The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said a fund it established to develop large capacity solar projects will increase the renewable energy resource to 3GW by mid-2013 in the Asia and Pacific region. Haruhiko Kuroda, president of ADB, said governments in Asia and the Pacific should invest in solar energy to help ensure their growth is environmentally sustainable.

Hai doanh nghiệp đầu tiên đã được vay vốn nhằm đổi mới công nghệ, TKNL với số tiền lên tới 4 triệu USD trong khuôn khổ dự án tín dụng xanh, ký kết giữa Techcombank và Công ty Tài chính quốc tế (IFC). Dự án tín dụng xanh đã mở ra hướng đi mới cho các doanh nghiệp vừa và nhỏ Việt Nam trước bài toán tìm nguồn vốn nhằm đổi mới công nghệ TKNL hướng đến SXSH, nhất là khi Luật Sử dụng năng lượng TK & HQ sắp có hiệu lực.

The future, according to MiaSolé, a Californian start-up, is unrolling at one centimetre a second in a bland-looking building in Silicon Valley. Despite the location, and the fact that most other solar cells are made from silicon, MiaSolé’s cells are not. Ribbons of steel a metre wide and half a hair’s width thick spool through vacuum chambers in which they are sputtered with copper, indium, gallium and selenium—collectively known as CIGS. Out of the end comes a new type of solar cell which promises to be both efficient and cheap.

While in general terms wind energy does not represent a threat to wildlife, poorly sited or designed wind farms can have a negative impact on vulnerable species and habitats That's why the European Commission has published today guidelines for wind energy development in protected natural areas. The guidelines apply to the Natura 2000 network, a cornerstone of EU biodiversity policy and a key tool to achieve the EU target of halting and reversing biodiversity loss by 2020.

The report calls for a permitting process that's friendlier to offshore wind power, establishment of priority zones for offshore wind, more research on offshore wind technologies, and efforts to promote quality jobs, especially in manufacturing, that would result from that industry.

On the second day of his two-day state visit to Malaysia, President Lee Myung-bak held a one-on-one meeting with his Malaysian counterpart Najib Razak, on Friday. During the summit the two leaders reviewed and reflected on the 50 years of diplomatic ties and discussed measures to promote cooperation in a wide range of sectors including green technology, nuclear power generation and the joint exploration of markets in third countries.

Ngày 9/12, Ủy ban châu Âu (EC) đã công bố chiến lược của Liên minh châu Âu (EU) đối với khu vực sông Danube với mục tiêu khai thác tiềm năng kinh tế to lớn và cải thiện điều kiện môi trường của khu vực có 115 triệu dân sinh sống này.

Tập đoàn lọc hóa dầu lớn nhất châu Á China Petrochemical Corp. (Sinopec) của Trung Quốc vừa nhất trí mua lại chi nhánh dầu khí tại Argentina của đối tác Mỹ Occidental Petroleum, với giá 2,45 tỷ USD. Thương vụ này là bằng chứng mới nhất cho thấy “cơn khát” những tài sản trong lĩnh vực năng lượng của nền kinh tế tăng trưởng mạnh nhất thế giới còn chưa được giải tỏa.

On November 19th, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, with the assistance of German Government through the Organization of German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) and the German Energy Agency, put into use the grid connected solar system on the rooftop of the headquarters. The system will save approximately VND 12 million per year for electricity. Using electricity from renewable energy sources is considered the radical solution for the increasing energy demand in Vietnam.

Reducing energy consumption through more efficient buildings, power plants and vehicles is still the most cost-effective way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but projects are often hampered by unclear policies from governments, said speakers at a business forum on the sidelines of the U.N. climate conference.

Turkish Energy Minister, Taner Yildiz, welcomed the recent progress in Turkey’s first nuclear power plant project that will be built by Russia and underscored Ankara’s determination to develop nuclear energy through foreign partnerships. Yildiz told reporters that Russian President, Dmitry Medvedev, signed the inter-governmental agreement, which was recently ratified by both houses of the Russian parliament.

Head of government's environmental transport policy urges businesses to enrol employees on subsidised eco-driving courses The head of environmental transport policy at the Department for Transport (DfT) has criticised the apparent lack of corporate interest in a government-backed scheme encouraging people to drive in an environmentally friendly manner.

Powered by the world’s most advanced permanent-magnet motor, the light rail locomotive uses hydrogen as the energy source for the fuel cells powering the synchronous motor and frequency converter, units which have been independently developed by the China North Vehicle Yongji Electric Motor Corporation.

Tập đoàn China North Vehicle Yongji Electric Motor Corporation chuyên sản xuất các phương tiện và động cơ điện đã hợp tác với trường đại học Tây Nam Jiaotong phát triển thành công đầu máy xe lửa công suất nhỏ chạy bằng điện đầu tiên ở Trung Quốc.

Ireland has been in the news lately for all the wrong reasons, starring in a soap opera of EU intrigue and enforced bank bailouts. In Dublin recently for the first time in years, I heard some good news in the midst of all the gloom. The country has a head start on most of the world in capitalizing on one of its few plentiful resources: renewable energy.

Men covered in clothing from head-to-toe and wearing protective breathing masks have been wandering the premises of some Tybee Island city buildings. But the buildings - which include city hall, the fire department's administrative office and the YMCA - have not been contaminated by some dangerous toxin.

Ho Chi Minh City Department of Science and Technology’s Building (estimated to have eight floors and two basements) has been approved by City People's Committee to be built in accordance with the green building model of Lotus standards to become a model for the city.

In the past five years, Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group has invested in 59 projects, including 56 petroleum projects (38 domestic projects and 18 projects in foreign countries). Particularly, the excavation of oil and gas has been implemented effectively at 15 domestic and foreign oil fields, and the mining output has reached 117.41 million tons. The Group has also implemented the work of development at 16 domestic and foreign mines.

Sau 5 năm thực hiện dự án “Nâng cao hiệu quả sử dụng năng lượng trong các doanh nghiệp nhỏ và vừa (PECSME) khu vực phía Nam” đến nay các doanh nghiệp tự tin khẳng định rằng họ đã sử dụng năng lượng hiệu quả và giảm được 740.000 tấn khí cacbonic.

The reason for this situation is that investors do not pay attention to energy conservation methods and their advantages to the socio-economic development. According to the architect Nguyen Tan Van, the chairman of the Vietnam Architect Association, we are not clearly aware of “green architecture” benefits. Therefore, when building, investors do not take advantages of natural conditions and the ancestors’ experiences in the field of construction in tropical region. We need to create a friendlier architecture.