Finns get almost one third of their electricity second-hand, after industrial users have had first dibs at it. Vesa Koivisto of Fortum (the largest utility in Scandinavia) told me that paper mills actually supply about one third of the electricity on the grid. Why?

This has led to the increased production of PV cells not only in Europe but also in Taiwan and china. China alone produces 2GW solar cells annually. In February 2010 the price of electricity using PV panel is $4.27 per watt. Today the price of photovoltaic cells of different companies is different. The General electric solar panel costs $ 228 to $385. This trend would decline with more competition.

Các dây chuyền sản xuất pin quang điện cũng tăng nhanh không chỉ ở châu Âu mà ở cả Đài Loan và Trung Quốc. Riêng Trung Quốc hàng năm sản xuất đến 2GW pin năng lượng mặt trời. Trong tháng 2/2010, mức giá năng lượng sử dụng pin quang điện là 4,27USD/watt.

Chi Thanh Ice Manufacturing Ltd based in My Tho, Tien Giang is specialized in providing ice for offshore fishing vessels. The technological process mainly uses electric. So energy saving solutions mainly focus on electric efficiency, especially in key consumption areas such as compressors and heat pumps.

Intimex Thanh Chuong Tapioca Factory, under Nghe An Intimex branch, was put into operation in 2004. The factory has increased the capacity twice: from 60 to 120 tons per day and from 120 to 180 tons per day. Its coal consumption and the rate of raw cassava over cassava products used to be much higher compared to other factories in Vietnam which have similar scale. Consumption of the company in 2008: 3.7 million kWh of electricity per year; 2.8 million kilograms of coal; 27,000 kilograms of diesel oil. After joining the Component of Cleaner Production in industry of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, leaders of the company has made several concrete measures in energy efficiency.

In production of bricks with semi plastic technology, a specialized machine system is used to process the raw materials, mixing them together into a specific blend used for each particular type of product such as building bricks, roofing tiles or floor tiles. After that, the mixture is shaped and transferred to the kilns for burning.

The first building construction using non-fired building materials in Ha Noi is the Keang Nam 70-storied building. The owner of this project has transported the entire discarded constructional materials and soil from digging the foundation to Hue Quang Commerce and Technology Joint stock company (Hue Quang Company). This company will buy the discarded soil from Keang Nam to produce non-fired eco bricks and sell them back to Keang Nam. This is regarded as the model that sets the trend of using environment friendly materials in Vietnam.

Là đơn vị tiêu thụ điện năng lớn của TP Ðà Nẵng, trong những năm qua Công ty cổ phần xi măng Hải Vân đã có những giải pháp sử dụng điện tiết kiệm, hiệu quả. Xi măng Hải Vân được sản xuất trên dây chuyền công nghệ đồng bộ, hoàn toàn tự động, thiết bị do hãng Krupp-polysius - CHLB Ðức chế tạo.

In the under developed countries like India and Bangladesh masses ride bicycle rickshaw to carry commuters. This practice has been in use from centuries and this has become their culture now. In India the pedal power industry still accounts for 18 percent of the total industry. India has the largest bicycle industry after china. Along with the energy benefits that pedal power offers, bicycle has proved to be the great ride.

An innovative clean energy collaboration between auto manufacturer Ford, utility Detroit Edison and energy storage systems builder Xtreme Power plans to bring to Michigan one of its largest solar energy systems, which will be used to help in the production and usage of electric vehicles. The system will be installed at Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant.

According to statistics, currently, the number of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) of Da Nang accounts for about 90% of total enterprises. Annually, the energy consumption of Da Nang is about 800 million kWh, in which, commercial electricity for production is about 700 million kWh. Besides, in the production process, large amounts of FO and DO oil used are also increasing every year.

Many simple methods can be applied to save at least 5-10 percent of electricity consumption, for example turning off electrical equipment when use is not necessary or operating air conditioners at suitable temperatures. However, many companies still ignore these simple methods.

Ford là cha đẻ của dòng xe điện Focus cũng như các thế hệ xe hỗn hợp điện – xăng khác. Trong dự án hợp tác này, hãng sẽ làm việc với công ty Detroit Edison để lắp đặt một hệ thống tấm thu quang điện công suất 500 KW tại nhà máy nằm ở thành phố Wayne, Michigan.

Công ty năng lượng AGL Energy của Úc và Công ty năng lượng tái tạo Meridian Energy của New Zealand sẽ xây dựng nhà máy điện gió lớn nhất Nam bán cầu. Theo tuyên bố của đại diện AGL Energy hôm 12.8, nhà máy này 900 triệu USD này dự kiến sẽ được hoàn thành vào đầu năm 2013.

"The total electricity bills that all households in Vietnam have to pay is VND5,200 billion/year. If each household just saves 10% of their electricity consumption, the amount saved will be a really big number.

There are two types of CFLs in use. One is the integrated and the other is non-integrated. The two main parts of a non-integrated CFL are a gas filled tube called bulb or burner and magnetic or electronic ballasts. An electric current from the ballast flows through the gas filled tube (mercury vapour) causing it to emit UV light.

Implementing the national target program on energy conservation and Decision of Tien Giang People's Committee on the implementation of energy efficiency in local area in period 2008 – 2015, Energy Efficiency Center - Department of Industry and Trade has organized various activities to promote efficient energy use in industry, especially in small and medium enterprises. In order to raise awareness of energy efficiency in the office, Tien Giang has used many bold solutions in a number of office buildings.

Two heavy-duty manufacturing powerhouses, Peterbilt and Eaton Corporation, have teamed up to give garbage trucks a fuel saving green twist. This spring, Peterbilt announced its new Model 320 Hybrid which uses Eaton’s new hydraulic hybrid system to achieve up to 30% in fuel conservation, along with a consequent reduction in emissions and greatly reduced maintenance costs, too. Now four of the sustainable behemoths are set for their first run in Michigan, in the green-minded city of Anne Arbor.

Nhiều công ty đã tham gia cuộc đấu thầu này, trong đó có các công ty lớn như Reliance Industries’ Solar Energy Group, Wipro Ecoenergy và người khổng lồ trong ngành xây dựng Punj Lloyd. Đây là một ý tưởng mới lạ của chính phủ Ấn Độ nhằm khởi xướng một cuộc cách mạng lớn về năng lượng mặt trời trên quy mô toàn quốc có khả năng sẽ nâng tổng công suất lắp đặt lên 20.000 MW trong 12 năm sắp tới.

Hôm 11/8/2010, hãng TSMC của Đài Loan cho biết sẽ động thổ xây nhà máy pin năng lượng mặt trời đầu tiên của mình trước cuối năm nay. Hội đồng quản trị của TSMC đã duyệt chi 218 triệu USD (~4.142 tỷ đồng) cho dự án này.