busting out newest tech to aid vietnams turn towards the sun

Busting out newest tech to aid Vietnam’s turn towards the sun

As Vietnam takes strong steps to develop its solar energy market, GE is bringing in advanced technology solutions to help the country unlock its solar potential. Van Mai reports.
can tho puts focus on solar power

Can Tho puts focus on solar power

Can Tho City is keen on exploiting its renewable energy potential and will provide investors with tax and credit incentives, especially for solar power projects.
restarted first solar plant draws in series of satellite projects

Restarted First Solar plant draws in series of satellite projects

A series of investors announced intentions to develop satellite projects, including assembly facilities as well as component manufacturing factories, to serve the US' First Solar project after it resumed construction with extended investment capital and capacity.
solar power to light up tuy hoa walking street

Solar power to light up Tuy Hòa walking street

The central province of Phú Yên has launched the first public solar power project in the provincial capital Tuy Hòa City after six months of construction.  
monitoring the water environment with solar technology

Monitoring the water environment with solar technology

The Da Nang Center of Integrated Circuit (CENTIC) has invented a water environment monitoring station run with solar energy, the first hi-tech system of this kind designed and manufactured by Vietnamese engineers.
binh phuoc approves indian invested solar power project

Binh Phuoc approves Indian-invested solar power project

The southern province of Binh Phuoc announced on November 17 it has approved an investment plan for a US$54 million solar power plant project funded by Indian Tata Power Company.
notorious ja solar project finally receives environmental approval

Notorious JA Solar project finally receives environmental approval

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has approved the environmental impact assessment for JA Solar Hong Kong Investment’s silicon solar cell manufacturing plant project a long time after construction works had to be suspended, according to newswire Dantri.
mong villagers in dak lak access solar electricity and clean water

Mông villagers in Đắk Lắk access solar electricity and clean water

ĐẮK LẮK - More than 190 households from the Mông ethnic group in Ea Rớt Village, in the Krông Bông District of Central Highlands Province of Đắk Lắk have gained access to electricity and clean water thanks to a solar energy system supported by the Green Innovation and Development Centre (Green ID).
gv energy supports renewable energy development in vietnam

GV Energy supports renewable energy development in Vietnam

To popularise the trend of using renewable energy in Vietnam, GV Energy (Korea) has just installed lighting system powered by solar and wind energy at no charge for two primary schools in the south-central province of Nghe An.  
solar market embraces local international partnerships

Solar market embraces local-international partnerships

High-quality partnerships of local know-how and international experience are key to unlock Vietnam’s solar potential.
solarbk first local firm licensed to build solar farm

SolarBK first local firm licensed to build solar farm

The leading renewable energy solutions provider in Vietnam, SolarBK, has just received a licence to develop a 4.4-megawatt peak solar farm in Danang, acting not only as the project owner, but also the first Vietnamese engineering, procurement, and construction firm for a solar project.
norway solar firm signs us 29 billion deal with iran

Norway solar firm signs US$2.9 billion deal with Iran

TEHRAN: Just days after US President Donald Trump called for further isolation of Iran, a Norwegian solar company signed a deal on Tuesday (Oct 17) to invest €2.5 billion (US$2.9 billion) in the country over the next five years.
da nang to develop nations first solar farm

Đà Nẵng to develop nation’s first solar farm

The central city of Đà Nẵng is set to build the first solar farm in the country that could connect to the national grid as early as the first quarter of 2018, project officials say.
renewable energy sector charms german firms

Renewable energy sector charms German firms

Vietnam has extensive resources to develop renewable energy. It is estimated that the technical potential of wind power in the country is 27 gigawatts (GW). The technical potential for solar and biomass energy production is 300 GW and 10.3 GW, respectively. The Vietnamese government has also set ambitious targets to increase the share of these renewables in the national power generation mix from approximately 1.5 per cent at present to 7.5 per cent by 2030.
moits solar power ppa circular omits vital details

MoIT’s solar power PPA circular omits vital details

Issues related to commercial operation dates, feed-in-tariffs, and grid connections are addressed in a newly-released circular on solar power, but international organisations and investors said that some key points were not changed.