The Swiss manufacturer Trunz Water Systems and a California-based reverse osmosis company, Spectra Watermakers have developed a new eco-friendly water purifier designed for use in disaster stricken areas where conventional energy sources are unavailable or too expensive. The new system, called the Solar Container, is capable of generating more than 8,000 gallons of potable water per day and is powered by renewable wind and solar energy.

Researchers from Korea are working on a new technology that can power your cellphone with sound. They have turned zinc oxide (the main ingredient of calamine lotion) into a tiny material that converts sound waves into energy through piezoelectricity.

The University of Cambridge has come up with a low cost organic solar cell that opens up some intriguing new possibilities in solar energy design. Although the Cambridge team is focused on bringing large scale photovoltaic devices to the market, the new technology could also lend itself to a smaller canvas, yielding such products as solar-energy generating umbrellas and canopies. For that matter, even small objects like plastic cups and straws could some day double as mini solar power generators.

Massive fit-out works both above and below ground will begin in the next six months as landowners move to upgrade their property portfolios. This will add to the already burgeoning construction on at least five big sites in Sydney's central business district.

Philadelphia subway trains are the next to jump on the energy innovation bandwagon, by using the energy they create from braking to help power other trains and possibly even the electric grid.

MIT rsearchers have created tiny solar cells that can repair themselves after damage from the sunlight they're designed to process. The team was inspired by the way plants constantly break down their light-capturing molecules and reassemble them from scratch, so that the basic structures that capture the sun's energyare regularly renewed.

Vào cuối năm 2009, Mỹ xếp thứ 4 về tổng năng suất điện mặt trời với 2,09 gigawatt được lắp đặt, theo Bloomberg New Energy Finance. Tuy nhiên, với việc năng suất lắp đặt tại Mỹ tăng với tốc độ nhanh hơn cả thị trường toàn cầu, quốc gia này có thể trở thành một thị trường mạnh hơn vào năm 2014.

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.

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.

Google chính thức tham gia kinh doanh năng lượng sạch. Người khổng lồ trong lĩnh vực tìm kiếm này đã chính thức thông báo một công ty con của hãng – Google Energy đã kí hợp đồng năng lượng có thời hạn 20 năm với công ty NextEra Energy. Google sẽ bắt đầu mua 114 MW điện của “cánh đồng gió Iowa” từ ngày 30/07.

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.

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.