Japan Funds Vietnamese Biomass Project
VIET NAM - The Japanese government is funding a $5 million study in Viet Nam to develop biofuels from biomass.

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.

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....

Biofuel Research Project Launched
VIET NAM - A joint Korean-Vietnamese agricultural project focusing on vegetable and biofuel crops has been launched in Ha Noi.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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....

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.

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...

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.

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.

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,...

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.