Chuyên mục: Năng lượng – Energy

Business Operation Models for Solar Home Systems (SHS)

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There are different ways of operating a Solar Home Systems (SHS) business.

Although each SHS program has unique characteristics, there are two general approaches to bringing Photovoltaic (PV) to customers in the developing world:

Open market approach

In the most common approach, described by the World Bank as the open market approach, there is a roughly unrestricted market in which PV dealers and developers can conduct direct sales and — with government, donor, and nongovernmental organization involvement — establish PV microcredit, leasing, or direct sale programs.

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Vì sao năng lượng bền vững quan trọng với trẻ em – Why sustainable energy matters to Children

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UNICEF report: The critical importance of sustainable energy for children and future generations

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Evidence shows that energy at household level, in the education, health and water sectors as well as for infrastructure services has a great influence on development results among children.

Inside China’s shift to a low-carbon economy

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Edward Cameron, David Wei and Fengyuan Wang

Monday, July 27, 2015 – 2:00am

Edward Cameron, David Wei and Fengyuan Wang

Monday, July 27, 2015 – 2:00am

Greenbiz – China’s announcement of how it plans to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions represents the clearest signal to date that a major structural shift away from carbon-intensive development is underway in the world’s second-largest economy.

The direction outlined by the Chinese government — to peak the country’s carbon-dioxide emissions around 2030 or likely earlier — is ground-breaking, both in the scale of proposed emissions reductions, and when viewed within the wider trend of substantial GHG reductions pledged by major economies. Tiếp tục đọc “Inside China’s shift to a low-carbon economy” →

What Utilities Want To See From Energy Entrepreneurs

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Forbes – Energy startups can increase their chance of success by ensuring they offer a profit incentive to utilities, John Rowe, former CEO and chairman emeritus of Exelon said Wednesday in Chicago.

“Utilities are very obstinate creatures,” Rowe said at the Energy Thought Summit at Chicago’s Symphony Center. “We know how to say no, and we know how to say yes and then not do anything. We’re very good at inertia. And the reason for that is not that we’re enduringly stupid. Some of my favorite people run utilities. Tiếp tục đọc “What Utilities Want To See From Energy Entrepreneurs” →

Economic benefits from climate change mitigation far outweigh the costs

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July 13, 2015 – Countries will benefit economically from almost all of the actions needed to limit global warming to no more than 2°C above pre-industrial levels, according to a new report.

Global-net – The paper published by the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment and ESRC Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy at London School of Economics and Political Science suggests that individual countries have large incentives to make ambitious reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and to agree to strong collective action at the United Nations climate change conference in Paris in December.

The author of the paper, Fergus Green, says the vast majority of emissions cuts needed to decarbonize the global economy this century can lead to domestic economic benefits that outweigh the costs for individual countries, even before the avoided risks of dangerous climate change are taken into account.

Self Interest Pays

“All things considered, I conclude that there is a very strong case that most of the mitigation action needed to stay within the internationally-agreed 2°C limit is likely to be nationally net-beneficial,” he writes.

Domestic economic gains from action to tackle climate change include improved air quality, increased energy efficiency, and clean technology innovation ‘spillovers’.
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Global Renewable Energy Is Status Positive

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Definitive figures from REN21 show global renewable energy installations were so successful in 2014 that they have decoupled economic growth and energy use from energy sector greenhouse emissions. Indeed, the renewable energy sector is buoyant, as this digest of the report reveals.
July 16, 2015

Renewableenergyworld – The headline figure from the authoritative REN21 Renewables Global Status Report 2015 (GSR) states renewables accounted for more than 59 percent of all new electricity generating capacity installed worldwide during 2014. Tiếp tục đọc “Global Renewable Energy Is Status Positive” →

Climate threat as grave a risk as nuclear war

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Climate threat as grave a risk as nuclear war
By Alex Kirby

Climatenewsnetwork – An international scientific report commissioned by the UK government says the risks of climate change are comparable to those posed by nuclear conflict.

LONDON, 18 July, 2015 – The UK government says that climate change poses risks that demand to be treated as seriously as the threat  of nuclear war.

