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Global Bioenergy Industry News
News from Viet Nam
Friday, March 05, 2010
Japan Funds Vietnamese Biomass Project VIET NAM - The Japanese government is funding a $5 million study in Viet Nam to develop biofuels from biomass.
Wednesday, February 03, 2010
PM to Consider Wind Power Development Plan VIET NAM - The government has instructed the Electricity of Vietnam Group (EVN) to draft a project on wind power to submit to the government for consideration before May 2010.
Monday, November 23, 2009
Alfa Laval to Build Biofuel Plant in Viet Nam VIET NAM - Swedish company Alfa Laval has received a SEK 100 million order from PetroVietnam Group for equipment and engineering solutions for an ethanol production plant in northern Vietnam....
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Biofuel Research Project Launched VIET NAM - A joint Korean-Vietnamese agricultural project focusing on vegetable and biofuel crops has been launched in Ha Noi.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Alfa Laval Wins Cleantech Order for Plant in Viet Nam VIET NAM - Alfa Laval, a specialist in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling, has received an order from PetroVietnam Group for an ethanol plant in Vietnam.
Monday, September 07, 2009
Petrovietnam Builds Second Ethanol Plant VIET NAM - Viet Nam's state run oil company, Petrovietnam has started work on a biofuel plant in Quang Ngai.
Thursday, August 06, 2009
Oil Group Embarks on Two Big Ethanol Projects VIET NAM - The Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) is working on two ethanol projects, following its first venture in the northern midland province of Phu Tho.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
GTZ Grants €1 Million for Wind Project VIET NAM - The German Technical Co-operation Organisation (GTZ) is to give Viet Nam €1 million to build a wind farm in the country.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Training Farmers to Make Biogas VIET NAM - A Vietnamese university is training farmers in the Mekong Delta to produce biogas and fertiliser from water hyacinths and agricultural waste such as rice husk.
Monday, June 15, 2009
Consortium to Build Ethanol Plant in Viet Nam VIET NAM - A consortium four companies led by national PetroVietnam Biofuel Joint Stock Company is to build a bioethanol plant in nothern Viet Nam.
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Asian Renewable Energy Plans 50MW Wind Farm VIET NAM - Viet Nam's Asian Renewable Energy Co. is to invest VND1.82 trillion ($107 million) to build a wind farm in the country's southern region.
Monday, April 27, 2009
Land Cleaance for Ethanol Plant VIET NAM — Work started on Saturday on clearing the land for a VND1.5 trillion (US$86 million) bioethanol plant in Viet Nam'scentral Quang Ngai Province’s Dung Quat Economic Zone.
Monday, January 19, 2009
From Fish Waste to Fuel Tank VIET NAM - In collaboration with the European Commission, a Finnish research centre is developing a project to produce biodiesel made from the waste generated by a fish-processing plant in Vietnam....
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Wind Power for Con Dao Island VIET NAM - The authorities of Con Dao Island District, in the southern province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau, Viet Nam have signed an agreement to build a wind farm on Con Dao island.
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Biodiesel from Fish Processing Waste VIET NAM - VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and its partners have launched ENERFISH, a three-year project concerned with producing biodiesel from the waste generated at a fish processing...
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Ethanol A Roaring Success in Ha Noi HA NOI - A project to fuel taxis with a mixture of petrol and ethanol is to be expanded to next year after a successful trial month, the Ministry of Industry and Trade has said.
Viet Nam Plans to Have Five Biofuel Plants by 2010 HANOI - Vietnam plans to complete five biofuel plants by 2010 to meet a tiny part of domestic demand for petrol and diesel.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Dung Quat Refinery Operational in February VIET NAM - The Dung Quat oil refinery in Viet Name, started three years ago should be completed by February next year the Vietnamese Comunist Party said this week.
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Mekong Region Develops Biodiesel Fuel VIET NAM - Some businesses in the Cuu Long (Mekong) River Delta are working on restoring biodiesel production as the domestic market struggles against rapid increases in petrol prices; however,...
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
PetroVietnam Moves into Biofuels VIET NAM - The Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) has announced the formation of a biofuel production and distribution company.
Tuesday, August 05, 2008
PetroVietnam Sets Up Biofuel Company VIET NAM - Four subsidiaries of the Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) are to set up a company to produce and distribute biofuels.
Monday, July 28, 2008
Vietnam Keen On Bio-Fuel Development VIET NAM - Viet Nam is to explore new renewable energy sources in a bid to stave off the threat that traditional fuels could run out.
Thursday, July 03, 2008
Toyota Commences "Go Green" Program in Vietnam VIET NAM - Toyota Motor Vietnam (TMV), along with with local authorities, has started a US$2 million environmental program in Hanoi.
Monday, June 23, 2008
Businesses Look to Biogas for Advantages VIETNAM - As energy prices continue to soar and the world turns its attention to cleaner energy sources, biogas offers advantages for small business owners across Vietnam.
Monday, May 05, 2008
Vietnam Extracts Biodiesel from Sesame VIET NAM - Sesame, the familiar source of edible oil in Chinese and Vietnamese cuisine, is also being developed to be a potential source of biodiesel.

