Power planning 8 proposes 3 scenarios for power source development. The Institute of Energy (Ministry of Industry and Trade) has just released a report explaining the conclusions of Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh on the national electricity development plan for the period 2021-2030 with a vision to 2045 (Planning for electricity development). electricity 8). In which, receiving opinions on reviewing the scale of power source development, reasonable power source structure compared to electricity demand in each period, especially in the period to 2030; In order to prevent unreasonable backup of power sources (such as the plan to develop the total installed capacity of 167GW of power sources by 2030, while the load demand is forecast at 86.3GW), the Consultant said Power planning. 8 proposed 3 scenarios for developing power sources to meet 3 scenarios of low load demand, base load and high load. The results of capacity balance of 3 selected scenarios show that renewable energy sources (wind and solar) have the proportion of 24% in 2020; 24-27% in 2030 and 38-42% in 2045 depending on the load scenario. The crude reserve ratio if including wind and solar is always high at 60-80%, but wind and solar power sources are variable renewable energy sources, contributing very little to power system redundancy, especially At the time of maximum load in the evening, there is no sun. Specifically, in the dry season, in the evening, when the national wind power occurs, it only reaches the guaranteed capacity (about 10% of the installed capacity for onshore wind and 20% of the installed capacity for offshore wind). ), at this time, the national crude reserve ratio of power supply will only reach 21% in 2020, 11%-14% in 2030 and 5%-8% in 2045 depending on the load scenario. The consultant said that in order to confirm the redundant or insufficient spare capacity, it is necessary to calculate the expected number of hours that do not meet the load demand. The calculation results show that the reserve scale as above ensures the reliability of the system’s power supply. The proportion of electricity from renewable energy sources (including hydroelectricity) in total electricity production of the selected scenarios all meet the objectives of renewable energy development in Vietnam’s Renewable Energy Development Strategy, reaching 32% in 2030 and 40.3% in 2045. According to the Institute of Energy, although the simulation of energy storage sources has been included, the minimum-cost planning model still chooses to cut a part of renewable energy to meet the flexible needs of the system instead. because investing in more storage resources, because investing in these resources will not be economically viable. The reduction rate calculated from the model is about 1.5% of renewable energy output/year (excluding cuts due to local transmission). The use of a partial reduction in renewable energy to meet flexible demand is used by countries around the world, and accepting a partial reduction in renewable energy is also one of the solutions. to develop renewable energy sources. At the request of ministries, agencies and appraisal councils, Power Master Plan 8 has included additional power source options that occur in addition to the above 3 scenarios to provide information for competent authorities to consider in determining the power supply. operating. In particular, the most difficult option to build power sources and grids is when there are risks of stacking, including high load growth and slow progress of thermal power sources (especially domestic gas exploitation sources). Accordingly, the proposal proposes to select the power source development scenario corresponding to the baseline load demand forecast, which is the selected scenario to calculate the design of the transmission grid, calculate economic and financial criteria. of Power Planning 8. At the same time, the project proposes a power source scenario corresponding to the forecast of high load demand to be considered for use in the management and development of power sources, ensuring to meet demand in the event that the national economy and electricity demand are met. load demand increased dramatically. In case of risk of stacking (high load, slow progress of coal-fired power sources, domestic gas-fired power sources), it will be necessary to add wind power, solar power, flexible power sources, etc. operate ICE to meet the demand for electricity and build more one-way lines from the South Central region to the North to transmit the capacity of power plants.

