An international expo on energy-saving and green energy technologies and products, Enertec Expo 2012, opened at the Tan Binh Exhibition & Convention Centre (TBECC) in HCM City on August 15.

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

The international exhibition on power saving products and green energies, Enertec Expo 2012, got underway on August 15 at the Tan Binh Exhibition and Convention Centre in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC).

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.

Implementing plan number 32 of provincial People’s Committee, Thua Thien – Hue has recently set up an inter-industrial supervision team to examine and correct breaches of regulations on electricity supply, pricing and saving.

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.

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.

In 2011, the province has saved 7.9 million kWh, the Ministry of Industry and Trade awarded certificate the province of merit.

A family for the last ten years has been living without worry of power cut during summer is sharing with us their secret.

Through the regulations and applied solution, Hung Long textile JSC service saved 21% of energy, equivalent to 400 tons of CO2/pa.

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).

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.

Human waste might someday turn human urine or waste into useful electricity for radios or space robots EcoBot-III was able to both eat and crap inside its lab environment. Image: Bristol Robotics Laboratory, UK

Imagine a do-it-yourself, neighborhood farm that provides sustainably grown food using renewable resources and recycled production equipment.

HCM CITY — Businesses must save energy, protect the ecosystem and take steps to deal with climate change while maintaining development, experts told attendees at a forum held yesterday in HCM City.

Industrial parks and export processing zones in the southern region, including HCM City and the provinces of Dong Nai, Binh Duong and Ba Ria – Vung Tau, are turning their attention to attracting hi-tech and supporting industry projects that are environmentally friendly.

Scientists and managers from Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) gathered at a training programme on building green growth capacity for Vietnam, in Hanoi on December 12.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a loan of US$309.89 million for a new 750 megawatt (MW) power plant in southern Vietnam, the bank announced in its press release on November 24.

Belgium-backed Phuoc Nam-Enfinity renewable energy project in southern Ninh Thuan province will delay construction to late 2012.

Representatives from Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) countries gathered at a seminar in Hanoi on December 1 to discuss measures to realise the goal of building a more prosperous and equitable region through development of a green economy.

Electricity prices are expected to increase by 4.6 percent in 2012, Minister of Finance Vuong Dinh Hue told the National Assembly on November 24.

PetroVietnam Power Corporation on Saturday officially brought its Nhon Trach Power Plant No. 2 into operation in the southern province of Dong Nai.

Nguyen Thanh Tan, Chief Representative of SN Power Holding Singapore Ltd in Hanoi, a subsidiary of Norwegian Power Group managed by the Norwegian government, said on Dau tu that the company wants to buy big amounts of stakes of state owned and private run hydropower plants in Vietnam.

According to Yanko Yanev, head of IAEA’s Nuclear Knowledge Management program, in order to have qualified human resources, it is necessary for Vietnam to introduce preferential policies for talented people.

The first competition for solar-energy fueled toy vehicles in Vietnam opened at the HCM City Hi-Tech Park by the HCM City Department of Science and Technology on October 24.

Each stove cost around VND 2-3 million depending on the capacity of waste containers. Tuan explained that he had cherished the idea to make the stove since he was a boy.