Students at Cambridge University look towards hydropower to light up homes in developing countries. Deniz Erkan, Li Jiang and Ned Stuart-Smith have developed a portable hydroelectric generator that is capable of producing up to 1kW of power when installed in free-flowing rivers. The 500kg device designed by these third-year students does not require special infrastructure or equipment, it is very easy to install.

GE, công ty đa năng về truyền thông, tài chính và xây dựng cơ sở hạ tầng, đã cho ra mắt GE WattStation, một trạm nạp điện tiện dụng dành cho xe chạy điện. Trạm điện này giảm thời gian xạc điện và công nghệ mạng lưới điện thông minh của nó cho phép các công ty đa năng có thể quản lý những tác động của xe chạy điện tới mạng lưới điện địa phương và khu vực, đại diện của GE cho biết.

Các sinh viên tại trường đại học Cambridge đã chế tạo được một loại máy phát điện thủy lực xách tay có khả năng sản sinh 1 kW điện khi được lắp đặt tại các con sông có dòng chảy tự do. Với tên gọi “Tuabin FloDrive”, chiếc máy phát điện này có thể cung cấp điện cho các ngôi nhà ở những nước đang phát triển, rất dễ lắp đặt và không yêu cầu dụng cụ hay cơ sở hạ tầng đặc biệt.

RoseStreet Labs Energy Inc. (RSLE) reveals its IBand technology as the first successful attempt at multiband, high-efficiency photovoltaic solar.No, I'm not talking about a nifty cover for your Ipod Touch or some strange wristband that remembers who you've shaken hands with.

The building of new renewable energy sources continued to outstrip new fossil fuel power plants in Europe and the US during 2009, a report has shown. The UN-backed study said renewables accounted for 60% of new electricity generation capacity in Europe. And in the US, green electricity accounted for more than half of the generation capacity built last year.

Thua Thien Hue has a large number of small and medium enterprises (accounting for 95% of the total), many of which have obsolete equipment consuming much energy. Meanwhile 80% of energy used for living and production every year comes from electricity.

Phần mềm này được phát triển bằng phương pháp mới, với sự hợp tác giữa trường Đại học College Cork (Ai-len) và Công ty Energy Sense Ireland Ltd, được cho là có thể đáp ứng ngay yêu cầu về tiết kiệm năng lượng trong lĩnh vực công nghệ thông tin và giảm chi phí. Dự án chế tạo phần mềm này được tài trợ bởi Chương trình Enterprise Ireland Innovation Partnership (Đối tác Đổi mới Doanh nghiệp Ai-len).

Microalgae could be one key to a more sustainable, less risk energy future for the U.S., and researchers are working on several fronts to find a low cost, high efficiency process for extracting renewable biofuel from the tiny plants. At Unitel Technologies, Inc., researchers have developed a microalgae – to – biofuel process that leaps over at least one obstacle, and that is the large amount of energy currently required by most oil extraction methods.

Deputy Prime Minister asked the Ministry of Industry and Trade to build a biofuel distribution and consumption network in Vietnam, and build and issue Regulations on the use and distribution of Biofuel.

To 2009, 97 cement production lines have been put into operation in the whole country, with the total designed capacity of 57.4 million tons. In 2010, it has been estimated that 13 more production lines would be completed, which will raise the total capacity by 11.7 million tons. In 2011, 12 more lines will be put into operation, the total capacity is estimated to increase by 9.36 million tons.

Giai đoạn 1 khí LNG sẽ được nhập về thông qua kho nổi chứa và tái hóa khí (FSRU – Floating Storage Regasification Unit) từ 2012 đến 2015 với khối lượng dự kiến tới 1 triệu tấn LNG/tấn. Giai đoạn 2, khí sẽ được nhập thông qua hệ thống kho cảng trên bờ (land based terminal) vào năm 2015 cho hợp đồng nhập khí dài hạn có thể đến 20 năm. Trong giai đoạn này, khối lượng nhập khẩu dự kiến tối thiểu là 1 triệu tấn/năm trong thời gian đầu và sau đó sẽ tăng lên từ 3 đến 6 triệu tấn/năm, tùy thuộc vào sự phát triển của thị trường khí trong nước.

As much as we all want coal as an energy source to go away completely, we also know it will take the government and private sector sometime (too long in our opinion) to fully move to clean energy sources. In the meanwhile, methods need to be developed which can minimize the impact of fossil fuel usage on the environment.

Under the direction of Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai at Announcement number 343/TB-VPCP dated December 4th 2009 on building an energy saving advocacy program to every province, bringing the program to every ward, commune, block, making energy efficiency an emulation target, a standard in the cultural family evaluation, the Hanoi People’s Committee, in coordination with the Ministry of Industry and Trade, organized the pilot campaign for the 2010 Energy Saving and Efficiency for Households in Hanoi, with the theme “Energy efficiency in every household is saving for you and for future generations”.

Using clean energy is a weapon in the fight against climate change. Ho Chi Minh City is considered to have a rich solar resource which has not yet been exploited and used wisely. Recently, although Ho Chi Minh City Hi-Tech Area and 23-9 Park has installed 32 lamp posts using solar power, it is still too small in comparison with actual demand. Is it due to the lack of funding or a hesitation to invest?

In Bac Ninh Province, there are many occupational villages and recycling facilities currently producing non-ferrous metal, which offers a high economic value for the local population. However, as these facilities are located among residential areas, waste and emission from the manufacturing process directly affect the residents nearby, disturbing their livings.

Germany already leads the world on renewable energy and could become first G20 country to kick the fossil-fuel habit. Germany could derive all of its electricity from renewable energy sources by 2050 and become the world's first major industrial nation to kick the fossil-fuel habit, the country's Federal Environment Agency said today.

This could very well be the magic formula for future power generation. Yes, scientists are busy crafting what is now called as “solid organic electric battery based upon treated potatoes.” These are absolutely eco-friendly batteries – based on the hidden powers of potatoes – which will be an economical answer to the growing power needs of developing and developed countries.

The federal government has just finished construction on a zero-energy office building, the nation’s largest, and is hoping that commercial developers will follow its lead. The 222,000-square-foot Research Support Facility is on the Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory campus in Golden, Colo. Just over 800 employees will occupy the building once it officially opens in late August.

During the recent heat wave, electricity consumption has increased sharply: on 19th June, 37 million KWh was used, on 20th June, almost 40 million kWh, increasing by nearly 40% over the same period in 2009. According to EVN Hanoi, the sudden growth mainly gathered in daily life consumption. Meanwhile, in other provinces electricity consumption were deeply reduced - 30% over the same period in 2009 because every week, these provinces have electricity outage in 2-3 days.

With advantages such as reasonable price, energy efficiency, high luminescence efficiency and high durability, diverse styles, LED (light emitting diode) products are becoming attractive to Vietnamese consumers.