In fact, Phu Tho Province has implemented 30 models of cleaner production. However, these programs have not attracted participation of industrial and craft production cooperatives and craft villages which have made important contribution to local industrial development and created jobs for local people. Because there is a lack of policies on application of cleaner production in craft villages and cooperatives, therefore, information on cleaner production still remain insufficient.

Participating in the course, trainees will be equipped with systematic knowledge and management skills and techniques on energy efficiency. With that knowledge, businesses will not only save costs and gain markedly economic benefits but will also be more active when the Law on Energy Efficiency and Conservation is officially enforced from 01/01/2011.

Explaining about the concept of green architecture which is applied in this construction, architect Duong Hong Hien said that the direction of the house must be determined first. The project consists of two parts: the 120 room hotel and 22 villas. Direction of the hotel is East - West is but of the villa is North - South.

The conference is to assess the results of the phase II of the project "Production of small scale electricity from biogas" in some central provinces, conducted by the air engine researching team of the University of Da Nang (UD) with the support of Toyota Motor Vietnam (TMV) through the Go Green program.

On September 26th, Thai An Hydropower Joint Stock Company inaugurated Thai An Hydropower Plant - one of 15 key projects to celebrate the 15th Party Congress of Ha Giang province. Thai An Hydropower Plant is built in Thai An commune (Quan Ba district) and Thuan Hoa commune (Vi Xuyen district). The plant has the capacity of 82MW, with the total investment of more than VND2,000 billion, According to Mr. Nguyen Quang Dao, Chairman of the Board, General Director of Thai An Hydropower JSC.

A delegation representing 15 Finnish enterprises said here on Tuesday they wanted to look for local partners to develop renewable energy, wastewater treatment, industrial waste management and other environmental technologies. Some of the Finnish companies introduced their clean technologies at a seminar held here on Tuesday were Neste Oil Corporation, Cargotec, GD Power, Kemira, Fincumet, YIT and Outotec.

Realizing that natural resources are limited, Holcim Vietnam Limited since 2003 has aimed at sustainable production development by increasing the use of waste materials as main energies to replace fossil fuels at its Hon Chong cement plant in Kien Giang Province.

From 2006 to 2010, the project "Promoting Energy Conservation in Small and Medium Scale Enterprise - PECSME", funded by the Global Environment Fund and managed by the Ministry of Science and Technology, has implemented 201 projects in the brick manufacturing industry, 144 projects in ceramics - porcelain, 81 projects in the food processing industry, 35 projects in the textile-garment and 38 projects in the paper industry.

According to "Nikkei" of Japan issued on 22nd September, the Itochu Corporation of Japan and Qatar Petroleum are having final discussions on building a petrochemical production complex in Vietnam. According to Qatar Vice President and Minister of Energy, these two groups would build a petrochemical production complex in Long Son (Vung Tau) with a total investment of about $ 4 billion.

On September 17, the Thien Tan Joint Stock Company was successful in connecting electricity sources from the Ha Nang Hydroelectric Plant with the national electricity network. The plant has been constructed in Tra Thuy Commune, Tra Bong District, Quang Ngai Province. The plant has capacity of 11MW and totally costs more than VND300 billion. The plant supplies 76 million of KW annually.

The Dakne Hydroelectric Plant in Kon Ray District, Kon Tum Province has started running. The plant started construction in February 2007 and cost more than VND230 billion. Among those, VND180 billion equal to nearly 70 percent of the total capital was sourced from the An Binh Commercial Joint Stock Bank. The money granted by An Binh Bank was disbursed during the three year construction.

Along with many lighting systems which have been improved and decorated to serve the 1000 year Celebration of Thang Long-Hanoi, the lighting system at Thien Quang Lake area is one of the early completed projects and has been put into use ahead of 2nd September - the National Day.

According to a report by the Energy Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, by August 2010, the Rural Energy Project II (EPII) and Amended Rural Energy Project II had been carried out in 1,566 communes in 25 provinces and cities, 366 communes more than expected.

