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Siemens Gamesa reinforces its presence in Vietnam with a new order for 39 MW

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) continues to reinforce its presence in Vietnam where it will install and commission the Dam Nai wind farm with 39 MW for the independent operator, The Blue Circle, headquartered in Singapore. Development of this project has been divided into two phases: phase one, in which Siemens Gamesa last year installed … Continue reading Siemens Gamesa reinforces its presence in Vietnam with a new order for 39 MW

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Vietnam could generate all power via renewable energy by 2050

“Sustainable Scenario for the Vietnamese power sector until 2050”, a report by WWF-Vietnam and Vietnam Sustainable Energy Alliance (VSEA) says that 100 percent of Vietnam’s power could be generated by renewable energy technologies by 2050. This would significantly reduce carbon dioxide emissions linked to climate change. Dr Du Van Toan from the Marine and island … Continue reading Vietnam could generate all power via renewable energy by 2050

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Vietnam has big potential for renewable energy

Dang Van Thanh, Chairman of the Management Board of the Thanh Thanh Cong Group, talks to the newspaper Nong Thon Ngay Nay (Countryside Today) about the country’s great potential to develop biomass energy. What do you see as the country’s potential to develop biomass energy? I should say renewable energy is a current trend of … Continue reading Vietnam has big potential for renewable energy

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DNV GL Alliance for Offshore Wind Energy Development in Vietnam

Enterprize Energy and partner Renewable Energy Global Solutions (REGS), together with PetroVietnam consortium comprising Petroleum Equipment Assembly & Metal Structure (PVC-MS) and VietSovPetro (VSP), MHI-Vestas Offshore Wind (MVOW), and DNV GL signed a series of exclusive Agreements forming an alliance for multi-phased, utility-scale wind developments, offshore Southern Vietnam, including feasibility, environmental, development, financing planning through … Continue reading DNV GL Alliance for Offshore Wind Energy Development in Vietnam

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Sustainable development of the wind power sector in Vietnam

A wind farm in Bac Lieu City. Viet Nam can achieve an average annual growth of 7 per cent in the wind energy sector over two decades (2016-2035), experts say. Organised by Vestas Wind Systems from Denmark in collaboration with the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), the workshop attracted many foreign experts in the … Continue reading Sustainable development of the wind power sector in Vietnam

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USTDA Supports Renewable Wind Energy in Vietnam Through U.S. Solutions

The U.S. Trade and Development Agency awarded a grant to Power Engineering Consulting Joint Stock Company 2 (PECC2), a leading Vietnamese power engineering company, to support development of a 100 megawatt (MW) wind farm in southern Vietnam. PECC2 selected DVN KEMA Renewables, Inc. (Seattle, WA) to carry out the project design and feasibility study.  DNV … Continue reading USTDA Supports Renewable Wind Energy in Vietnam Through U.S. Solutions

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Vietnam: wind energy has potential of about 12 GW

The figures were announced in the Viet Nam Energy Outlook Report 2017, released at an event co-organised by the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Embassy of Denmark yesterday in Ha Noi. The report, compiled by Viet Nam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) and Denmark’s Ministry for Energy, Utilities and Climate, aims to … Continue reading Vietnam: wind energy has potential of about 12 GW

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Vietnam needs to get wind energy blowing

Vietnam has substantial potential for wind energy and it’s hoped that it will play an increasingly larger role in turning the country away from dependence on fossil fuels, said leading economist Pham Chi Lan. Speaking at a recent conference in Hanoi, Ms Lan argued that the national plan for meeting future energy, which calls for … Continue reading Vietnam needs to get wind energy blowing

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Legal framework needed for Vietnam’s wind power

Tobias Cossen, head of GIZ’s project on supporting the up-scaling of wind power said that Viê?t Nam has great potential to develop wind power as the country possesses around 3,000 km of coastline with excellent wind conditions. The Vietnamese government has approved several programmes to encourage the development of renewable energy in the country. As … Continue reading Legal framework needed for Vietnam’s wind power

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Vietnam hopes to export renewable energy equipment by 2050

