(VEN) - The 3DEXPERIENCE Company under Dassault Systemes got together with UBIFRANCE Vietnam to hold a workshop on November 14 in Hanoi under the theme, "Renewing Energy Technology: Solution Software, Process and Experiences". The event was to promote the process of sustainable renewal and to present benefits from 3DEXPERIENCE for the Vietnamese energy market. Through cooperation with UBIFRANCE, Dassault Systemes wants to share its latest solutions for the energy industry in Vietnam by providing advanced and competitive contents and services to boost the process of renewing technology and digitalization. … [Read more...] about France, Vietnam partner in renewing energy technology
Renewable energy
Switzerland funds renewable energy development
The deal was signed in Hanoi between Beatrice Maser Mallor, ambassador of Switzerland, and Vietnam's Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Hoang Quong Vuong. The project, which is funded by the World Bank and executed by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, aims to increase electricity supply for Vietnam's national grid from renewable energy sources, on a financially, environmentally and socially sustainable basis. The project comprises three components, including investment in renewable energy, regulatory framework development and renewable energy project pipeline development. … [Read more...] about Switzerland funds renewable energy development
Tien Giang applies renewable energy for public lights
Tien Giang applies renewable energy for public lights By Hong Van - The Saigon Times Daily TIEN GIANG - Kim Dinh International Group (KidiTech) and Solarlab under the HCMC Sub-Institute of Physics have presented two sets of public lighting systems powered by renewable energy for the Mekong Delta's Tien Giang Province. The funding aims to back the provincial energy conservation center to encourage companies and individuals to use renewable energy sources and energy-saving light bulbs. Each set uses two solar panels, a compact wind-powered turbine with capacity of 430W and a battery that automatically turns on the lights at night, said Solarlab director Trinh Quang Dung. The new public lighting system has been associated with the release of two energy-saving projects. The first will establish such lighting systems along the one-kilometer entrance road to My Tho Industrial Park.The project, dispatched by the provincial government to the energy conservation center, aims to replace old … [Read more...] about Tien Giang applies renewable energy for public lights
IFC, SN Power to develop renewable energy in Vietnam
By Thanh Trung - The Saigon Times Daily HANOI - The World Bank's financial arm International Finance Corp. (IFC) and a Norwegian industrial investor named SN Power have just signed an agreement to jointly build up a portfolio of renewable energy investments in the Vietnam. IFC will be acting through its subsidiary IFC InfraVentures, the financial corporation said in the statement. According to SN Power and IFC, Vietnam's economy has grown rapidly since the start of the country's liberalization policies; however, the electricity supply has not been able to meet the growing demand. The country now faces recurrent blackouts, which pose a threat to future growth and make the need for reliable power more urgent. Erik Knive, SN Power's executive vice president for Southeast Asia, said in the press release that "this partnership with IFC will allow SN Power to achieve synergy by finding viable hydropower projects that we can develop and operate sustainably. We believe we can strengthen … [Read more...] about IFC, SN Power to develop renewable energy in Vietnam
India, ASEAN discuss renewable energy cooperation
(VNA) - 250 policy makers, senior officials and experts of ASEAN and India gathered at a workshop on renewable energy cooperation which opened in New Delhi on Monday. The two-day event focuses on policy and regulatory frameworks to strengthen cooperation in new and renewable energy between India and ASEAN countries. Participants will share experience in developing renewable energy, identify institutions for long-term cooperation, and make preparations for the ASEAN-India Energy Ministers' Meeting scheduled for November 7. At that meeting, the ministers will discuss the financing of renewable energy, cooperation in research and development, technology transfer, and resource assessment. … [Read more...] about India, ASEAN discuss renewable energy cooperation