1. What is the name of the first cable-stayed bridge in Vietnam? My Thuan Bridge
Can Tho Bridge

Rach Mieu Bridge My Thuan Bridge was started in July 1997 and inaugurated in May 2000. This was the first cable-stayed bridge in Vietnam and had the most unique and modern architectural design in Southeast Asia at that time. The bridge is more than 1.5 km long, nearly 24 m wide, connecting the two provinces of Tien Giang and Vinh Long. A special feature of the bridge is the two main H-shaped towers. Image: Pham Ngon. 2. Which cable-stayed bridge has the longest main span in Vietnam? Vam Cong Bridge
Cao Lanh Bridge
Can Tho Bridge Can Tho Bridge was started construction in September 2004 and completed after 6 years. The bridge crosses the Hau River, connecting Can Tho city and Vinh Long province. The whole project is nearly 16 km long, especially the main bridge is 2.7 km long and 23 m wide. At the time of completion (2010), this is the longest main span (550 m) cable-stayed bridge in Southeast Asia. Image: Tung Nguyen Thanh . 3. Which bridge was designed and built by the Vietnamese themselves? Rach Mieu Bridge
Vam Cong Bridge
Cao Lanh Bridge Rach Mieu Bridge is located on Highway 60, connecting 2 provinces of Tien Giang – Ben Tre, was inaugurated in 2009. Vietnam Book of Records Center awarded the record-setting paper for Rach Mieu Bridge as “Cable-stayed Bridge”. first designed and built by Vietnamese people”. Image: Mr.matt_hayes . 4. Which province has wind power fields on the sea? Bac Lieu
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Kien Giang Bac Lieu wind power field was built in 2010, has 62 turbine towers. This is the only offshore wind farm in Vietnam. Visitors coming to this place have the opportunity to see the giant “pinwheels” whirling on the sea. When viewed from a distance, the whole wind farm in the middle of the blue sky creates a scene like the European sky. In the area bordering the sea, the wind is quite strong and the sun is relatively strong, you should visit from 6-9 am or around 4 pm. Image: Huynhna2709 . 5. Which forest has the longest bamboo bridge through the forest in Vietnam? Tan Lap Melaleuca forest
U Minh Ha Melaleuca forest
Tra Su Melaleuca forest With a total length of 10 km, the “bridge of ten thousand steps” located in Tra Su Melaleuca forest eco-tourism area (An Giang) is holding the record as the longest bamboo bridge through the forest in our country. The bridge is designed simply, gently curving to match the terrain here. Visitors walking on the bridge have the opportunity to fully explore the flooded primeval green paradise. Image: Hahinmakeup86 . 6. Tan Lap floating village belongs to which province? Long An
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Soc Trang Tan Lap Melaleuca forest, also known as Tan Lap floating village, belongs to Moc Hoa district, Long An province. To explore the ecological forest, you go along a 5 km long concrete paved road built on the water surface, weaving between the tall, green melaleuca trees. The road also leads you to a highlight in the landscape here is the X-shaped bridge. Photo: Natrojoy . 7. Which beach does the pier in the picture belong to? Ba Dong Beach (Tra Vinh)
Tan Thanh Beach (Tien Giang)
Khai Long Beach (Ca Mau) Visitors to Tan Thanh beach have the opportunity to walk on the pier about 300 meters long reaching out to the middle of the sea. The bridge is made of reinforced concrete, with bright blue railings, standing out in the peaceful scenery, allowing you to watch the people fishing at sea and keep impressive photos. Image: Pmaydea0501 . Experience drinking coffee, having breakfast on the floating market Cai Rang Floating Market (Can Tho) is a destination you cannot miss when visiting the West. Busy images of boats carrying fruits, food, morning coffee… are imprinted in the hearts of tourists.

Super wind power project floating off the coast of Iceland provides green electricity to the UK worth 30 billion USD. Photo: North Coast of England/Documentary. The HIP Atlantic project, which aims to deploy 10 GW turbines offshore the UK, is a joint venture involving Spanish oil and gas company Repsol. This project is the result of cooperation between two groups of UK and US. IPC Group is an Anglo-American joint venture based in the UK, specializing in the development of international gas plants. Hecate Wind is part of Hecate Energy, a company owned by Hecate Holdings that develops solar and electric batteries, in which Spanish oil and gas company Repsol has just acquired a 40% stake to increase its footprint in the industry. renewable energy sector. The press release about the mega-project says that HIP Atlantic will be “completely under the control of the UK electricity system operator”, being “the first wind farm on overseas waters”. According to the plan, the first phase is to build a 4 GW wind farm connected to the UK electricity grid and two single 1 GW wind farms, hundreds of kilometers south of British waters. and in the east of Iceland. The investors of the HIP Atlantic project said that the first 2 GW could be put into operation from 2025. HIP Atlantic expects the first phase of the project to create 15,000 new jobs in the UK and 500 new jobs in the UK. Iceland. Expand the offshore wind energy area. Project Chairman Tony Baldry, former UK Energy Secretary, said the HIP Atlantic project implements British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s vision to attract investment and create jobs in the North of England, as part of of the ambitious policy of making Britain a world leader in offshore wind energy; We will expand the UK wind power sector beyond traditional water, extending the frontiers of current cable technology for power generation within 1,000km of land-based grid points. his”. Floating offshore wind farms are the British agenda. The UK has set a target of 1 GW of energy from floating offshore wind farms by 2030, as part of the 30 GW target plan for offshore and seabed wind.

