Mr. Nguyen Quan Chinh, Vice Chairman, People's Committee of Quang Tri Province came to visit the site of LED installation.

Energy saving in buildings: Potential still remains

Buildings account for 40% of worldwide energy consumption. Research from the website of the US Building Science shows that people’s homes and commercial buildings use about 2/5 of primary energy sources made from coal and oil.

New Zealand’s Businesses Opt for Energy Efficiency

New Zealand manufacturer Orora is to invest NZ$2 million in a group-wide energy management plan. Together, New Zealand firms could save the country NZ$1.6 billion (US$1.2 billion) in energy costs every year through technology upgrades and process improvement.

Hints for increasing energy efficiency in workplaces

With the 2020 target of improving energy efficiency by 20%, energy savings are clearly top of mind for consumers and businesses alike. As is a growing desire for impeccable design, efficiency and productivity savings in the workplace.

E5 bio-fuel encouraged

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung agreed in 2015 to use stabilizing funds to lower E5 petrol prices so as to widen the gap between E5 and RON 92 from VND300/l to VND500/l to encourage E5 consumption.

Seminar on Green Investment Facility in Kim Lan Pottery Village

On February 10, 2015, the Low Carbon Transition in Energy Efficiency Project (LCEE) in collaboration with the Kim Lan Communal People's Committee, Hanoi, organized a seminar in Green Investment Facility

Smart meter “extras” to boost business energy saving

Smart meters could help businesses become more intelligent with their energy saving – not just with accurate data but because they make using more added extras possible.

Four achievements and five solutions for EVN

According to EVN General Director Pham Le Thanh, over the past 60 years of development, EVN has recorded many achievements, with the following four regarded as the most prominent.

Solar power in the UK almost doubled in 2014

Solar power almost doubled in the last year, with 650,000 installations ranging from solar farms to panels on homes, figures showed. By the end of 2014 there was almost five gigawatts (5GW) of solar photovoltaic panels installed, up from 2.8GW at the end of 2013, the Department of Energy and Climate Change figures showed.

Scotland helps companies diversify into marine energy sector

A new programme aimed to help companies diversify into marine energy sector – tidal energy sector in particular, has been launched by Scottish Enterprise.

Iceland Geothermal Conference 2016 to focus on benefits of geothermal energy

It has been announced by the Iceland Geothermal Conference (IGC) that the 2016 event will be focusing on the advantages of using geothermal energy and how this energy resource will benefit us.