Renewable energy becoming more cost-competitive with fossil fuels isn’t news – as technology improves and more clean power generation comes online, electricity without emissions gets cheaper.

Modern water purification methods exist that can easily get rid of water contaminants, even salt and bacteria, but some organic toxins and toxic metals, such as arsenic and hexavalent chromium need special processing to be removed.

At the IAA International Motor Show in Frankfurt, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) will present an e-city bus demonstrator to illustrate the concept.

Bosch Solar Energy (Arnstadt, Germany) and the Institute for Solar Energy Research Hamelin (ISFH, Emmerthal, Germany) have produced a 22.1% efficient crystalline silicon (c-Si) solar photovoltaic (PV) cell using ion implanted interdigitated back junction back contact (IBC) technology.

ARES’ technology uses heavy rail cars that are pushed to the top of a grade using excess power from renewable energy plants or when electricity demand is low.

A solar power plant which is intended to float is currently under development by a team which is led by SP Gon Choudhury, Director at Development Consultants Private Limited (DCL Group) and Vice Chairman at Calcutta Institute of Technology.

The 10th National Conference on Nuclear Science and Technology kicked off in the southern province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau on August 15 to discuss orientations for the use of atomic energy for peaceful purposes in Vietnam.

Professor Ravi Silva of the University of Surrey's Advanced Technology Institute has identified the range of combinations of organic and inorganic materials that will underpin new 4th generation solar cell technology

More than 100 domestic and foreign enterprises are showcasing their goods in the sixth Vietnam International Electrical Technology and Equipment Exhibition (Vietnam ETE) and the International Exhibition on Power Saving Products and Green Energies (Enertech Expo) which was held in Tan Binh District, Ho Chi Minh City on July 24th

Kingston Technology, hãng sản xuất bộ nhớ hàng đầu thế giới của Mỹ đã chính thức cho ra mắt SSDNow KC300, sản phẩm ổ cứng thể rắn (SSD) mới nhất của dòng SSDNow.

The US Department of Energy (DOE) and its National Renewable Energy Laboratories (NREL, Golden, Colorado, US) will open a new facility dedicated to utility-scale integration of technology including solar photovoltaics (PV), wind turbines and electric vehicles on August 21st, 2013.

With the support of the Vietnam-Finland Innovation Partnership Program (IPP) and Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST),

The Da Nang Science and Technology Department has successfully completed a one-year pilot project to test solar powered energy on two deep-sea fishing vessels.

Foreign investors have shown their interest in production of lighting systems using light-emitting diode (LED) technology which are 30-90 percent more efficient than incandescent light bulbs.

Project Loon, the latest experimental technology from Google, seeks to fill in these internet gaps with a network of solar-powered, high-altitude balloons.

Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has increased the nation's 2013 target for newly installed solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity from 130 MW to 175 MW, while launching programs to assist technology development and the overseas expansion of the nation's PV industry.

SheerWind, a wind power company from Minnesota, USA, has announced the results of tests it has carried out with its new Invelox wind power generation technology.

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology has received EUR 4.25 million in funding from the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research to initiate a four-year research project on printable organic solar cells.

Thailand’s Science and Technology Ministry is focusing on safety of nuclear power use while trying to minimise its impact on the environment.

The fifth Hanoi international Energy Technology and Environment exhibition (Entech Hanoi 2013) will be held in the Vietnam Exhibition Centre from May 29–31.