A Green Economy conference on September 16 promoted the need to develop renewable energy sources in Vietnam, with participants from business and academia sharing experience and technological applications.

Issues relating to waste and sewerage management, energy saving and renewable sources of energy in Vietnam were high on the agenda at the Poland-Vietnam Environmental Protection Forum that opened in Hanoi on October 8.

On October 17, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) announced two new five year programmes to help Vietnam address the impacts of climate change.

To ensure energy security for sustainable development and build green, environmentally friendly industries, as well as to reduce the production cost and enhance the competitiveness of businesses to build a green economy, Vietnam is promoting renewable energy development, energy efficiency and conservation.

As an agricultural country, Vietnam has great potential of biomass energy. Especially with vast rice fields, the Mekong Delta has abundant resources of rice husk and straw that can be used as types of biomass fuel.

Positive electricity saving results last year has encouraged Vietnam to continue with a new target this year to save at least one percent of commercial electricity output, to reduce electricity/GDP elasticity coefficient, and to save 10 percent on electricity use in manufacture and 10 percent of consumer electricity from now to 2015.

Vietnam won an Energy Globe Award 2012 from experts representing the United Nations, United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), World Bank (WB), European Renewable Energy Council (EREC) and Seibersdorf Research Center, for its project on hybrid power system to supply power for Truong Sa (Spratly) Islands and the DK1 marine defense platform in the East Sea.

Viet Nam has outlined its commitment to reducing greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions with the implementation of the Green Growth strategy, approved by the Prime Minister last week.

Scientists from Vietnam’s Academy for Water Resources have succeeded in designing equipment that turns saltwater into freshwater, using the sun’s energy.

Ministry of Trade and Industry, together with Vietnam Journalists Association and EVN, shall hold the 2012 National Press Competition on awareness raising for energy efficiency and conservation.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) announced a Prime Ministerial decision on September 24 in Hanoi appointing Mr Hoang Quoc Vuong to be the EVN Member Council Chairman.

Từ ngày 25-28/7, tại TP.HCM sẽ diễn ra Triển lãm quốc tế lần thứ 5 về công nghệ và thiết bị điện – Vietnam ETE 2012 và Triển lãm quốc tế về năng lượng xanh và tiết kiệm năng lượng – Greenergy Expo 2012.

2012 Shell Eco Marathon Asia Contest held at Sepang International Racetrack (SIC), Malaysia, from July 4 - 7, 2012, attracting participation of more than 1,000 students from 119 teams in 18 countries in Asia and the Middle East, including Vietnam.

Ngành Dầu khí có hàng chục tòa nhà văn phòng, khách sạn cao tầng nên việc tiết kiệm điện không chỉ thực hiện đúng chủ trương của Tập đoàn Dầu khí Việt Nam (PVN) về tiết kiệm chi phí sản xuất mà đây còn là một nét văn hóa Petrovietnam.

Continuing with the journey towards power saving, Philips Electronics Co., Ltd. Vietnam (Philips VN) has just come to Luu Ngoc and Cao Chuong hamlets (Tra Linh district, Cao Bang).

On the sidelines of the second international exhibition for Renewable and Decentralised Energy Solutions (ENEREXPRO 2012), the Deputy Director of the Ministry of Industry and Trade's Department of Science and Technology Phan Cong Hop talked to Vietnam Economic News’ Lan Phuong about solutions to develop renewable energy projects.

Ngày 21/3, Triển lãm quốc tế lần thứ hai về các giải pháp năng lượng tái tạo và phân tán năm 2012 (Enerexpo Vietnam 2012) đã khai mạc tại Trung tâm Triển lãm Quốc tế Hà Nội, 91 Trần Hưng Đạo, Hà Nội.

Vietnam Steel Association in collaboration with United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) organized an International Conference on "Efficient use of resources and energy - roadmap for sustainable development technology for the steel industry in Vietnam" on March 5 and 6, in Hanoi.

Triển lãm quốc tế về các giải pháp năng lượng tái tạo và phân tán – ENEREXPO VIETNAM 2012. sẽ diễn ra tại Hà Nội từ ngày 21 đến 23 tháng 3 năm 2012.

To continue implementing activities to reduce greenhouse gas immediately after the expiry of Kyoto Protocol in 2012, Japan begins to deploy a pilot project about Bilateral Offset Credit Mechanism (BOCM). Due to BOCM, Japanese enterprises will lend some countries' enterprises (including Vietnam) to implement energy-saving activities, especially the application of advanced technologies, energy saving with low content of carbon.