Vietnam, Sweden discuss clean energy development
Hanoi (VNA) – A seminar in Hanoi on June 16 discussed the potential of Vietnam-Sweden cooperation in energy development, especially clean energy. The seminar was held jointly by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT)’s Electricity and Renewable Energy Authority and the Swedish Embassy’s Department of Commerce.
Denmark supports Vietnam’s offshore wind power development
The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) and the Vietnamese Electricity and Renewable Energy Authority have recently organised a webinar seeking ways to help Vietnam optimise its estimated 160GW offshore wind power energy.
Solar Rules Weaken Vietnam’s Love-Hate Relationship to Coal
Near the southern Vietnam beaches filled with kite surfers and mud baths, there sits a hydropower plant called Da Mi. It is no longer just generating power from dams and falling water, however. Crews added solar panels to the reservoir last year, creating what the Asian Development Bank called the first large floating solar project […]
Vietnam can lead in wind energy
HANOI: Vietnam’s long coastline and strong winds make it a potential future global leader in offshore wind-energy generation. This comes after a recent analysis by the Danish Energy Agency (DEA) found that offshore wind, if fully harnessed, could generate up to 160GW of power.
ExxonMobil has investment plans for Vietnam
U.S. oil company ExxonMobil wants to build an LNG-based power plant each in Hai Phong City and Long An Province. Irtiza Sayyed, President of ExxonMobil LNG Market Development Inc, said in a phone call to Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Thursday that his company wants to explore investment opportunities in Vietnam’s energy sector.
Giant offshore wind turbines could help Vietnam tackle immense climate change challenges
BANGKOK: Vietnam could become a future global leader in offshore wind energy generation, after recent analysis showed the country has vast potential along its 3,000 kilometre coastline. Vietnam’s current electricity generation capacity is approximately 54GW. The government has signalled an intent to more than double that figure – to up to 130GW – over the coming decade. […]
AC Energy, UPC to develop Vietnam wind projects
AC Energy Inc. and UPC Renewables have started undertaking two wind projects in Vietnam with an aggregate capacity of 60 megawatts (MW), touted as the country’s tallest wind turbines. In a statement, Ayala Corp.’s power generation arm said the joint venture has commenced the construction of Lac Hoa and Hoa Dong wind turbines in the Mekong […]
Germany helps Vietnam tap into biomass potential
Hanoi (VNA) – A seminar was held in Hanoi on June 9 to launch a German-funded project on climate protection through developing sustainable bioenergy markets (BEM) in Vietnam, with the aim of promoting the sustainable development of biomass resources for power production.
