Addressing the event, Finnish Ambassador Kari Kahilouto said his country wants to partner with Vietnam in producing clean and smart energy.

The Vietnamese Government has implemented a very ambitious policy to develop renewable energy with its inherent potential, and in the future Vietnam will have more opportunities to develop its solar, wind, biomass and waste sources, he noted.

At the forum.

Jaakko Eskola, Chairman and General Director of Wartsila, said Vietnam has great potential for developing wind and solar power.

According Jaakko, production costs of solar and wind power and storage battery have now decreased significantly and it is forecast that these will continue to be down in the near future.

Vietnam has set to produce 2,000MW of wind power and 4,000MW of solar power by 2025, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT),

Nguyen Manh Cuong from the Energy Institute under the MoIT said by 2030-2035, renewable energy proportion can account for between 50-80 percent of Vietnam’s total energy productivity.

Participants said that Vietnam needs to have new policies on renewable energy development and those to attract more investment to the field.

Sweden pledges to help Vietnam in energy saving

Sweden will help Vietnam in areas of its strength like energy saving, focusing on renewable energy development, Swedish Minister for Foreign Trade Ann Linde has said. 

Vietnamese students win ticket to world finals of energy-efficient car race

Students of a southern Vietnam university are in the world finals of the Shell Eco-marathon to held in London.

Vietnam, US vow to deepen cooperation in energy security

Vietnam and the US reiterated their commitments to deepening cooperation in energy security during their second energy security dialogue in Washington D.C on April 12. 

Saving energy with “multi-functional bike”

(BGO) - Chu Phuong Linh, a student of class 5C, Tam Hiep primary school in Yen The district, Bac Giang province invented the “multi-functional bike” based on the real experience. Her initiative was awarded the consolation prize at the provincial Creativity Competition for Teens 2018 and highly evaluated for its creativity.

Waste-to-energy plant inaugurated in Can Tho

A ceremony was held in Can Tho on December 8 to inaugurate a waste-to-energy plant, which is expected to help the centrally-governed city deal with pollution from household waste.

Source: VNA