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IEA policy review highlights UK leadership on climate policy and emission reduction efforts
The IEA regularly conducts reviews of the energy and related climate policies of its member countries and provides recommendations – a process that supports energy policy development and encourages the exchange of international best practices and experiences. This latest review of…
Global coal demand is set to remain broadly flat through 2025
Global coal demand is set to remain broadly unchanged in both 2024 and 2025 as surging electricity demand in some major economies offsets the impacts of a gradual recovery in hydropower and the rapid expansion of solar and wind, according…
ITALY COULD GET A FLOATING HYBRID POWER PLANT
Two years ago, an offshore wind farm was commissioned in Italy, a significant development since this was the first such project in the Mediterranean basin. Now, Italy plans to build a large floating hybrid power plant in the Gulf of…
COMPANIES FROM CHINA, EGYPT, TURKEY, THE CZECH REPUBLIC AND SPAIN CONFIRM THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE SUMMIT
The largest regional event dedicated to renewable energy sources – the Balkan Solar Summit – will take place on February 8th and 9th. More than 50 speakers, 500 participants and topics that change the renewable energy market await us in…
Massive expansion of renewable power opens door to achieving global tripling goal set at COP28
The world’s capacity to generate renewable electricity is expanding faster than at any time in the last three decades, giving it a real chance of achieving the goal of tripling global capacity by 2030 that governments set at the COP28…
Why AI and energy are the new power couple
Power systems are becoming vastly more complex as demand for electricity grows and decarbonisation efforts ramp up. In the past, grids directed energy from centralised power stations. Now, power systems increasingly need to support multi-directional flows of electricity between distributed…
IRENA Global Atlas Upgrade Enhances Understanding of Countries’ Renewables Potential
Since its inception ten years ago, the IRENA Global Atlas for Renewable Energy has been the hub for open-source renewable resource assessment and data sharing. The new version 4.1 marks a significant milestone with substantial upgrade in capabilities and functionalities.…