The company is interested in planting large timber trees. The tropical monsoon climate is a favorable condition for Vietnam to exploit the largest natural wind source in Southeast Asia. With the potential for average wind speeds of more than 10m/s, Vietnam’s territorial waters are in the top 10% of windiest places on the planet. Some wind power plants are rushing to be completed, in parallel with that is promoting afforestation, greening bare hills, bringing more sustainable growth to localities. Energy source to protect the environment Currently, energy generated from fossil fuels accounts for about 67% of the energy supplied to the world, but is polluting the environment with carbon dioxide emissions. Producing wind power with a 20-year-old turbine generates renewable energy (RE), with no carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. According to calculations by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA), the potential for wind power installed in Europe by the end of 2007 with a total capacity of 56.5 GW, will avoid the emission of 90 million tons of CO2 to the environment per year. year. This is equivalent to 45 million cars on the road. In addition to being able to cut CO2, wind power also avoids toxic chemical waste such as mercury and other chemicals that pollute the environment. Using wind power will not deplete or destroy natural resources, but also ensure good use of resources from wind potential. According to the United Nations (UN’s Emissions Gap Report 2020), success in managing the transition to green energy will help developing countries take the leap beyond high-emission technologies. CO2, which underpins richer nations. Vietnam with about 97 million people and 6.5-7% GDP growth has seen energy consumption more than double since 2010. Access to reliable, cost-effective energy sources will be a factor. important for sustainable economic growth. Wind Turbine No. 1. Working together for the program “one billion trees” In the orientation and planning of renewable energy development, Nhon Hoi 1 Wind Power Plant and Nhon Hoi 2 Wind Power Plant invested by FICO Binh Dinh Energy Joint Stock Company as an investor are being built at Phuong Mai mountain, area. Nhon Hoi economy, Binh Dinh province. This is one of the areas assessed to have the largest wind power potential in the country. Nhon Hoi 1 Wind Power Plant has a capacity of 30 MW, surveyed, researched and invested on an area of ​​about 175 hectares, with a total investment of more than VND 1,321 billion. Nhon Hoi 2 Wind Power Plant Project has a capacity of 30 MW, surveyed and researched on an area of ​​about 201 hectares, with a total investment of more than 1,249 billion VND. As of May 2021, the factory has basically completed the infrastructure and safe transportation of super-heavy equipment. Compared with other renewable energy sources such as solar power, after installing wind turbines, the area where the wind turbines are located is still used for farming or other agricultural and forestry activities. Mr. Huynh Van Luan, Deputy General Director of FICO Binh Dinh Energy Joint Stock Company, said that the Nhon Hoi Wind Power Plant site is refurbishing the infrastructure and landscape, accelerating the speed of afforestation. The whole project is expected to be completed by the end of August. Due to the steep rocky and windy terrain, Phuong Mai mountain has no large trees, mainly naturally growing low shrubs. The afforestation project of FICO Company invests in afforestation of large timber trees on the entire Phuong Mai mountain, phase 1 of the project to plant 40 hectares of forests will be implemented from April 2021 by Anh Vu Seed Company Limited. Due to the hot season, priority should be given to afforestation in favorable locations first. Plant breeding work and planting site are also actively preparing for mass planting starting from August this year. The selection of plant species must also take into account factors that are suitable for the rocky terrain and harsh sea breezes at Phuong Mai mountain, therefore, the company will research plants suitable for natural conditions, soil, Abundant native trees create lush green forests. Also according to Mr. Huynh Van Luan, afforestation is difficult, care and protection of forests is even more difficult. “In order to implement the project effectively, we have taken into account detailed plans, such as care procedures, pest control, and weed clearance. Particularly for the Phuong Mai mountain afforestation project, the company will prioritize using local workers right from the stage of planting to tending, managing and protecting forests … “, Mr. Luan affirmed.