Scientists from the UK, US, India and China say in a report commissioned by the UK that deciding what to do about climate change depends on the value we put on human life, both now and in years to come. Tiếp tục đọc “Climate threat as grave a risk as nuclear war” →

Được, mất từ các dự án lọc, hóa dầu

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Minh Tâm – Quốc Hùng – Chủ Nhật,  19/7/2015, 09:48 (GMT+7)


Các nước đi trước đã phải chịu rất nhiều hậu quả do phát triển công nghiệp hóa dầu: ô nhiễm môi trường, khí thải nhà kính và quan trọng là sử dụng nhiều tài nguyên đất đai… Ảnh: TRIỆU TRÙNG ĐIỆP

(TBKTSG) – Ước mơ của Việt Nam về ngành công nghiệp lọc hóa dầu được coi là rất chính đáng. Tuy nhiên, để phát triển ngành công nghiệp được đánh giá là non trẻ với Việt Nam này, nền kinh tế đã và đang phải “trả giá” không ít.

Từ Dung Quất đến Nhơn Hội: ưu đãi và ưu đãi

Để phát triển ngành công nghiệp hóa dầu mà Việt Nam vốn có lợi thế về địa kinh tế (nằm trên con đường vận tải nhộn nhịp, trữ lượng dầu mỏ khá, là cửa ngõ cung cấp sản phẩm hóa dầu vào các thị trường lớn như Trung Quốc, Nhật Bản, Hàn Quốc) nhưng lại không có lợi thế về con người, công nghệ, kỹ thuật, Chính phủ đã chấp nhận bảo hộ cho các dự án lọc hóa dầu với hàng loạt ưu đãi về thuế. Tiếp tục đọc “Được, mất từ các dự án lọc, hóa dầu” →

Vietnam’s dirty growth

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By Calvin Godfrey, TNN

Tuesday, June 23, 2015 12:29


A worker watering to prevent dust from the waste piles of spent coal at Vinh Tan 2 power plant in Binh Thuan Province. Photo: Vietnam News Agency

The prettiest route to the Vinh Tan 2 power plant follows the coast road in Binh Thuan Province, past endless foundering beachfront resorts and through some of the strongest coastal winds in the country.

Just five kilometers beyond Vinh Hao (the town where the namesake mineral water firm was founded) traffic comes to a crawl. Backhoes and bulldozers have dug a gully that separates the row of rice shops, motels and flophouses on your left from the National Highway. Tiếp tục đọc “Vietnam’s dirty growth” →

Philippine Solar Power Developers Call For Extension Of Incentives

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July 15th, 2015 by

Cleantechnica – Prospective solar power project developers in the Philippines have again called upon the government to increase the capacity eligible for higher feed-in tariffs.

The Philippine Solar Power Alliance has urged the government to increase the capacity eligible for higher feed-in tariff from 500 MW to 2 GW.

The recommendation comes following the government’s announcement to increase renewable energy capacity addition targets. The government initially offered a higher target of P9.68/kWh (US¢21.41/kWh) for just 50 MW solar power capacity, though the cap was subsequently increased to 500 MW. Developers now want a second revision to the cap.

As the 500 MW cap has been achieved, the project developers are now eligible for a revised tariff of P8.69/kWh (US¢19.22/kWh). These tariffs will be applicable for a period of 20 years.

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has also revised the original cap for wind energy sector from 200 MW to 400 MW. The original tariff offered to wind energy project developers was P8.53/kWh (US¢18.87/kWh) which is proposed to be revised to P7.93/kWh (US¢17.54/kWh). Tiếp tục đọc “Philippine Solar Power Developers Call For Extension Of Incentives” →

The Energy Implications of a Nuclear Deal between the P5+1 and Iran

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Report July 14, 2015

Author: Meghan L. O’Sullivan, Jeane Kirkpatrick Professor of the Practice of International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School

Belfer Center Programs or Projects: Middle East Initiative; The Geopolitics of Energy Project

On June 23 and 24, twenty five experts met at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government under the auspices of the Geopolitics of Energy Project at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. The group, which included experts from academia, the financial sector, government, and the energy industry, spent an evening and the following full day discussing and debating the possible energy implications of a nuclear deal between the P5+1 and Iran. Each individual brought a different perspective and expertise—from those focused on the state of the Iranian oil sector to those specializing in U.S. sanctions. The deliberations were held behind closed doors and on the basis of Chatham House rules. The Geopolitics of Energy Project thanks the Middle East Security Project, the Iran Project, and the Middle East Initiative for providing additional resources to hold this workshop.

Read the full report:

For more information about this publication please contact the Belfer Center Communications Office at 617-495-9858.

For Academic Citation: O’Sullivan, Meghan L. The Energy Implications of a Nuclear Deal between the P5+1 and Iran. July 14, 2015.

