In 2024, the waste heat recovery (WHR) system at Vicem But Son generated 69.6 million kWh of electricity, saving 121.7 billion VND in electricity costs.

Package No. C2.2.2: Review and update for current Energy Efficiency Benchmarking for 2 Sub- Industrial sectors, develop new EE&EC standards for 2 sub-industries and technical guidelines development for those sectors

Waste heat recovery (WHR) power generation system helping Tan Thang Cement save 80 billion VND in electricity costs annually and contribute to environmental emission reduction.

Innovation, Green Transition and Industrial Promotion Agency (Ministry of Industry and Trade), in collaboration with Energy Conservation Research and Development Center (ENERTEAM), is organizing the “Energy Manager” training course from May 27–31, 2025.

Many large electricity-consuming enterprises in Hai Duong Province are effectively implementing energy-saving solutions.

Chính phủ Liên bang Nigeria đã thông qua Tiêu chuẩn hiệu suất năng lượng tối thiểu (MEPS) mới cho điều hòa không khí, hướng đến mục tiêu nâng cao hiệu quả năng lượng, giảm chi phí và thúc đẩy phát triển môi trường bền vững.

On the afternoon of February 20, in Hanoi, a meeting was held to discuss the JETP Secretariat's 2025 Work Plan and exchange views on partner recommendations for implementing JETP projects.

Implementing comprehensive energy-saving solutions has significantly reduced energy consumption per unit of product at URC Hanoi Co., Ltd., with annual reductions ranging from 2% to 7% year-on-year.

Theo báo cáo Tổng quan thị trường công trình xanh Việt Nam năm 2024 do hệ thống chứng nhận Edge và Tổ chức tài chính quốc tế IFC, thành viên của Ngân hàng thế giới (World Bank)  phát hành, đến nay Việt Nam có 559 công trình được chứng nhận xanh. Con số này vượt xa mục tiêu đặt ra trước đó (80 công trình xanh năm 2025 và 150 vào năm 2030) tại Quyết định số 280/QĐ-TTg của Thủ tướng Chính phủ.

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On the morning of January 7, 2025, in Hanoi, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, in collaboration with the World Bank celebrated the workshop "Energy efficiency - Invest effectively". This event is part of the "Vietnam Scaling Up Energy Efficiency Project (VSUEE), funded by the Green Climate Change.

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‘They’re starting to see themselves as a part of the solution after participating in the program.'

Schneider Electric unveiled a series of updates targeting digital infrastructure energy efficiency, including partnering with Nvidia on liquid-cooled data centre designs.

The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) is fundamentally reshaping the data center landscape. Sectors including healthcare, finance, manufacturing, and transportation are beginning to leverage sophisticated predictive algorithms, and as AI models continue to mature and organizations strive to process growing datasets, data centers must rapidly scale to support increasingly complex workflows.

The ongoing war in Ukraine has underscored the EU’s vulnerability to external energy supplies. Europe’s reliance on imported fossil fuels is a liability, not only environmentally but also geopolitically. Prioritising energy efficiency alongside renewable energy and electrification is essential to reducing this dependence. The Energy Efficiency First (EE1st) principle holds the potential to strengthen security and resilience aiming at prioritising energy efficiency wherever it is the most cost-effective solution, ensuring that energy needs are met sustainably and economically.

To accelerate the transition to net-zero carbon emissions, the Malaysian government is set to implement the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Act (EECA) next year, initially targeting buildings of large energy consumers in the manufacturing and commercial sectors.

IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol and European Commissioner for Energy and Housing Dan Jørgensen today announced that they will co-host the IEA’s 10th Annual Global Conference on Energy Efficiency in Brussels, Belgium, on 12-13 June 2025.

The European Commission is preparing technical specifications for a study to develop a measurement framework for the energy efficiency of general-purpose AI models. Data centres’ share of global energy consumption is expected to grow to 7% by 2030.

The government is to consult on a range of measures that it says will improve efficiency and save money for households buying gas boilers and heat pumps, including hybrids, and their controls.