At a recent conference on the development of small and medium-sized hydropower plants and renewable energy, Pham Trong Phuc, head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s General Department of Energy spoke about the country’s renewable energy development plan. According to Thuc, Vietnam’s localisation rate of renewable energy equipment is expected to reach 30% by … Continue reading Vietnam hopes to export renewable energy equipment by 2050

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Renewables in Vietnam

Vietnam is one of the most efficient power market in Southeast Asia, driven by low-cost resources such as hydro and coal. The country has achieved almost 99 percent electrification with relatively low cost in comparison to neighboring countries, leading it to be a net energy exporter. With energy demand projected to increase by more than … Continue reading Renewables in Vietnam

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Vietnam has large wind power potential

Vietnam has huge potential in terms of geography and wind power resources to generate electricity, experts have said. The western part of the East Sea bordering southern Vietnam is one of two areas with an average wind speed at sea of 10-11km per hour, according to research from the Vietnam Institute of Seas and Islands under the Ministry of Natural … Continue reading Vietnam has large wind power potential

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GE, Mainstream Renewable Power and Phu Cuong Group Formalize Joint Development Agreement for 800 MW Wind Power Project in Vietnam

GE Renewable Energy, global wind and solar company Mainstream Renewable Power and local Vietnamese partner the Phu Cuong Group today participated in a ceremony to formalize a US$2bn Joint Development Agreement to develop, build and operate the 800 MW Phu Cuong Wind Farm in the Soc Trang province of Vietnam.   The deal was one … Continue reading GE, Mainstream Renewable Power and Phu Cuong Group Formalize Joint Development Agreement for 800 MW Wind Power Project in Vietnam

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Germany helps Vietnam expand wind energy

The project “Support to the Up-Scaling of Wind Power in Vietnam funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) was reviewed in a seminar in Hanoi on May 8. The project, part of the Climate and Technology Initiative of Germany, is being carried out at a cost of 6.9 million EUR from 2014-2018. According to General Director … Continue reading Germany helps Vietnam expand wind energy

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CTE WIND, on-shore foundation design specialist, continues to grow in Vietnam

CTE WIND, from its subsidiary in Vietnam CTV, continues to grow in the Vietnamese market. Among its main developments, there is the involvement in the first wind farm in Vietnam, called “Tuy Phong” located in the province of Binh Thuan. The power output of this wind farm is of 30MW and has twenty (20) Fuhrländer … Continue reading CTE WIND, on-shore foundation design specialist, continues to grow in Vietnam

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Ninh Thun approves $74m wind power plant in Vietnam

The central province of Ninh Thun has approved a new wind power project in Thun Nam District’s Phc Minh Commune. The 712 hectare Phc Minh Wind Power Plant will have 23 turbines with a combined capacity of 48.3 MW and cost VN?1.66 trillion (US$74.7 million). But the project has not yet been listed in the … Continue reading Ninh Thun approves $74m wind power plant in Vietnam

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Vietnam holds huge growth potential for wind energy

Speaking at the conference on wind energy held by the Danish Embassy, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Hoang Quoc Vuong said that with a coastline of over 2,300 kilometers, the country is in a good position to develop the wind power sector. The Government has taken a couple of policy steps to spur clean … Continue reading Vietnam holds huge growth potential for wind energy

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Mainstream signs agreements for three wind farms in Vietnam

Mainstream Renewable Power will develop, build and operate, together with local and international developers, three wind projects with a combined capacity of approximately 940MW. The exchange of a wind energy cooperation agreement was witnessed today by Irish President Michael D. Higgins and Vietnamese President Tr?n ??i Quang at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam during … Continue reading Mainstream signs agreements for three wind farms in Vietnam

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Mainstream Renewable to build $2.2 bln of wind power in Vietnam

Mainstream Renewable Power on Monday said it had agreed to build and operate wind projects in Vietnam worth a total of over $2.2 billion, as the country looks for new energy sources to meet soaring demand. The announcement came on the sidelines of Irish President Michael Higgins’ visit to the Southeast Asian nation. It expands … Continue reading Mainstream Renewable to build $2.2 bln of wind power in Vietnam

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