Japan’s Long-term Energy Plan Shoots for Ultimate Balance in Economics, Environment and Safety

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Renewableenergyworld – Japan’s new long-term energy plan draft called 3E+S aims to heavily increase energy independence and emphasize safety in a post-Fukushima environment.
July 9, 2015

What is 3E + S? It is neither a mathematics problem nor chemical equation. It is Japan’s latest long-term energy plan, which was released by Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) on June 1stf for review. The draft plan aims to establish an optimum energy mix by the year 2030.

The three Es stand for the first letters in Energy Security, Economic Efficiency and Environment and the letter S stands for Safety. Safety is crucial to the energy plan in the wake of the world’s worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl when the devastating tsunami and earthquake hit northeast Japan in 2011. Since the disasters, Japan’s electricity generation mix has drastically changed. Tiếp tục đọc “Japan’s Long-term Energy Plan Shoots for Ultimate Balance in Economics, Environment and Safety” →

Từ vụ nhiệt điện Vĩnh Tân 2: Cảnh báo những quả bom nổ chậm khắp Việt Nam!

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Nguyễn Đăng Anh Thi (*)Thứ Bảy,  2/5/2015, 08:13 (GMT+7)
Từ vụ ô nhiễm xỉ than của nhà máy Nhiệt điện Vĩnh Tân 2 liệu có thể yên tâm với kế hoạch đến năm 2030 sẽ có thêm gần 80 nhà máy nhiệt điện than trải dài khắp cả nước. Ảnh: TLTBKTSG.

(TBKTSG) – Nếu không có giải pháp quản lý toàn diện các trung tâm nhiệt điện than, trong thời gian không xa nữa, Việt Nam sẽ thực sự phải đối diện với thảm họa ô nhiễm môi trường nghiêm trọng hơn những gì vừa chứng kiến ở Nhà máy Nhiệt điện Vĩnh Tân 2 (Bình Thuận).

Bùng nổ nhiệt điện than

Theo Quyết định số 1208/QĐ-TTg ngày 21-7-2011 của Thủ tướng Chính phủ phê duyệt Quy hoạch phát triển điện lực quốc gia giai đoạn 2011-2020 có xét đến năm 2030 (Quy hoạch điện VII), công suất nhiệt điện than năm 2020 là 36.000 MW, chiếm 48% cơ cấu nguồn điện; và công suất nhiệt điện than năm 2030 là 75.000 MW, chiếm 51% cơ cấu nguồn điện. Tiếp tục đọc “Từ vụ nhiệt điện Vĩnh Tân 2: Cảnh báo những quả bom nổ chậm khắp Việt Nam!” →

Firmer ties between EU and ASEAN on clean technology

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An EU-organised trade mission brought Europe’s leading cleantech companies to meet Southeast Asian firms, creating new growth opportunities and strengthening trade ties between both regions.

EU BA meetings

The EU Business Avenues 2015 trade mission brought 41 European cleantech, waste and water management, and pollution control companies to explore new opportunities in Singapore and Vietnam. Image: EU Business Avenues

Singapore Business News Thursday 2 July 2015
European clean technology firms and their Southeast Asian counterparts spent a week exploring new collaborations and growth opportunities during a trade mission to Singapore and Vietnam – a move that is expected to strengthen trade ties between both regions.

Organised by the EU delegation to Singapore, the EU Business Avenues trade mission brought 41 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) from Europe’s energy efficiency, pollution, waste and water technology sectors to explore opportunities in Southeast Asia. Tiếp tục đọc “Firmer ties between EU and ASEAN on clean technology” →

Rising fossil fuel energy costs spell trouble for global food security

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Date: July 1, 2015

Source:Oregon State UniversitySummary:In an analysis of food preservation and transportation trends, scientists warn that new sustainable technologies will be needed for humanity just to stay even in the arms race against the microorganisms that can rapidly spoil the outputs of the modern food system.

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Sciencedaily – Ongoing efforts to feed a growing global population are threatened by rising fossil-fuel energy costs and breakdowns in transportation infrastructure. Without new ways to preserve, store, and transport food products, the likelihood of shortages looms in the future.

In an analysis of food preservation and transportation trends published in this week’s issue of the journal BioScience, scientists warn that new sustainable technologies will be needed for humanity just to stay even in the arms race against the microorganisms that can rapidly spoil the outputs of the modern food system. Tiếp tục đọc “Rising fossil fuel energy costs spell trouble for global food security” →