Italy shares experience on clean energy

A series of Italy’s solutions for greener and cleaner cities, looking toward durable sustainable and renewable energy, was shared at a workshop held in Hanoi on May 26 by the Italian Embassy.

The workshop themed “Urban area and clean energy” is an opportunity for the two countries’ specialists to share experience in clean energy in urban areas, especially in the context of expanded Hanoi, said Italian Ambassador to Vietnam Andrea Perugini.

At the workshop, part of the millennium anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi, Nguyen Duc Cuong, Director of the Institute of Energy’s renewable energy and clean development mechanism centre presented mechanisms and policies on renewable energy in Vietnam.

Vietnam has a great potential on renewable energy, scattered in ecological areas nationwide such as wind power in the central region, sea-born energy, small-sized hydroelectricity, bio-mass electricity and solar power, he added.

Cuong attributed rapid economic development, population growth and urbanisation to the increasing demand for energy use.

He also mentioned how to balance renewable energy development and economic development targets because cost for renewable energy production is about 1.5-2 times higher than that for traditional energy production.

A representative from Italian company Ansaldo Sistemi Industriali presented solutions for green and clean cities with the aim of increasing technology effectiveness to improve living quality in urban centres as well as reducing energy consumption.

The workshop also introduced a solution on zeroing exhaust fumes in urban centres, including effective use of current energy production plants, construction of a power shifting system in urban areas and use of renewable energy.

Tags: clean energy, Vietnam energy