Information from Industry and Trade Newspaper said: From July 27 to 28, 2022 in Washington, D.C., the Vietnam – US annual Energy Security Dialogue took place. At this forum, the two sides discussed in detail the future of clean energy technologies such as: offshore wind, hydrogen, storage batteries and nuclear power.
The Vietnamese delegation was led by Mr. Dang Hoang An – Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade and members including: Department of Electricity and Renewable Energy, Electricity Regulatory Authority (Ministry of Industry and Trade), Department of Americas (Ministry of Industry and Trade). Diplomacy), Vietnam Embassy in the United States and energy corporations: Vietnam Electricity, Vietnam Oil and Gas.
The US side was led by Mr. Harry Kamian – Assistant Secretary of State for Energy of the Department of State, along with representatives of the US Department of State, the US Department of Energy and organizations: the Financial Agency. United States International Development, American Council on Energy Efficiency Economy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, United States Agency for International Development, United States Agency for Trade and Development.
At the Dialogue, representatives of the two sides presented key issues in bilateral energy cooperation such as: Clean electricity production, electricity market development, economical and efficient use of energy, transmission and storage of energy. energy storage; the role of liquefied natural gas and the steps needed to convert energy to achieve net zero emissions by 2050.
In particular, the Vietnamese and US delegations discussed in detail the future of clean energy technologies such as offshore wind power, hydrogen, storage batteries and nuclear power.
The dialogue recognizes and welcomes the participation of Vietnamese and US businesses in the energy sector, including: Vietnam Electricity, Vietnam Oil and Gas Group, Vietnam Gas Corporation, PetroVietnam Exploration, Production and Services Corporation, Center for Law and Social Policy, American Council on Energy Efficiency Economy, Regional Initiative on Greenhouse Gas.
Source: Industry and Trade Newspaper.
Within the framework of this Dialogue, AES Group proposed a Letter of Intent to the Vietnamese delegation, with the desire to deploy an offshore wind power project in Binh Thuan province, with a total investment capital of 13 billion USD, the company Estimated capacity is 4,000 MW. The implementation of this project of AES Group is with the desire to contribute to Vietnam’s carbon emission reduction plan and achieve the goal committed at COP26.
Dominion – as the first company to deploy an offshore wind power project, shared with the Vietnamese delegation important information about its experience in offshore wind farm deployment.
In addition, the Department of Energy Resources of the United States Department of State has sent an official invitation to the Vietnamese delegation to attend two field trips to visit the electricity and renewable energy markets, which are expected to take place at the end of 2022 in Vietnam. USA./.
Source: INDUSTRY AND TRADE NEWS