Time to Shine: Introducing Armenia’s Solar Industry
Armenia has given its green light to the first large-scale solar power plant in the history of the country. The Government has issued the...
Renewable Energy Jobs Reach 10.3 Million Worldwide in 2017
The renewable energy industry created more than 500,000 new jobs globally in 2017, a 5.3 per cent increase from 2016, according to the latest...
New Estimates Show Rapid Growth in Off-Grid Renewables
New data from IRENA shows that about 115 million people worldwide currently rely on the basic energy services provided by solar lights, while another...
Where are we on the road to clean energy?
All around the world, sustainable energy transitions are underway. But how far we have progressed? It’s clear that action needs to be accelerated, but...
Progress on global energy goals slow, but strong gains in countries show promise
The world is not on track to meet the global energy targets for 2030 set as part of the Sustainable Development Goals, but real...
Energy: Italy, declining prices and consumption on the rise in 2017
2017 registered rising final energy consumptions (+1.38% as compared to 2016, in line with the +1.5 % in GDP) and a slight decline in...
Indonesia’s ‘Superheroines’ Empowered with Renewables
About a third of Indonesians, roughly 80 million people, live without electricity and many more with only unreliable access. In the country’s eastern Solor...
Smarter and more energy-efficient buildings in the EU by 2050
MEPs set goal of near zero-energy buildings in the EU by 2050, following December 2017 EP-Council deal, backed by the full European Parliament on...
Economic value of energy efficiency can drive reductions in global CO2 emissions
Ambitious energy efficiency policies can keep global energy demand and energy-related carbon-dioxide (COâ‚‚) emissions steady until 2050, according to a new report by the...
Report: Powerful New Policy Options to Scale Up Renewables
A new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the International Energy Agency (IEA), and the Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st...