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New solar plants overload Vietnam national grid

New solar plants overload Vietnam national grid

A spate of solar plants seeking to benefit from the government's pricing incentive of 9.35 cents per kWh are overloading the national grid.
Vietnam poised for renewable energy boom

Vietnam poised for renewable energy boom

Vietnam added to its national electricity plan 121 solar power projects with a capacity of 8,100 MW at the end of last year. 
March 14, 2019 | 05:45 pm GMT+7
Vietnam has huge biomass potential, but policy tweak needed

Vietnam has huge biomass potential, but policy tweak needed

Vietnam has the potential to add hundreds of megawatts of power from biomass if it makes changes to its energy policies.
December 17, 2018 | 08:15 am GMT+7
Scientists research 'dimming sun' to fight climate change

Scientists research 'dimming sun' to fight climate change

Scientists from Harvard and Yale suggest using solar geoengineering as a way to combat climate change.
November 28, 2018 | 04:16 pm GMT+7
New tariffs could recharge Vietnam’s wind power projects

New tariffs could recharge Vietnam’s wind power projects

Higher tariffs for Vietnam’s wind power projects will make investments more commercially viable, experts say.
September 12, 2018 | 03:23 pm GMT+7
Vietnam set to trial Direct Corporate Power Purchase Agreement

Vietnam set to trial Direct Corporate Power Purchase Agreement

Vietnam’s plan to pilot a direct power purchase agreement for renewable energy in 2019 has drawn keen interest from investors.
August 09, 2018 | 10:14 am GMT+7
Vietnam’s renewable energy sector in a state of flux

Vietnam’s renewable energy sector in a state of flux

Vietnam’s renewable energy sector is experiencing an unprecedented surge in project activities and policy changes, making end results unpredictable.
August 07, 2018 | 10:02 am GMT+7
Construction of Vietnam’s largest solar power plant starts

Construction of Vietnam’s largest solar power plant starts

The power plant, once operational, will produce a maximum output of approximately 450 million kWh each year.
July 09, 2018 | 11:38 am GMT+7
Southeast Asia’s largest solar project to be built in Vietnam

Southeast Asia’s largest solar project to be built in Vietnam

The $420 million project, a Thailand-Vietnam joint venture, is set to open for commercial use in June 2019.
June 22, 2018 | 04:49 pm GMT+7
Solar power construction takes off in Vietnam after nuclear plans scrapped

Solar power construction takes off in Vietnam after nuclear plans scrapped

The government is trying to nurture solar energy as the country's main source of electrical output.
February 06, 2018 | 03:41 pm GMT+7
Vietnamese island gears up for first solar bus

Vietnamese island gears up for first solar bus

The green service started its trial run on Saturday on Cat Ba in the northern city of Hai Phong.
February 11, 2017 | 05:28 pm GMT+7
Mission launched to capture first picture of Earth-like planet in neighboring star system

Mission launched to capture first picture of Earth-like planet in neighboring star system

Project Blue’s half-meter-wide telescope is expected to be sent into orbit in roughly three years. It’s designed to take pictures of our closest neighboring star system, Alpha Centauri. Alpha Centauri is 4.37 light years away from our solar system.
October 13, 2016 | 08:39 pm GMT+7
World's first solar-powered plane to land in California

World's first solar-powered plane to land in California

A solar-powered plane due to land in California flies over the Golden Gate Bridge and the Bay Area as it continues its around-the-world journey. A solar-powered plane on a round-the-world journey flies over the Golden Gate Bridge and the Bay Area as it makes its way to land in California following a 62-hour flight from Hawaii.The aircraft, called the Solar Impulse 2, was grounded on the island of Oahu, Hawaii since July as a result of battery damage caused during the plane's record trans-Pacific flight of almost 118-hours from Japan to Hawaii last July.The Solar Impulse 2's batteries store energy from the sun during daylight hours to keep the aircraft powered overnight, allowing it to remain aloft around the clock on extreme long-distance flights.It is the first aircraft to fly day and night without fuel.
April 24, 2016 | 01:14 pm GMT+7
 
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