In order to promote and introduce potential strengths, Ca Mau province has passed events, cultural, sports, tourism and commercial activities to domestic and foreign tourists, including the event “Perfume” U Minh forest”. Currently, U Minh Ha forest land still ranks first in the freshwater ecosystem in the Mekong Delta. In particular, this place also has a traditional job of guarding bees, associated with the U Minh Ha honey brand known to the whole country. Mr. Pham Duy Thanh (living in Khanh Binh Northwest commune, Tran Van Thoi district), said that when coming to the Melaleuca forest area, the most interesting thing for tourists is to eat bees for honey. Beekeeping is a family tradition. Before developing into a tourism product, this was the main income earner for Mr. Thanh’s family. “Being introduced to friends all over the world, the special traditional craft of our homeland is a great happiness for us,” said Mr. Thanh. Through activities in the event “Fragrance of U Minh Forest”, Ca Mau wishes to help visitors experience and discover the rich products of the land of U Minh Ha. Thereby, promoting and introducing potentials and strengths of U Minh district through cultural, tourism, culinary and commercial activities. Creating conditions for businesses to meet, connect, expand links, cooperate in tourism development, attract investment in developing product brands, improve competitiveness with localities in the province… Tourists visit and experience the activities of guarding bee trusses in U Minh Ha forest (Ca Mau). On the basis of promoting the potential of local agricultural strengths, Bac Lieu also finds resources to exploit the cultural and landscape characteristics of rural areas to form attractive agricultural tourism products. Visitors can visit and experience such as visiting Bac Lieu longan garden as a typical example. Located 6km from the center of Bac Lieu city, stretching nearly 7km along the coastal route from Nha Mat ward to Vinh Trach Dong commune with an area of ​​over 50 hectares. The highlight here are the longan gardens with many ancient longan roots, with trees up to hundreds of years old. In addition, a rural setting typical for the countryside of the Mekong Delta creates an attractive agro-ecological space that can organize diverse tourism activities, such as: weekend breaks, culture , ecology, cuisine… Currently, Bac Lieu longan garden area has implemented a project to preserve ancient longan associated with tourism development in Giong longan tourist area with over 1,110 original longan trees owned by 48 households in Hiep Thanh commune and Vinh Zedong. Or sightseeing tours associated with mangroves, agro-ecology, fishery combined with visiting wind power are also developed by Bac Lieu province. Due to its natural features, Bac Lieu’s sea does not have natural beaches, but has unique features of the mangrove ecosystem such as the mangrove landscape with interlaced canals, a system of farms and areas. aquaculture. Especially wind power projects in coastal areas… These areas can be exploited for tourism development in the form of resort resorts associated with agro-ecology, visiting wind power, directly experiencing the life of coastal residents such as: fishing, fishing, etc. , catch shrimp or catch clams… Recently, Dong Thap province has emerged as one of the localities with a rapid breakthrough in tourism development. Although there are not many famous scenic spots, but with the advantage of agriculture, the enthusiasm of the people of Dong Thap province has many good ways to “retain” tourists when coming to the land of pink lotus. As a purely agricultural province, agriculture is considered a key economic sector to help Dong Thap province promote economic development. However, in the past few years, many farmers have shifted to develop agricultural production along with tourism. The new economic model not only helps farmers in Dong Thap province to improve their income, but also improves farmers’ thinking about agricultural economic development. According to the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Dong Thap province, over the past time, the agricultural tourism model has helped farmers in Dong Thap province to improve their income many times higher, a part of farmers in Dong Thap province is gradually switching from agricultural production. purely agricultural economic model. In the period from 2016 to 2020, the orchard attractions in the province have welcomed over 150,000 tourists with a total revenue of over 43 billion VND. This is a clear demonstration that developing agricultural tourism is a promising new direction to help Dong Thap province extend the value chain of agricultural production. Many farmers in Dong Thap also expressed that they develop tourism not only for economic benefits but also for responsibility and pride for their homeland. When doing tourism besides agricultural production, what they receive is not only immediate profits but also useful information through contact with tourists… Tourists visit and experience the activities of guarding bee trusses in U Minh Ha forest (Ca Mau). One of the places with many agricultural tourist attractions when coming to Can Tho city is Phong Dien district. This place not only has My Khanh tourist village with many games and attractive dishes, but also many households doing eco-tourism, concentrated in the hamlets: My Hoa, My Nhon and My Ai (My Khanh commune). . The owner of Hoang Anh fruit garden belongs to farmer Vo Hoang Thanh. Having opened a restaurant to sell food and drinks to people in the neighborhood, 7 years ago, Mr. and Mrs. Thanh boldly invested in gardens, dug fish ponds and formed an ecological area to serve tourists. This ecological garden is located on the banks of a 6,000m² wide canal, growing all kinds of fruit trees, such as: green grapefruit, dragon fruit, pineapple (pineapple), papaya, custard apple… Not far away is a 1.2 hectare garden planted and maintained by Mr. Lam The Cuong (My Ai hamlet, My Khanh commune) for more than 60 years. In the garden, he built small houses so that visitors could stay overnight… Can Tho currently has over 32 tourist garden sites and dozens of households doing community tourism. This is a type of tourism developed on the basis of cultural values ​​of the community, managed, exploited and benefited by residents. The city’s tourism development goal is to help people increase their income, improve their lives, exchange and exchange cultures, contribute to socio-economic development… According to Mr. Nguyen Khanh Tung, Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Can Tho City, community tourism development in Can Tho will not follow the general model but depending on the natural conditions and characteristics of each locality to build a model. fit. In which, it is necessary to clearly identify the subject of community tourism activities as the local people, the indigenous cultural identity is the core value. “We will survey and re-locate potential areas for community-based tourism, from which there will be a proposal to build a community development tourism project for Can Tho,” said Mr. Tung.

