Conversations on Vietnam Development
Hình như Việt Nam trong những năm gần đây bỏ bê Kampuchea và Lào cho Trung Quốc, có lẽ vì thấy không cạnh tranh được với tiền của Trung Quốc. Nhưng đó là quan niệm tiêu cực. Sự liền kề về địa lý luôn tạo ra một số những điều kiện thuận lợi mà người ở xa hơn không có. Địa chính trị, dùng vị thế địa lý để tạo quyền lợi, sức mạnh, và đồng minh. Tiếp tục đọc “Liên minh Việt – Kampuchea – Lào”
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Hàng loạt dự án “khủng” bị rút giấy phép
Theo nguồn tin từ Ban Quản lý Khu kinh tế Hà Tĩnh cho biết, tính đến ngày 28/2/2017, tại KCN Vũng Áng 1 đã có 9 dự án bị rút giấy phép đầu tư.
Trong số 9 dự án bị rút giấy phép này có 4 dự án vốn đầu tư từ nước ngoài Tiếp tục đọc “Cận cảnh hàng loạt DA triệu đô “chết yểu” tại Khu kinh tế Vũng Áng”
Fossil-based fuels (oil, coal, and natural gas) currently provide about 85% of all the energy use both in US and worldwide. We all know that these resources are being constantly depleted and can’t be replaced within any practical time span. People often wonder how long exactly would they last? The remaining amount of a particular resource is often characterized by so-called Reserves-to-Production ratio (R/P). In plain language, R/P basically gives us the length of time the reserves would last if their usage continue at the current rate. Here are estimated world total R/P ratios for the main conventional fuels: oil – 46 years, natural gas – 58 years, coal – 118 years. Of course, the usage is constantly changing and once in a while new deposits are found. That’s why the above numbers are corrected every year. Tiếp tục đọc “Why is it important to use renewablwe energy?”
Summary Considerations
Lazard has conducted this study comparing the levelized cost of energy for various conventional and Alternative Energy generation technologies in order to understand which Alternative Energy generation technologies may be cost – competitive with conventional generation technologies, either now or in the future, and under various operating assumptions, as well as to understand which technologies are best suited for various applications based on locational requirements, dispatch characteristics and other factors. We find that Alternative Energy technologies are complementary to conventional generation
technologies, and believe that their use will be increasingly prevalent for a variety of reasons, including RPS requirements, carbon regulations, continually improving economics as underlying technologies improve and production volumes increase, and government subsidies in certain regions.
In this study, Lazard’s approach was to determine the levelized cost of energy, on a $/MWh basis, that would provide an after – tax IRR to equity holders equal to an assumed cost of equity capital. Certain assumptions (e.g., required debt and equity returns, capital structure, etc.) were identical for all technologies, in order to isolate the effects of key differentiated inputs such as investment costs, capacity factors, operating costs, fuel costs (where relevant) and other important metrics on the levelized cost of energy. These inputs were originally developed with a leading consulting and engineering firm to the Power & Energy Industry, augmented with Lazard’s commercial knowledge where relevant. This study (as well as previous versions) has benefited from additional input from a wide variety of industry participants.
Lazard has not manipulated capital costs or capital structure for various technologies, as the goal of the study was to compare the current state of various generation technologies, rather than the benefits of financial engineering. The results contained in this study would be altered by different assumptions regarding capital structure (e.g., increased use of leverage) or capital costs (e.g., a willingness to accept lower returns than those assumed herein).
Key sensitivities examined included fuel costs and tax subsidies. Other factors would also have a potentially significant effect on the results contained herein, but have not been examined in the scope of this current analysis. These additional factors, among others, could include: capacity value vs. energy value; stranded costs related to distributed generation or otherwise; network upgrade, transmission or congestion costs; integration costs; and costs of complying with various environmental
regulations (e.g., carbon emissions offsets, emissions control systems).
The analysis also does not address potential social and environmental externalities, including, for example, the social costs and rate consequences for those who cannot afford distribution generation solutions, as well as the long-term residual and societal consequences of various conventional
generation technologies that are difficult to measure (e.g., nuclear waste disposal, environmental impacts, etc.).
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Electricity is energy produced by behavior of electrons and protons. Electrical energy or power is not actually or potentially supplied by nature; it has to be produced or generated by various secondary means, converting one form of energy into another. In the modern world, there is an unending need for energy to power electrical appliances, such as fans, lights, communication infrastructures, machines and computing systems, and other devices operated by electrical energy. Nowadays, power can be generated from several renewable and non-renewable energy sources, including fossil fuels, nuclear, geothermal, solar, wind, hydro, wood, biomass, and more.
