Theo Tập đoàn Điện lực Việt Nam (EVN), Thủy điện Lai Châu - công trình thủy điện lớn thứ ba cả nước (sau Thủy điện Sơn La và Hòa Bình) sẽ được khởi công vào ngày 22-12 tới.

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.

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.

Việc các nhà sản xuất ôtô đang nhanh chóng chuyển sang chế tạo các loại xe điện (EV), hybrid và PHEV cũng như sức hút ngày càng tăng của các dòng xe này cuối cùng cũng khiến cho Vatican chú ý

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.

Industry experts have warned that the long term trend for energy prices looks set to rise by as much as 10 per cent over coming years. With increasing energy costs, all farm businesses continually need to assess energy use and identify energy saving opportunities, many often will require little or no need for capital spend.

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.

Theo đó, mức giá khởi điểm của Nissan Leaf EV là 3.764.250 Yên (tương đương 45.000 USD) bao gồm thuế. Tuy nhiên, do có nhiều chính sách ưu đãi hấp dẫn đối với dòng xe chạy điện của chính phủ Nhật đưa ra, nên Nissan Leaf EV sẽ được hỗ trợ 780.000 Yên, và như vậy chiếc xe chỉ có giá 2.984.250 Yên, tương đương 35.677 USD.

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.

Theo Tổng Công ty Điện lực TP. Hồ Chí Minh (EVN HCMC), 5 năm qua, Tổng công ty đã triển khai sâu rộng công tác sử dụng điện tiết kiệm và hiệu quả, 100% gia đình công nhân viên chức của EVN HCMC đã cam kết sử dụng điện tiết kiệm 10%. Hội Liên hợp phụ nữ TP. HCM đã vận động được 100.000 hộ gia đình của Thành phố đã cam kết tiết kiệm điện.

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.

As countries such as China, the United States and Germany plow billions of tax dollars into renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power, Canadian energy companies say the federal government urgently needs to develop a national strategy to grab a piece of the global clean-energy market, which attracted $162 billion US in investment last year.

The creative juices of designers are now flowing into mice and keyboards that are becoming sleeker, smaller and more power-efficient. Microsoft and Logitech have blended eco-friendly technology and space-saving designs in their new mouse and keyboard products.

After successes of peanut sowing machine and rubber latex harvesting machine, Le Thanh Binh always wants to have more inventions to contribute to the country’s development. Recently, he successfully produced a sea wave power electricity generator. This machine took part in the Vietnam Exhibition on Technologies and Equipment 2010 held in Quang Ninh Province.

On the morning of November 25th, as part of the 2nd Exhibition of Energy efficiency product of and renewable energy in Ho Chi Minh city, Ho Chi Minh City Energy Efficiency Center, in collaboration with the project Promoting energy conservation in small and medium enterprises (PECSME), held the Conference reviewing the execution of the project Promoting energy conservationin small and medium enterprises in the 2006-2010 period, in Southern region.

CMU aims to save more than $600,000 over the next two years by reopening a gas turbine at the Central Energy Facility. The gas turbine was installed in 1991, but was shut down in 2002 because it was not economically efficient, said Steve Lawrence, associate vice president of Facilities

Phó Thủ tướng Hoàng Trung Hải vừa đồng ý cho Tập đoàn Điện lực Việt Nam (EVN) chính thức khởi công xây dựng công trình thủy điện Lai Châu (vốn đầu tư sơ bộ khoảng 32.000 tỷ đồng) vào cuối tháng 12/2010.

Nhu cầu sử dụng điện tại VN là rất lớn kể cả trong ngắn hạn, trung hạn và dài hạn. Theo tính toán của EVN, để đáp ứng nhu cầu phát triển kinh tế với tốc độ tăng trưởng từ 7,5 - 8% và thực hiện được mục tiêu đến năm 2020 VN cơ bản trở thành một nước công nghiệp thì trong 20 năm tới nhu cầu điện sẽ phải tăng từ 15 - 17% mỗi năm. Do đó, phương án đầu tư vào nguồn năng lượng tái tạo như gió và mặt trời tỏ ra có hiệu quả đối với một quốc gia có nhiều điều kiện thuận lợi về địa lý như VN.

This thought constantly runs through the mind of Casey Lauer, director of energy and environment at K-State. It is a topic that is becoming debated more and more, and Lauer is one of many people on campus trying to figure out how the university can save money through decreased energy use. In Forum Hall in the K-State Student Union on Monday, Lauer and others spoke on the topic of energy consevation.

On November 12, the Specialized Science and Technology Council of Soc Trang Province held a meeting to assess the draft of a project aiming to build an improved model of biogas plants to generate power for use by livestock breeding farms in Chau Thanh District. This project is presided over by the Soc Trang Center for Science and Technology Application and headed by engineer Duong Hoang Van, the deputy director of the center’s Technical Department.