Bac Lieu ancient longan garden attracts many tourists to visit and experience. Photo: HUU THI Giong Nhan belongs to Hiep Thanh and Vinh Trach Dong communes of Bac Lieu city, about 10km from the city center, towards the sea. This is a coastal land, high sand dunes, suitable for growing longan, so hundreds of years ago, longan gardens were immense and luxuriant in this country. The name Giong Label also comes from there. So of course, Giong Nhan’s specialty is longan, but not ordinary but ancient longan. Dozens of ancient longan gardens running along Giong Nhan make visitors sink into the beautiful natural scenery. There are roots of longan with more than 200 years of age that still regularly bear fruit in the homeland of Da Co Hoai Lang. The original large label with the hand of an adult, imprinted with the traces of time with rough shapes, winding wood grain, one after another will help visitors get beautiful photos. Bac Lieu longan is sweet, crispy, succulent, very fragrant. In order to exploit this indigenous cultural resource, the People’s Committee of Bac Lieu province has developed and implemented a project to preserve ancient longan associated with tourism development, creating good changes. Also on Giong Nhan route, visitors will admire the “mango” nearly 340 years old, still lush, this season is bearing fruit. The mango tree is over 15m high, the canopy is over 300m2, the trunk is up to 6 people’s arms. This mango tree was recognized by the Vietnam Association for the Protection of Nature and Environment as a “Vietnam Heritage Tree” in 2015 and has been declared over 334 years old. The elderly in this country also do not know when this mango tree has been planted, by whom, only know that it is pride and sharing with tourists near and far. Around the ancient mango tree, there are many stories about the time of reclaiming and establishing a hamlet, expanding this Giong Nhan land, making visitors even more fascinated. A few hundred meters from the ancient mango tree is Xiem Can pagoda, which has been ranked as a national relic. This is a hundred-year-old Khmer ancient temple with magnificent and sacred architecture. This land has the cultural interference of the community of 3 ethnic groups: Kinh, Hoa, and Khmer, so the name Xiem Can pagoda in Chinese means “bordering the water”, because of its location near the sea. This temple is always the priority destination of tourists when returning to Bac Lieu. The majestic and attractive architecture blends with the cool, shady green space. Just off the main road, turning to the entrance to the temple, visitors have walked through the shaded trees, with the gate, the architectural images of the Khmer pagoda keep leading the way to the peaceful place. A new but famous attraction near and far on Giong Nhan street is the wind power field of Bac Lieu, not far from Xiem Can pagoda. In the midst of the immense sea and sky, the wind turbines rotate like giant pinwheels curled in the air, above are white clouds, below are blue seas. Visitors just need to stand on the bridge, tilt at any angle, pose for a beautiful picture, as if standing in Europe. “Virtual living paradise” is how young people often call this wind power field. If you go out to your heart’s content, you should sit back and enjoy Giong Label’s specialty, which is banh xeo. Giong Label pancake is so famous that everyone must eat it once. There are also people who say to themselves that “Banh xeo is not like that anywhere” and they have found themselves “wrong too wrong” when once enjoying Giong Nhan specialties. The skin of Giong Label pancakes is much thicker than regular pancakes but is quite crispy. Meat and shrimp are spread evenly on the skin of the cake, not focusing on the filling like the usual way. The filling of Giong Nhan pancakes is also made with fresh seafood from the sea of ​​Bac Lieu, and added with vegetables from the field, garden vegetables, etc., mixed with dipping sauce with a characteristic concoction flavor. All rolled up, dipped in dipping sauce and leisurely enjoyed. Crispy, greasy, sweet skin of seafood, a little sour – acrid – bitter – strong of vegetables and salty – sweet – sour – spicy of dipping sauce, all make up a memorable smell. Without going far and not moving too much, visitors had a memorable day when going out to Giong Nhan. Another option that many people experience is to take advantage of the day to visit two more places just over ten minutes from Giong Nhan by car, which is to visit Mother Nam Hai (Quan Am Phat Dai) and Don Ca Tai Tu Memorial Area and musician Cao Van Lau.