Đồng bằng Sông Cửu Long ĐBSCL hiện nay đang đối diện một số vấn đề nghiêm trọng.
Vấn đề năng lượng
Đây có lẽ là vấn đề dễ giải quyết nhất đối với VN. Hai nguồn năng lượng tái tạo – NLTT, renewable energy – chính (mặt trời và gió) đủ để giải quyết năng lượng cho cả VN chứ không riêng gì ĐBSCL. Hiện nay giá năng lượng tái tạo càng ngày càng rẻ vì các tiến bộ kỹ thuật. Tuy nhiên VN hiện nay lệ thuộc 100% vào năng lượng hóa thạch (fossil energy) vì than và xăng dầu còn rẻ. Ông Điện lực VN lại là nhà độc quyền nên chẳng muốn thay đổi gì. Tiếp tục đọc “Tóm tắt các vấn đề về ĐBSCL”
The Mekong River Commission (“MRC”) governs the allocation and utilization of the Mekong River waters by four countries – Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Laos. The MRC was founded in 1995 pursuant to the Agreement on the Cooperation for Sustainable Development of the Mekong River Basin (the “1995 Agreement”), which was signed and entered into force at Chiang Rai, Thailand on 5 April 1995. On 5 April 2010, the heads of state of Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Laos met in Hua Hin, Thailand for the first MRC Summit to mark the 15th anniversary of the adoption of the 1995 Agreement. The parties adopted a joint declaration—the Hua Hin Declaration—reaffirming their commitment to implementing the 1995 Agreement. The 1995 Agreement was the result of more than 40 years of regional and supra-regional efforts to manage the resources of the Mekong River Delta. In the mid-1950s, the United Nation’s Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East (“ECAFE”) and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation sent teams to the Mekong to examine water management issues. Both ECAFE and the U.S. Government published detailed reports of their findings. Tiếp tục đọc “International Waters Governance – Mekong”
San Thang kermis is the largest of its kind in Lai Chau, bringing together the Dao, Mong, Thai, Giay and Lu ethnic people from across the northern mountainous province.
 Mong women from the communes of Ta Leng, Ho Thau and Sin Suoi Ho go to the market from the early morning. Tiếp tục đọc “A tour around biggest ethnic market in Lai Chau” |
A number of companies dredging sand along the Cạn River in the central province of Khanh Hoa’s Cam Ranh City since 2015 have caused landslides and put the lives of local residents in danger.
Illegal sand mining on rivers increases risk of landslides to riverside residental areas.
A reporter from the Labour newspaper witnessed trucks working at the lower reaches of the Can River, near Hiep Thanh Village, Cam Thinh Dong Commune. Tiếp tục đọc “Khanh Hoa’s Can River damaged by sand mines”
Radio Coffee, Goc Hanoi, Lao Hac Quan, Nha Minh 80s and Café 81 in HCM City are known as nice places for groups, couples or anyone who like savouring a cup of coffee and indulging themselves in a nostalgic space full of items that date back decades.
 Radio Coffee on Hoa Sua St, Phu Nhuan Dist. Tiếp tục đọc “Five most nostalgic coffee shops in Saigon” |
Despite the lack of material possessions, children in the northwest highlands region remain innocent with the friendliest of eyes and equally pleasant big bright positive optimistic smile on their face.
 Children play spinning top game Tiếp tục đọc “Innocence of Vietnam’s mountainous children” |
When Ninh Binh is called to mind, people often think of the Phat Diem stone cathedral, the ancient capital of Hoa Lu, the Trang An tourism site and Bai Dinh Pagoda, but few are those who know that hidden deep in the secluded countryside beneath the mountains’ feet are churches representative of a religious tradition with exceedingly unique architecture.
Downstream from Nho Quan, on the road that leads to Cuc Phuong National Forest, is a unique architectural structure that was built entirely by the talented hands and ardent love of its priests. That is Chau Son Abbey in Phu Son, Nho Quan, Ninh Binh, near Hanoi. Tiếp tục đọc “Chau Son abbey is a rare jewel”
Hoi An is home to a number of must-see old assembly halls. If you plan a trip to the city, do not miss the following interesting places.
 Fukian assembly hall on 46 Tran Phu St. Tiếp tục đọc “Must-see old assembly halls in Hoi An” |
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