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.

Dust, dirt, and the occasional bird-bomb can chip away at the efficiency of solar panels. Hand washing is fine for home-scale installations but that can add up to a huge problem for large installations that cover multiple acres of ground or roofs. Now scientists from Boston University have come up with a solution: self-cleaning solar panels based on technology used in missions to Mars.

Energy Efficiency Office - Ministry of Industry and Trade has recently hosted a meeting with Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) on the project "Supporting pilot production of commercial products using high-efficiency LEDs". The project is a part of the activities under Vietnam Energy Efficiency Program to enlarge the market for commercial products using high-efficiency LEDs.

Văn phòng Tiết kiệm năng lượng - Bộ Công Thương vừa có buổi làm việc với Viện Khoa học và Công nghệ Việt Nam (VAST) về dự án “Hỗ trợ sản xuất thử nghiệm các sản phẩm chiếu sáng thương mại bằng Led hiệu quả cao”.

Từ ngày 3-5/6/2009 tại TP.Cần Thơ và 7-9/6/2009 tại TP.Hồ Chí Minh, Trung tâm Đào tạo và Xúc tiến thương mại VASEP (VASEP.PRO) sẽ tổ chức khóa tập huấn “Kiểm toán năng lượng trong các xí nghiệp chế biến thủy sản”.