’Green’ products popular in Vietnam

’Green’ products popular in Vietnam

Tran Minh Tien, owner of a shop in Long An Province, said he sells some 10 kinds of goods made from natural and environment-friendly materials such as grasses, bamboo and coconut fibre, replacing products made from plastic.
VND5 trillion solar power plant to be built in Ninh Thuan

VND5 trillion solar power plant to be built in Ninh Thuan

Nearly VND5 trillion (US$216.5 million) will be invested in building a new solar power plant in the south-central coastal province of Ninh Thuan.
GEF pledges $4.1b fund to protect environment

GEF pledges $4.1b fund to protect environment

The 6th Global Environment Facility (GEF-6) closed in the central city yesterday with nearly 30 countries pledging to create a US$4.1 billion fund to protect the future of the planet and human well-being.
Binh Phuoc and Dung Quat bio-ethanol factories to resume operation

Binh Phuoc and Dung Quat bio-ethanol factories to resume operation

The two bio-ethanol factories, Binh Phuoc Ethanol and Dung Quat Bio-Ethanol Fuel, will contribute to increasing E5 fuel supply and decreasing retail prices.
Danang lights up with solar power

Danang lights up with solar power

Between 2008 and 2011, the central city of Danang has cut 12,000 tonnes of carbon emissions after developing environmentally friendly electric cars and household solar powered water heaters.
Collaboration needed to build smart cities in Vietnam

Collaboration needed to build smart cities in Vietnam

As Vietnam yearns to transform its cities into smart ones, it can learn from the experience of other smart cities around the world and seek to overcome the challenges by collaborating with numerous stakeholders.
Largest solar power plant in VN, Asia to be built in Tay Ninh

Largest solar power plant in VN, Asia to be built in Tay Ninh

The groundbreaking ceremony of Dau Tieng 1 and Dau Tieng 2 solar power plants, worth VND9,100 billion will be held on June 23 in the southern province of Tay Ninh.
WB-funded project helps VN renewable energy development

WB-funded project helps VN renewable energy development

The Renewable Energy Development Project (REDP) worth US$204 million has helped Vietnamese enterprises develop renewable energy projects and state agencies improve policies and overcome difficulties in mobilizing funds for renewable energy development.
Unlocking Soc Trang’s renewable energy potential

Unlocking Soc Trang’s renewable energy potential

Soc Trang province is calling on investors to tap into its great unexploited potential in wind and renewable energy.
Ninh Thuan aspires to be Vietnam’s heart of green energy

Ninh Thuan aspires to be Vietnam’s heart of green energy

With hydropower and fossil fuel potential nearing exhaustion, the development of wind and solar energy is becoming a necessity.
Siemens to deliver digital distributed energy systems in Brazil

Siemens to deliver digital distributed energy systems in Brazil

Siemens has just signed a MoU with Athon Energia SA (Brazil) at Intersolar Europe, the world's leading exhibit for the solar industry.
Foreign investors rush to invest in smart city projects

Foreign investors rush to invest in smart city projects

Anticipating the growing demand, international companies are rushing to invest in smart city projects in Vietnamese cities.
SoftBank plans US$60-100 billion investment in solar in India: Report

SoftBank plans US$60-100 billion investment in solar in India: Report

Japan's SoftBank is planning to invest between $60-100 billion in a solar power project in India, a Japanese report said on Friday, as the firm looks to expand its interests into various sectors.
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