On September 19 in Dan Thanh Commune, Duyen Hai District, Tra Vinh Province, the Vietnam Electricity (EVN) worked with the Chinese Dongfang Electric Corporation to start construction of the Duyen Hai Thermoelectric Plant 1 with capacity of 1,245MW. The project costs VND29.245 billion, 85 percent of which was sourced from the Chinese Import-Export Bank with 15 percent from EVN.

The Vietnam Academy of Sciences and Technology (VAST) said that under the cooperation with the Institute of Applied Chemistry under the Russia Science Center, the Institute of Chemistry of Natural Substances under VAST has produced alcohol with ethanol concentration at 99.98 percent and the total content of organic impurities at less than 16ppm, without using chemical agents.

The Vinh Phuc Province Department of Science and Technology recently worked with the Promoting Energy Conservation in Small and Medium Scale Enterprise Project (PECSME) under the Ministry of Science and Technology to organize a training course on energy conservation in small and mediums-sized enterprises in the areas of textile-garment, food processing, paper and pulp.

The project entitled, “Studying, Designing and Manufacturing Large-Diameter, Non-Rotary Pipe-Connection Automatic Welding Equipment Systems” was checked and accepted on September 11 in Hanoi. Dr Hoang Van Chau from the National Research Institute of Mechanical Engineering is the director of the project with the technology for manufacture of pressure pipelines for small and medium-sized hydropower projects.

Almost 800 businesses from 22 countries and territories from around the world will take part in the International Exhibition of Construction, Building Materials, Housing and Interior Décor (Vietbuild) being held in Ho Chi Minh City on September 16-20.

On 14 September, Petrovietnam Fertilizer and Chemicals Corporation (PVFCCo) inaugurated the construction project of the system recovering CO2 from the exhaust of Phu My Fertilizer Plant. The project aims to increase annual urea fertilizer output of the plant by about 60,000 tons, while reducing 40,000 tons of CO2 emissions per year to protect the environment.

On 15 September, the International Exhibition on Electrical, Buildings & Urban Infrastructure, Installation & Automation opened at Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre (SECC) in Ho Chi Minh City, with the participation of 250 companies from 30 countries and territories.

In recent years, Bac Giang has made remarkable progress in all walks of life. In particular, the economy has continuously developed with high growth. The economic structure is changing towards increasing the share of industry and services.

Iron and steel production remains one of the strengths of Bac Ninh. Preliminary investigations have shown that there are over 800 steel enterprises in Chau Khe, Dinh Bang, including 100 steel tempering facilities, 80 steel rolling facilities, 50 steel dragging and drawing facilities, 150 recycled embryo rolling facilities and other metals production facilities. The field of steel tempering and rolling alone provides 200,000 tons of steel ingot; 200,000 tons of rolled steel to the market annually, which brings about VND200,000 billion per year.

Along with the development and renovation of the country, Hai Phong has been constantly renovating. Currently in the area, there are hundreds of large enterprises operating in such sectors as shipbuilding, cement manufacturing, steel production, etc with thousands of small and medium enterprises. The strong growth of businesses has brought about the increasing demand for energy.

On 25/08/2010, Ho Chi Minh City Energy Conversation Center, in coordination with Ben Tre Women's Union, organized training on energy efficiency for over 400 participants who are members of Women's Union in the locality. This is one of the activities of the project "Raising awareness on cleaner production, energy efficiency and conservation for the public", chaired by Ben Tre Department of Science and Technology.

Vinh Phuc has more than 2,200 enterprises, of which two thirds are small and medium. There is a wide variety of industries such as food processing, textile, leather, wood, forestry, paper, and steel. Especially, Vinh Phuc is one of the provinces with the highest output of baked tile and brick in our country. Specifically, with about 900 manual brick facilities over nine districts, Vinh Phuc’s tile brick output is around 900 million pieces per year.

Should 1kWh of electricity be saved, we would reduce the amount of carbon dioxide emission into the environment by 0.5634 kg, helping mitigate climate change. So saving power should be one of the priorities to adapt to climate change.