HCM City towards clean energy solutions in smart city buildingExperts and scientists have discussed how to promote the application of technological solutions to produce clean energy, and form communities using smart energy, towards making over Ho Chi Minh City as a smart city in a seminar on April 20. Nguyen Phuong Duy from the municipal Department of Industry and Trade said the city has implemented important items in the project “Developing HCM City into a smart city in 2017-2020, with a vision to 2025”, focusing on promoting the use of smart and clean energy, saving and effective energy use. Over 12,000 solar energy water heaters have been used in HCM City so far. “Smart city development should include the ability to deal with environmental challenges and clean energy technology solutions will play a very important role,” said Tran Ngoc Giao, chairman of USTA. Statistics show that HCM City saved 3.1 billion million kWh and reduced 2.039 billion tonnes of CO2 in 2011-2017.