Source: NYT After years of delays, the federal government approved the third offshore wind project in the US – and the biggest to date. The “Vineyard Wind” project consists of 84 giant turbines that will be built about 19 km from the Vineyard and Nantucket islands off the coast of Massachusetts. Vineyard Wind will have 800 Megawatts of generating capacity, outperforming Block Island Wind’s 30 MW and output from two test turbines installed in Virginia. According to the US Department of the Interior, this project, after going into operation in 2023, will generate enough energy to supply 400,000 homes and businesses. “Vineyard Wind” is a joint project between the energy company Avangrid Renewables and the Copenhagen Infrastructure Construction Company. It is expected that, when operating at full capacity, the Vineyard Wind farm has a total investment of 2 billion USD, can generate 800 MW of electricity / day. The Joe Biden government has a target by 2030 to generate 30 gigawatts of wind power. Interior Minister Deb Haaland evaluated the US licensing for this project as an important step to achieve the set goals of creating more jobs, combating climate change and strengthening the country. The US currently operates a number of small-scale wind farms off the coast of Virginia and Rhode islands.

A solar power plant in Maryland, USA. (Photo: AFP / VNA) A unit of the company Samsung C&T is considering investing $ 673 million in the construction of solar power plants in Texas (USA), to start commercial production in December 2023. The solar facilities above will be located in Milam County, Texas, less than two hours ‘drive from Samsung Electronics’ chip factory in Austin. Austin is where Samsung is considering building a new $ 17 billion chip factory. With a capacity of about 700 MW, solar power plants will begin construction in June 2022. A Samsung C&T official said the company is doing the approval procedures with the authorities. The attractiveness of solar and wind power is increasing rapidly as nations around the world switch from fossil fuels to cleaner renewable sources to prevent global warming. The administration of US President Joe Biden aims to generate electricity from non-carbon sources such as nuclear and renewable energy by 2035. Recently, South Korean President Moon Jae-in also pledged to end all new funding for overseas coal projects and will soon come up with a more ambitious plan to cut carbon emissions. . In October, Samsung C&T Corp announced its decision to suspend any new projects or investments related to coal. While chip makers like Samsung Electronics, Intel and TSMC are also committed to increasing the use of renewable energy to reduce carbon emissions.

