Cost and technology are the top concerns for shrimp farmers when investing in renewable energy, Trần Văn Đấu, a farmer in Cà Mau Province, said.
It is necessary to promote close co-operation between research institutions, schools and enterprises to foster skilled human resources for the renewable energy sector, the director of HCM City National University-HCM City has said.
The centre was designed with total capacity of 10.8 kWp to generate an average of 11,997 kWh per year, while reducing emissions of 9.7 tonnes of carbon to the environment
A long-term plan for renewable energy sources such as solar and wind must be devised for Việt Nam to realise its goal of connecting the entire country to the national grid, experts have said.
Nearly 500 ethnic students were given the gift of clean water for Tết thanks to a new solar powered water purification system at their school in the central highlands Đắk Lắk Province.
Islanders living in the Trường Sa (Spratly) Archipelago have been benefiting from the installation of a solar and wind energy system to replace the limited power supplied by diesel generators over past decade.