Abu Dhabi, U.A.E., 13 January 2017 — Lawmakers from around the world are meeting today in Abu Dhabi to discuss the policies needed to support the transformation of the global energy system....
Adnan Z. Amin, Director-General of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) met yesterday with H.E. Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, President of Egypt, in Cairo. They discussed opportunities for accelerated renewable energy deployment in...
IRENA, the International Renewable Energy Agency, says the trend is clear. Jobs in clean energy industries like solar, wind, geothermal and hydroelectric are increasing while jobs in oil, natural gas, and coal...
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) have officially opened the fifth round of funding for renewable energy projects in developing countries. The funding round...
Powered by falling costs and rapid technology improvements, offshore wind capacity could grow by more than 650 per cent in the next 15 years, according to new research released today by the...
More than 300 high-level government representatives from 100 countries – the largest number ever represented at an IRENA Council meeting – gathered yesterday in Abu Dhabi to attend the 12th Council of...
IRENA yesterday announced one-week series of workshops designed to support the deployment of renewable energy in Central America will conclude tomorrow in Panama City. Led by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA),...
Key stakeholders from the off-grid renewable energy sector – including policy makers, the private sector, financiers, and development institutions – will gather in Nairobi, Kenya from 30 September to 1 October 2016,...
It all began on a holiday evening, among old books that were waiting for their final journey to the recycling container. In those yellowed pages, Irena Popović found an idea — not...
The Federal Network Agency in Germany has published an updated overview of the current status and expected further development of the electricity grid, within the approval procedures for grid construction under its...
China installed a record 264 gigawatts of new wind and solar capacity in the first half of 2025—twice as much as in the same period last year. The surge was driven by...
In the Austrian federal state of Carinthia, the second phase of the Arnoldstein-Gailitz energy storage facility has been commissioned, making it the largest battery storage system in the country, with a capacity...
The largest French offshore wind farm is set to be built off the coast of Normandy: TotalEnergies has won the AO8 auction for the development of Centre-Manche 2, which will become France’s...
In a world where one in eleven people goes hungry, more than 2.3 billion tons of food are lost or wasted every year, the United Nations warns on the occasion of the...
Global access to electricity improved in 2025 compared to 2022, but the progress remains insufficient to achieve universal access by 2030. The report Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report 2025 reveals...
Renewable energy is the cornerstone of sustainable development and a key ally in combating climate change. However, despite its invaluable importance for the future of the planet and the quality of life...