In Krong Buk district (Dak Lak), there are 4 wind power projects issued by the People’s Committee of Dak Lak province, including: Cu Ne 1 wind power plant, Cu Ne 2 wind power plant, Krong wind power plant. Buk 1 and Krong Buk 2 wind power plant. All 4 projects were issued with the Decision on investment policy by the People’s Committee of Dak Lak province on February 26, 2021 and represented by Chinese nationals in accordance with the law … According to investment policy decisions, these 4 projects must complete legal procedures before construction. However, in mid-March, although the documents and procedures have not been completed, the project owner still proceeds to build. In Cu Ne commune, where the wind power projects of Cu Ne 1 and Cu Ne 2 are implemented, Mr. Luc Duy Phuong, Chairman of the People’s Committee of Cu Ne commune, said that despite the legal documents, the investor has carried out. Acquisition of people’s land and conducting land clearance to conduct construction in some locations. Meanwhile, the Ea Nam wind power plant project of Trung Nam Group as an investor in Ea H’leo district (Dak Lak) is also being massively constructed. Based on the provisions of the law, this is the project in which the State recovers land and then carries out the procedures for the enterprise to lease the land. However, up to now, although the land lease procedures have not been implemented, the site clearance work is also facing many difficulties and problems, but Trung Nam Group has carried out the construction. many items. Ea Nam wind power plant has a design capacity of about 400MW, total land use term is about 140ha, total investment is announced 16,500 billion. According to preliminary statistics, the investor has completed the construction of the operator and cleared the ground 58/84 positions of the turbine pillars, constructed the pile under the pillar foundation to be 30/84 pillars, the foundation for the turbine pillars was 20 / 84 pillars … The construction of the wind power project of Trung Nam has affected the daily life and production of local people. According to the People’s Committee of Ea Nam commune, there are about 500 complaints from the local people to the project reflecting on the project. “The project implementation of Trung Nam Company does not ensure the provisions of the law on land, construction and environment”, Mr. Nguyen Van Nhiem, Chairman of Ea Nam Commune People’s Committee affirmed. Similarly, the wind power projects invested in Dak Nong province are also massively implemented, although the legal documents and legal procedures have not been completed. In the photo, people walk on a dusty road in the wind power project area in Thuan Ha commune (Dak Song district, Dak Nong). According to statistics, up to now, there have been 6 wind power projects in Dak Song with a total investment of nearly 15,000 billion VND. This means that about 300 hectares of land, of which mainly agricultural land in Dak Song has to be converted to use for energy projects. Occupying the largest capacity and land area in Dak Song are the projects under the name of Mr. Do Le Quan, General Director of Tai Tam Co., Ltd., a well-known enterprise in the real estate sector in Hanoi with capacity designed 300 MW and about 200 ha of land. On October 1, 2020, the People’s Committee of Dak Nong Province issued a decision on investment policy for 3 projects led by Mr. Do Le Quan, including Dak N’Drung 1,2,3 Wind Power Plant Project. corresponding to investors of Dak N’Drung Energy One Member Limited Company 1,2,3 with a total investment of more than 10,000 billion VND in 4 communes of Thuan Ha, Thuan Hanh, Dak N’Drung and Nam N’Jang. According to the Chairman of the People’s Committee of Thuan Ha commune, the commune has not yet fully grasped the legal documents of the project. It is not known how much land will have to be acquired, at which locations, but the investor has deployed a series of works. The investor’s organization of the construction of wind power projects in Thuan Ha commune has been opposed by the people. One resident said, Thuan Ha commune (Dak Song) is a border area with fertile land, suitable for agricultural development. Previously, a number of strangers came to buy land from people on the pretext of building medicinal plant farms. However, up to this point, the positions that strangers buy have become the place for the construction of wind power projects. The people ask the authorities to publicize the project, require the investor to implement the project to ensure the environment, clarify the distance to build wind power poles with the people’s house and compensate satisfactorily. In the photo: Residents watch a video clip where they record the conflict between them and the security force at the wind power project. A concrete cylinder is inserted deep into the ground to build a tuapin pillar in village 8, Thuan Ha commune. According to villagers, the pillar is tens of meters long and the construction team uses heavy presses to push it to the ground. In Thuan Ha commune, the wind power works are spread over a large area. Local leaders also admitted, they themselves did not fully grasp the position of the tuapin pillars. Mr. Nguyen Van Pho, Chairman of Dak Song District People’s Committee, admitted that due to the pressure of the project schedule, the enterprise had to negotiate and buy and sell land with the people after which the State acquired and leased the land. The machine pressed concrete cylinders to the ground to build wind-power tuapin pillars has caused strong vibrations, cracked bricks, broken the walls of people’s houses. In order to solve problems for businesses, answer questions and frustrations of people, recently Vice Chairman of Dak Nong Provincial People’s Committee, Mr. Le Trong Yen presided over a dialogue between parties at the district People’s Committee office. Dak Song. However, the situation has yet to be improved. One day after the dialogue, the people of Thuan Ha continued to gather a large number of people to obstruct the construction investors. The heavy truck carrying materials into the project area was blocked while workers and other machinery at the site were forced to stop completely.

Facebook logo at headquarters in Menlo Park, California, USA. Photo: AFP / VNA According to a joint statement by Facebook and CleanMax, the 32 MW wind power plant will be located in the state of Karnataka in southern India, as part of a larger project on wind and solar power that the two companies are working with. to provide renewable energy to the Indian power grid. CleanMax will own and operate the above projects, while Facebook will buy electricity from the Indian grid. Facebook’s head of renewable energy, Urvi Parekh, said the tech company usually does not own the power plants, instead signing a “long term” power purchase agreement with the renewable energy company. According to her, this will help projects find the necessary capital. India is currently Facebook’s largest market in terms of users. Meanwhile, in Singapore, Facebook has also announced similar partnership arrangements with energy suppliers such as Sunseap Group, Terrenus Energy and Sembcorp Industries, which can generate 160 MW of solar power. Power from these plants will be supplied to Facebook’s first data center in Asia and located in Singapore, the facility expected to come online next year. Last year, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said data centers were causing technology companies like Facebook to consume about 1% of all global electricity. Tech companies like Amazon, Alphabet Inc and Microsoft have pledged to move towards zero carbon emissions and achieve zero net emissions, amid demand for digital data and services. ants will increase steadily. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on April 15 announced that the company’s global operations are now run entirely on renewable energy and have reached zero net emissions.

