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Solar cells from the Swedish government-owned multinational power company Vattenfall may have been manufactured with forced labor in the Xinjiang region of China, local media Expressen reports. Human rights organizations …
Swedish solar panels are linked to forced labor in China Read More
To celebrate the Nordic Day, on 23 March 2021, the Nordic Embassies in Vietnam (Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden), in coordination with the National Academy of Politics jointly organized a …
Nordic embassies and HCM National Academy celebrated Nordic Day with Nordic Green Capitals seminar Read More
Earlier this week, the Danish Ambassador H.E. Jon Thorgaard met with Dr. Samerjai Suksumek, Chairman of the Energy Regulatory Commission of Thailand (ERC), and other senior officers. Together they discussed Thailand’s …
Ambassador Thorgaard visited the Energy Regulatory Commission of Thailand (ERC) Read More
On 16 March 2021 Norwegian Honorary Consul Arild Haugan in Ho Chi Minh City attended the signing ceremony of a long-term energy off-take agreement between Norway-headquartered Norsk Solar Vietnam and …
Norsk Solar will deliver largest single-client rooftop solar PV systems in Vietnam Read More
The embassy of Sweden sparked an initiative to promote a transformation towards clean and renewable energy, a solar panel system was formally inaugurated at the Swedish “Greener“ Residence in Tay …
The Swedish Residence in Vietnam installs solar energy Read More
Despite the associated environmental problems, Vietnam cannot do without coal-fired power plants for another 15 years at least, experts say. There is no current alternatives that can help Vietnam ensure …
Vietnam needs coal-fired power plants for at least another 15 years Read More
Finnish biofuel producer and oil refiner Neste announced on 15 March 2020 an intention to increase its renewable products production capacity in Europe according to the company strategy. According to …
Neste to build plant similar to Singapore in Rotterdam Read More
On 10 March 2021 the Swedish Representatives Mr. Bengt G Carlsson and Acting Market Manager Mr. Jaani Heinonen participated Wind Energy Asia 2021 Opening Ceremony and visited Swedish Pavilion at …
Sweden representatives participated in Wind Energy Asia 2021 Opening Ceremony Read More
Danish Vestas Wind Systems A/S is for the first time in five years no longer the world’s biggest turbine maker but has been usurped by China’s Xinjiang Goldwind and US …
Chinese and US firms take Danish Vestas’s place as the world’s biggest wind turbine maker Read More
The Danish Wind Export Association and The Trade Council of Denmark, Taipei 丹麥商務辦事處 have found this Wind Energy Asia a very important event to join. The Wind Energy Asia conference …
Meet Danish companies at Wind Energy Asia 2021 Read More
Finnish technology group Wärtsilä’s unique experience in delivering both power barges for electricity production and state-of-the-art energy storage solutions has resulted in a combined contract award. Therma Marine Inc. (TMI), …
Wärtsilä will deliver first energy storage solution in S.E.A. on a barge Read More
Thailand has started implementing a new “Smart Visa” a type of visa specially designed to attract highly skilled manpower, investors, executives and startups entrepreneurs wishing to work or invest in …
Thailand granted Smart Visa that allows 4 years stay Read More
Olion, the Finnish energy, and environmental technology company will provide heat pumps for a battery energy storage farm in Dalian, North-eastern China. Dalian Henliu Energy Storage Power Station Company Ltd’s …
Finnish Olion to supply heat pumps for China’s largest battery energy storage project Read More
In the spirit of the sustainability week, FinnCham chose randomly couple of members from Invest Hong Kong, Consulate General of Finland in Hong Kong and Macao to visit and surprise …
FinnCham Sustainability Week’s next post is officially started Read More
The Trade Council of Denmark, Taipei announced they are looking for a new colleague to join the Trade Council’s Commercial Department in a position as Commercial Officer, with a special …
The Trade Council of Denmark in Taipei is looking for offshore wind energy specialist Read More
Danish researchers have found that agriculture can reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 50 per cent using the new SkyClean technology. At the same time, we can introduce “climate neutral …
New technology can halve agriculture’s climate impact and introduce greener air travel Read More
