. But still, is the market ready?