More: Renewable Energy
Five Reasons Why Countries in the Arabian Gulf are Turning to Renewables
As global leaders look to renewables as a way address the growing and
multi-dimensional threat of climate change, traditional energy countries in the
Gulf Cooperation Council...
Global solar PV market set for spectacular growth over next 5 years
The installation of solar PV systems on homes, commercial buildings and
industrial facilities is set to take off over the next five years, transforming
the way...
More of a good thing – is surplus renewable electricity an opportunity for early decarbonisation?
We are entering a world where renewables will make up an increasing
share of our electricity supply –the electricity sector was the leading sector
for energy...
100% Renewables, Beyond the Grid: Aspiration or Destination?
In August 2019, Deloitte surveyed 308 executives
across multiple industries in the private and public sectors to understand
these organizations’ paths in the transition to renewable...
Placing innovation and efficiency at the heart of Korea and the world’s energy future
Authors: Sung Yun-mo and Dr Fatih Birol
Major shifts are occurring in the global energy system due to the rapid spread of technologies, including...
New IRENA Report Explores Potential of Green Hydrogen
Hydrogen from renewables can help tackle various
critical energy challenges. It could particularly offer ways to decarbonise a
range of sectors where it is proving difficult...
Strengthening cooperation to promote the development of the high range Blue Economy
The "blue" industry, especially
the high range one, is one of the main development areas for the economy also
in the near future.
China, which has...
IRENA Urges Leaders to Build Climate Response around Renewables
Public and private sector leaders are being urged to
double annual investments in renewable energy to keep the world well below 2°C
of warming, says a...
Energy and Poverty
Energy and poverty are intertwined. In the
last ten years India according to the United Nations (UN) 2019 Multidimensional Poverty Index, lifted over 270 million...
A decade of renewable energy investment, led by solar, tops USD 2.5 trillion
Global investment in new renewable energy capacity over this decade —
2010 to 2019 inclusive — is on course to hit USD 2.6 trillion, with...