For many ethnic people, solar energy is a new concept, but Pham Thi Nam, a 50-year-old Muong woman from Dong Luong Commune in Thanh Hoa Province’s Lang Chanh District, now knows what it’s all about.

HCMC alone discharges 8,300 tons of waste every day, 76 percent of which is buried. Much of the waste could be recycled into clean energy.

VietNamNet Bridge - The investment rate in solar power systems is now just equal to 20-30 percent of the rate of 10 years ago.

Well-meant but misguided climate change interventions in the Mekong Delta are set to do more harm than good, and only a change in policymakers’ mindset can reverse the damage, 

VietNamNet Bridge - Investors have registered solar energy projects in a rush following PM’s Decision No 11 on encouraging investments in solar energy.

Countries around the world are racing to create new energy sources as traditional energy sources such as fossil fuels and hydroelectricity are running out while the demand for energy for socio-economic development is on the rise. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Solar power is considered a type of clean energy, but scientists are still arguing about how clean it is.

First Solar has returned and other investors are coming to Vietnam with large-scale production plans in anticipation of domestic demand and export opportunities for solar panels thanks to preferential tariffs.

VietNamNet Bridge - More and more households plan to install solar panels on their roofs to generate electricity. Once EVN completes its policy on electricity purchase, households will be able to join the electric power market.

VietNamNet Bridge - The profitability of solar energy projects is not as high as hydropower or thermopower plants, but the field has great potential as well as environmental benefits.

VietNamNet Bridge - For 15 years, a Vietnamese scientist has been devoted to the work of using sand to produce solar energy with polycrystalline technology, which absorbs light and turns it into power even on dark days. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Former US Secretary of State John Kerry has suggested an optimal solution to ensure power supply for Vietnam's economic development.

VietNamNet Bridge - The number of renewable energy plants capitalized at VND1.2-1.4 trillion has been increasing rapidly.

Generating electricity on house roofs and developing household-created electricity is a good solution for clean energy, especially when large solar power projects are having difficulties due to high investment rates and lack of land.

VietNamNet Bridge - The government policy encouraging investment in the power sector has created a firm framework for the development of solar energy.

The power provided to the entire lighting system of an industrial zone (IZ) is derived from a waste-to-energy plant, while processed and packaged straw residue is sold for VND60,000 per kilo. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Investors say they are reluctant to pour money into solar power projects as the selling prices for electricity remain unknown.

The car runs smoothly on country lanes, worming its way through crowds and going down small alleys without any incident. The car, which runs on solar energy, was created by Doan Quang Huong, 18.

VietNamNet Bridge - Farmers in the Mekong River Delta have invented boats that can run smoothly with no noise or pollution to the environment, and are especially suitable to serve ecotourism.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Bui Thanh Mai, 8, of Ninh Binh Province, has become the only Vietnamese child to win the gold medal at Toyota's World Dream Car Art Contest held in Japan last August.