A contract to construct the 260 MW Trung Son hydropower station, which is the first to be funded by the World Bank, was signed in Hanoi on October 22.

The Trung Son Hydropower Co Ltd, a subsidiary of Electricity of Viet Nam (EVN), yesterday signed a deal worth close to VND3 trillion (US$150 million) with a joint venture company to build and equip the Trung Son Hydropower Plant.

A team of students at the HCM City University of Polytechnics has developed an automatic solar-powered drip irrigation system for grapefruit farms in the central Ninh Thuan Province.

How you choose to light your home can have a big impact on how much you enjoy being there. Not only does lighting affect your home’s ambiance, it’s also a big factor in home energy consumption. If you want your home to look and feel comfortable, without wasting energy, examining your light bulbs and light fixtures is a good place to start.

SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea officially launched an international organization Thursday to promote strategies for environment-friendly economic growth drivers.

On October 17, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) announced two new five year programmes to help Vietnam address the impacts of climate change.

Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) Energy Saving Office consultant Nguyen Kinh Luan said that the application of energy management systems would help enterprises reduce energy costs, protect the environment and secure national energy security when addressing a workshop on the ISO 50001 Energy Management System.

The EU Commissioner for industry has told businesses that environmental policies will be central to driving the "third industrial revolution", ahead of a the launch of a growth strategy next month.

Visitors to the Lynn Meadows Discovery Center in Gulfport will notice a colorful new exhibit that just came out of the ground. It looks like a popular type of flower, but operates like a miniature power plant. The exhibit is considered the only one of its kind in Mississippi.

Gabriele Diamanti has created a solar oven he calls the Eliodomestico (household-sun); its purpose is to boil saltwater to produce clean drinking water for people in places where such water is difficult or impossible to obtain.

Công ty Bangor Hydro Electric Hoa Kỳ vừa phát triển hệ thống điện dựa vào năng lượng thủy triều ở vùng biển Maine. Nơi đây được coi là vùng thủy triều cao nhất thế giới, thường xuyên có biên độ tới 6m.

Researchers at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid UPM have patented gypsum boards able to store thermal energy that can reduce up to 40% of energy consumption of a building.

Các nhà nghiên cứu tại Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) đã sáng chế ra loại ván thạch cao có thể giữ nhiệt năng, do đó cắt giảm tới 40% tiêu thụ năng lượng của một tòa nhà.

Brazil’s Edra Equipamentos has developed an eco-friendly ATM booth crafted from environmentally friendly raw materials. Instead of conventional, oil-derived resins, the walls and ceiling of the booth are built from a polymer derived from a combination of recycled plastic,

Hãng Edra Equipamentos (Brazil) đã phát triển một mẫu bốt ATM được làm từ các vật liệu thô, thân thiện với môi trường đặc chế từ các nguyên liệu thân thiện với môi trường.

Morocco's ambitious and expensive plan to draw 40 percent of its energy needs from the limitless power of its blazing sun by 2020 received a publicity boost this week as the first solar powered plane to make an intercontinental flight landed in the North African kingdom.

Sáng ngày 05/06, máy bay năng lượng mặt trời duy nhất trên thế giới (Solar Impulse) đã tiếp tục thực hiện chặng bay thứ hai từ Madrid đi Rabat, Marocco trong hành trình bay xuyên lục địa

"We have just prepared a proposal for 10,000 solar based water systems which supply drinking water to communities in rural areas," Rural development minister Jairam Ramesh said while addressing a conference here.

New concepts such as the Multi Duored gearbox and the HydridDrive are being developed to combine compact design, high efficiency and easy maintenance.

This rather novel solar collector draws inspiration from the lotus flower to provide small-scale solar energy - both electric and thermal - to domestic and small business users.