At an online signing ceremony on 24 February, Kim Højlund Christensen, Danish Ambassador to Vietnam stated that Denmark prioritizes supporting Vietnam’s energy sector with green development and transformation, writes Vietnam …
Denmark supports Vietnam in green energy development Read More
24 February 2021 the Danish Ambassador to Vietnam, H.E.Mr. Kim Højlund Christensen hosted a virtual MoUs signing ceremony for the La Gan offshore wind project. The four important MoUs on …
Virtual MoUs signing ceremony for the La Gan offshore wind project Read More
The Danish group Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) with its partners from Asiapetro and Novasia promotes the construction of the new wind energy project, La Gan offshore wind power project in …
Danish group CIP promotes new wind energy project in Vietnam Read More
At least four leading Danish, Malaysian, Vietnamese, Singaporean, and US-based offshore contractors or consortia are said to be chasing a prized engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract tied to …
Danish and Asian companies compete for contract to build offshore wind project in Taiwan Read More
On 15 February 2021 the Nordic Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines introduced and welcome members in a statement that said: NordCham Philippines introduces its renewing business partner, Pöyry …
NordCham Philippines welcomed renewing business partners Read More
This week the Danish Ambassador H.E. Jon Thorgaard, together with the Danish company Grundfos, visited Koh Samui to meet with some of the key stakeholders in this green and sustainable …
Ambassador Thorgaard and Grundfos team visited Koh Samui Read More
DNV GL establishes regional Centre of Excellence in Singapore for South East Asia with motive for decarbonization and autonomy in shipping. Supported by the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB), the …
DNV GL establishes regional Centre of Excellence in Singapore Read More
The delivery of a special wind turbine installation jack-up vessel to OHT ASA, a Norwegian heavy transport and installation contractor, to be built by the Chinese shipbuilder China Merchants Heavy …
Norwegian offshore wind installation vessel to be built in China moves forward Read More
Waste heat and geothermal heat make up one of the World’s largest energy sources and it is highly underutilized today. The Climeon Heat Power System uses this energy source to …
Swedish Climeon AB landed in Taiwan Read More
Helsinki Business Hub (HBH), the international trade and investment promotion agency for the capital of Finland, Helsinki, partnered on 5 February 2021 with the Singapore’s Smart Urban Co-Innovation Lab led …
Helsinki Business Hub partner up with CapitaLand in developing Singapore’s Smart Urban Co-Innovation Lab Read More
You have ideas and ambitions within offshore wind? Here is your chance. Global leading offshore wind company Ørsted is offering 8 scholarships for Taiwanese students of wind energy, studying in Taiwan …
Ørsted is offering 8 scholarships for Taiwanese students to study wind energy in Taiwan or abroad Read More
Denmark is establishing two new energy islands off the coast of Denmark. The energy islands will be completed by 2030, and will be able to supply 5 GW of power …
Denmark is establishing the first Energy Islands Read More
According to SWF Institute, Norway still tops the Sovereign Wealth Fund League with more than $1.1 trillion as of January 2021. Most of the assets are tied up in stocks, …
Norway tops the Sovereign Wealth Fund, second is China Read More
The Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has entered into a strategic cooperation framework agreement with China Huaneng Group’s provincial subsidiary Huaneng Jiangsu to work on renewable energy development in Jiangsu, China. …
Finnish Wärtsilä and China Huaneng to develop sustainable power generation Read More
In an article recently published by The Jakarta Post, Lars Bo Larsen, Danish ambassador in Indonesia celebrates the two nations’ agreement to upscale the energy cooperation significantly in the period …
Danish ambassador to Indonesia celebrates the two nations ‘energy-brotherhood’ Read More
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen will be the honorary patron of the new high-level global commission entitled ‘Our Inclusive Energy Future: The Global Commission on People-Centred Clean Energy Transitions’. The …
Danish Prime Minister leads new global commission Read More
Kongsberg Maritime, Norwegian technology enterprise, has signed a Letter of Intent with Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore, Chinese shipbuilder, to deliver a large technology package for the BT-220IU Wind Turbine Installation …
