The announcement of these pioneering commercial commitments was made recently at a meeting of the Chattanooga Area Advisory Board for the EV Project at EPB. There will be 37 such Blink™ smart charging stations deployed in the metropolitan area at publicly accessible sites designated through the “EV Micro-Climate process.”

On 14 September, Petrovietnam Fertilizer and Chemicals Corporation (PVFCCo) inaugurated the construction project of the system recovering CO2 from the exhaust of Phu My Fertilizer Plant. The project aims to increase annual urea fertilizer output of the plant by about 60,000 tons, while reducing 40,000 tons of CO2 emissions per year to protect the environment.

On 15 September, the International Exhibition on Electrical, Buildings & Urban Infrastructure, Installation & Automation opened at Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre (SECC) in Ho Chi Minh City, with the participation of 250 companies from 30 countries and territories.

According to Can Tho Energy Conservation Center, after six months of implementing energy efficiency projects and programs, many businesses in the city have had a change in awareness and actively participated in the implementation of energy saving measures. Since the beginning of the year, Can Tho City has saved over 9.5 million kWh of power.

In order to manufacture high quality products which have both domestic and international competitiveness, Catalan JSC has invested in the most modern technological lines and equipment using Robots and automation technologies. In addition, some auxiliary equipment is also imported from countries such as Japan, Britain, America and Belgium. Although the company is growing rapidly and creating a foothold in the market, the actual energy consumption is still high with over VND90 billion per year, including costs for electricity, coal and gas.

In the morning of 14 September 2010, at the head office of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT), the Office of Energy Efficiency, in collaboration with Vietnam Standards and Quality Institute, organized the workshop “Introduction of Energy Efficiency Labeling for electric fans”.

At the 25th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference (Valencia, Spain), Imec presents several large-area silicon solar cells with a conversion efficiency above 19%.

Watch out everybody, turbines are growing. According to the 2009 Wind Technologies Market Report (WTMR) released this August by the US Department of Energy, a turbine’s average nameplate capacity (the maximum output a turbine can produce), hub height (distance from the ground to the spot where the blades converge), and rotor diameter (diameter of the circle traced by the blades as they rotate) have all increased during the past year.

Tại Hội nghị năng lượng mặt trời Châu Âu lần thứ 25 tại Valencia – Tây Ban Nha, hãng Imec đã giới thiệu một vài loại tế bào năng lượng mặt trời mới với kích thước lớn hơn cùng hiệu suất tăng tới 19.4% . Loại tế bào mới này được tạo nên từ 2 điện cực: điện cực tráng bạc và điện cực đồng.

Cooperation on nuclear energy with Russia has a significant meaning, expressing the trust and strategic partnership defined between Vietnam and Russia. This was stated by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on receiving the General Director of Rosatom State Nuclear Energy Corporation, Sergei V. Kirienko, in Hanoi on September 3.

In recent years, Bac Giang has made remarkable progress in all walks of life. In particular, the economy has continuously developed with high growth. The economic structure is changing towards increasing the share of industry and services.

In September 2009, after two years of construction and infrastructure investment, the people of Dai Tan commune, with Dai Loc district government, were pleased to welcome the success of the first biopetrol products of Dai Tan ethanol plant which was invested by Dong Xanh JSC with the total investment capital of more than VND500 billion (the working capital is expected to reach VND900 billion). Dai Tan ethanol plant is considered an "enormous" project which will bring great benefits to the industry of Dai Loc district.

On 9th September 2010, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) held the Conference on science and technology activities in 2006-2010 period. Deputy Minister Do Huu Hao attended and chaired the meeting.

Hãng điện tử NEC Corporation của Nhật Bản đã thông báo lần đầu tiên chế tạo được một loại nhựa làm từ chất thải sinh học là vỏ hạt điều. Loại nhựa này sẽ được dùng trong một loạt thiết bị điện tử vào năm 2014.

On 8th September, at the head office of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, leaders of the Ministry granted the certificate of energy-saving products which are energy labeled for the group of compact light products of three dominant manufacturers of Vietnam, including Dien Quang Lamp Joint Stock Company, Philips Electronic (Vietnam) Co Ltd and Rang Dong Joint Stock Company.

Iron and steel production remains one of the strengths of Bac Ninh. Preliminary investigations have shown that there are over 800 steel enterprises in Chau Khe, Dinh Bang, including 100 steel tempering facilities, 80 steel rolling facilities, 50 steel dragging and drawing facilities, 150 recycled embryo rolling facilities and other metals production facilities. The field of steel tempering and rolling alone provides 200,000 tons of steel ingot; 200,000 tons of rolled steel to the market annually, which brings about VND200,000 billion per year.

With the support from Phu Tho Department of Industry and Trade’s Center of Industrial Promotion and Energy Efficiency, Song Hong Aluminum Joint Stock Compnay (directly under Song Hong Corporation – The Ministry of Construction) has been implementing energy saving solutions with initial success.

Along with the development and renovation of the country, Hai Phong has been constantly renovating. Currently in the area, there are hundreds of large enterprises operating in such sectors as shipbuilding, cement manufacturing, steel production, etc with thousands of small and medium enterprises. The strong growth of businesses has brought about the increasing demand for energy.

Hyundai will have a fuel cell electric vehicle on the market by 2012, according to a report by All Cars Electric.com. That should really help Hyundai hit its fleet goal of 50 mpg by 2025.

The city of Tuy Hoa is the economic, political, cultural and social center in Phu Yen province. It is also a regional transport center where National Highways 1A and 25 cross. Roads in the city span more than 100km. A focus has been on public light systems along national highways and major roads, while the light systems on lanes are dated and power-consuming.