More: Renewable Energy
Deep Electrification Powered by Renewables Key for a Climate-Safe Future
As the urgency to take bold climate action grows, new analysis by the
International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) finds that scaling-up renewable
energy combined with electrification...
Seven ways to fix a warming planet
Many people across the world, including schoolchildren, are demanding
bolder action on climate change by governments, businesses and investors. There
are tremendous opportunities here to “think...
Batteries Can Help Renewables Reach Full Potential in Africa
Attractive costs for solar and wind power
and cutting-edge innovations are making clean energy a compelling proposition
in Sub-Saharan Africa, which faces the world’s largest gaps...
The Role of Sovereign Wealth Funds in the Age of Green Energy
The world’s shift
away from carbon-based energies in favour of renewable or green energy
threatens to turn fossil-fuel-rich economies into “stranded nations” unable to
realize the economic...
Turkey needs to step up investment in renewables to curb emissions
Turkey will see its greenhouse gas emissions continue their steady rise of recent years without concrete actions to improve energy efficiency and increase the...
Innovation Paves Way for Next Stage of Global Energy Transformation
Countries at the forefront of the energy transformation are getting more than a third of their energy from variable renewables like solar and wind,...
Solar powering sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific
The way energy is produced, distributed and used causes environmental damage – most visibly air pollution - that in turn harms people’s health. It...
Battery storage is (almost) ready to play the flexibility game
In an electricity world that sees variable renewables at the centre stage, market players and policy makers cannot overlook the need for flexibility, a...
Is exponential growth of solar PV the obvious conclusion?
Solar PV has experienced exponential growth in recent years, with global installed capacity increasing ten-fold from 2010 to 2017 – annual capacity additions rose...
Strong Ties Between Public and Private Sectors Key to Accelerating Renewables
The rationale for pursuing 100% renewable energy has become increasingly compelling. As evidenced in a new strategic paper by the International Renewable Energy Agency’s...