Norway’s Kongsberg to deliver Offshore Wind Turbine Installation Unit to China Read More
China and the European Union held their 8th High Level Dialogue Conference on water resources via video link in Beijing on Friday 22 January 2021, marking an important part of …
China appealed to further cooperation on water resources management Read More
Swedish Trelleborg, a global engineering group focused on polymer technology, will under a contract awarded by Torgy LNG, provide 190 integrated cable protection systems for Jiangsu Qidong offshore wind project …
Swedish Trelleborg provides cable protection for Chinese Offshore Wind Farm Read More
Camfil Malaysia, a subsidiary of the Swedish Camfil group, has entered a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) in Malaysia that …
Camfil Malaysia strengthens collaboration in molecular testing at UTAR Read More
The first rooftop solar power system at the Ho Chi Minh City-based Tan Son Nhat International Airport was inaugurated on 15 January, with an installed capacity of 1.1 MWp. This …
Tan Son Nhat airport installed its first solar power system with Swedish-Finnish engineering Read More
The Swedish government has provided funding for a pilot project for a solar energy micro grid launched by The Ministry of Mines and Energy and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) …
Swedish government funds solar energy project in Cambodia Read More
LONGi has set a new record for being the first solar brand to exceed 20GW in shipments of PV modules in 2020. Since its foundation in 2000, LONGi has continuously …
LONGi Solar becomes the first solar brand to exceed 20GW in module shipments in 2020 Read More
Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Tina Bru, announced on 11 December 2020 an investment of NOK 120 million (EUR 11.3 million) in a new wind power research center in …
Norway launches major wind power research center NorthWind Read More
Norwegian offshore oilfield equipment maker Aker Solutions has signed a letter of intent with compatriot Equinor for the delivery of a subsea production system to the Kristin Sør oil and …
Norwegian Aker Solution to deliver offshore systems to Kristin Sør oil and gas field Read More
“We are now carbon neutral!” announced the Royal Danish Embassy in Singapore on 3 December 2020. “In what could be seen as an early Christmas gift to the environment, the …
Danish embassy Singapore planted 2040 trees across Asia Read More
The Swedish innovation companies in Malaysia, SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall joined forces to create HYBRIT – an initiative that endeavours to revolutionise steel-making. HYBRIT aims to replace coking coal, traditionally …
Sweden introduces fossil-free steel manufacturing in Malaysia Read More
Royal Norwegian embassy in Hanoi invites to the next energy webinar on 15 December: “Are you a Vietnamese company working in the LNG sector?,” asks the embassy. “Do you want …
Norwegian webinar on exploring LNG opportunities in Vietnam Read More
Finland reopened its embassy in Manila after almost a decade in apparent recognition of the importance of Asia in world economy and geopolitics. Finnish Ambassador H.E. Juha Markus Pyykkö was …
Embassy of Finland in Philippines reopened Read More
On 1 December 2020 the Danish Ambassador Jon Thorgaard, together with Deputy Head of Mission, Mrs. Ingrid Dahl-Madsen and Khun Nippon Mukdasatien, Senior Trade Advisor, visited the Minister of Energy …
Ambassador Thorgaard and team visited Thailand’s Minister of Energy and Deputy Prime Minister Read More
On 11 November 2020 the Ambassador Thomas Østrup Møller hosted a big reception at the Danish embassy to mark the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Denmark and the People’s …
Denmark-China celebrated 70th diplomatic relationships Read More
On 11 November 2020 the Royal Danish embassy in Manila announced the date to their next series of webinar discussion on biking. Here comes another Info Series on cycling that …
Danish Embassy Manila invites to the 4th Series on Green Mobility webinar Read More
Baseco Compound, one of the largest and densest slums in Manila, gained access to clean water supply with two new water treatment systems given by the Danish Grundfos foundation. Grundfos …
Grundfos Foundation gave out a community grant worth P7.1 mil to assist Baseco Compound with clean water Read More
Do you work with sustainable and innovative solutions for pressing challenges in the water, energy or agricultural sector in Vietnam Do you work in the private sector, in a for-profit …
Water and energy for food (WE4F) – Call for innovations Read More