However, electric cars are not perfect and they come with their own pollution problems. Typically, their batteries contain ingredients such as lithium, which require a considerable amount of energy to source and extract.

However, making batteries is only part of the life cycle of electric vehicles. A 2014 study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences looked at the entire emissions life cycle of an electric vehicle, from mining the metals needed for batteries to producing the electricity needed. to power them, then compare this to the average emissions of a gasoline car. The team found that when electric cars are charged with coal-fired electricity, they actually do more harm to the environment than conventional gasoline cars.

Buying an electric car is much more affordable than a gas or diesel from an environmental perspective. Illustration

But that is not a problem because today, in most countries around the world, the national grid is “clean” enough for electric cars to beat competitors running on gasoline.

There are very few countries in the world where the grid is entirely or mostly coal. China is one of them. In 2019, an estimated 58% of the country’s electricity supply comes from coal. China’s grid is improving, however, with more investments in renewables – for example, it has twice the capacity of wind power as the US and builds more solar panels than any other country. Every year, according to Nature.

Mr. Gordon Bauer, an electric vehicle researcher at the International Council for Clean Transport in San Francisco, USA, said the current improved grid model, with more renewable energy and less fossil fuels. , is a global model and helps improve the environmental quality of electric vehicles. “As the grid becomes” greener “, the use of electric vehicles will be more perfect,” he said.

In a study published this month in the journal Environmental Science and Technology, Colin Sheppard, a researcher in energy and transport systems engineering at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California, Work with Gordon Bauer to model a hypothetical future scenario where all cars are powered by electricity. “We want to understand the impact of energy, infrastructure and emissions if all passenger vehicles are electrified,” Sheppard told Live Science.

For example, Mr. Sheppard calculated that if all private vehicles in the United States were powered by electricity, the annual reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in the country would be 46% (0.5 gigatons of CO2) compared to cars. run on conventional gas.

This reduction could be further increased if the vehicles were subjected to so-called “controlled charging”, a technique also known as “smart charging”, in which the vehicles are recharged into Timing is selected to minimize the financial cost of electricity generation. (For example, charging at night is generally less expensive than during the day; this strategy also favors plants that produce more energy efficiently to generate cheaper electricity.) If all privately owned electric cars were charged in the same way, emissions savings could be increased by up to 49% annually.

In addition, electric vehicles are said to also emit CO2, but not during use, but when generating electricity – this is why many people believe that this car is not completely pure. Even the president of Toyota once harshly said that electric cars are being overblown.

In fact, electrochemical vehicles including Hybrid (HEV), Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) still emit CO2 even when used (because there is still an internal combustion engine) and possibly when generating electricity, depending on how it is generated. electricity. While pure electric vehicles can only generate CO2 in the production process, not when used.

Depending on the source of electricity generation is hydroelectricity, wind power or thermal power, nuclear power … that the amount of CO2 generation will be different. If hydroelectricity, CO2 level is almost zero, while thermal power is too much CO2.

Research by Bloomberg NEF in Thailand shows that electric cars generate 60% of the CO2 equivalent of a gasoline equivalent vehicle. This source of CO2 comes entirely from production, because Thailand generates electricity mainly from natural gas. While internal combustion engine vehicles produce CO2 in an 80/20 ratio between use and production.

For example, if a gasoline car generates 100 g CO2 / km 80 g from use and 20 g from gas production. While a corresponding electric car model only generates 60 g of CO2 from use. As such, electric cars are still significantly cleaner than gasoline cars.

For countries with clean electricity generation sources such as Norway, up to 95% of electrical energy comes from hydroelectricity, CO2 emissions are even lower. The future of electric vehicles is becoming clearer as more automakers are involved in the production and research of electric vehicles. Users often do not care too much about CO2 emissions in production, but realize that when used, it will help where cars circulate with less pollution.

Ultimately, the conclusion is that buying an electric car is much more affordable than a gas or diesel car from an environmental perspective.

Thu Ha (Th)