14 November 2012
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Workshop on Energy Tariff-based Mechanisms
This workshop will give an overview of trends in renewable energy tariff-based support mechanisms, focusing on recent findings from renewable energy auctions; present an analysis on detailed auction design options, along with analyses on case studies of countries that have launched renewable energy auctioning schemes; and present best practices and lessons learned on the implementation of auctioning mechanisms, in the form of guidelines for policy makers.
12-13 November 2012
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Fourth meeting of the IRENA Council
Delegates from the 21 Member States on the Council of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and other participating states will attend the Fourth Meeting of the Council in Abu Dhabi on 12-13 November 2012. Delegates will discuss IRENA’s annual Work Programme, Medium Term Strategy and other matters that will be put before the Third Session of the IRENA Assembly, in January 2013. Additional meetings and briefings on renewable energy and related topics will be held on the sidelines of the Council meeting.
26 October 2012
Bonn, Germany
Joint IRENA/IEA-RETD workshop "Levelised Costs of Renewable Energy: What if costs continue to drop?"
This IRENA and IEA-RETD workshop aims to bring together industry representatives, scientists and policy-makers to discuss the recent developments in renewable energy technology costs and the future implications of these developments.
24 October 2012
Bonn, Germany
Workshop "Gaps and needs in standardisation for renewable energy"
IRENA will hold a workshop with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD) to address “Needs and Gaps in Standardization for Renewable Energy: Actions to facilitate the best use of standardization for renewables”. The workshop will bring together experts to discuss standardization priorities and propose concrete actions for the benefit of standards developers as well as users.
22 October 2012
Cape Town, South Africa
Session "Local content in South African wind and power sector"
IRENA, along with the European Union’s Renewable Energy Cooperation Programme (RECP), will host a session on the challenges in developing local content in the African wind power sector during the South African Wind Energy Association’s WINDABA 2012 (22 – 24 October 2012) in Cape Town.
17 September 2012
Southampton, Bermuda
Joint IRENA-CARILEC workshop “Accelerating Renewable Energy Developments within the Caribbean”
IRENA held a workshop, “Accelerating Renewable Energy Developments within the Caribbean” ahead of the Renewable Energy Forum 2012 organised by the Caribbean Electric Utility Services Corporation (CARILEC) to discuss the specific challenges and opportunities for Caribbean islands, including regional, technical and financial issues, to successfully deploy renewable energy in the region.
6-7 September 2012
St Julian’s, Malta
Renewables and Islands Global Summit
5 September 2012
St Julian’s, Malta
Workshop “Doubling the Share of Renewables: Roadmap to 2030”
IRENA organised a workshop entitled “Doubling the Share of Renewables: Roadmap to 2030”, in St. Julian’s, Malta, aiming at engaging IRENA Members and other stakeholders in the development of IRENA’s Global Renewable Energy Roadmap.
2 September 2012
Naples, Italy
Workshop "Renewables for Cities in Africa: A roadmap from 2012 to 2050"
IRENA, in partnership with UN Habitat, organised a workshop "Renewables for Growing Cities in Africa: A roadmap from 2012 to 2050". This workshop is part of a series of global workshops that form the basis for IRENA's Technology Roadmap for Renewables in Cities. The aim of the roadmap is to provide IRENA Member States with guidance regarding the opportunities and barriers with respect to the use and deployment of renewables in the cities globally.
15 July 2012
Port Vila, Vanuatu
Workshop “Assessment of grid stability for increased renewable energy integration in the Pacific”
IRENA and the Pacific Power Association convened the workshop to assist utilities to identify strategies and technology solutions that can help ensure grid stability, with increasing level of renewable energy inputs.
4 July 2012
Bonn, Germany
Side Event “IRENA Renewable Energy Learning Partnership”
IRENA capitalised on the renewable energy experts gathered at the World Wind Energy Conference 2012 by organising an “IRENA Renewable Energy Learning Partnership” side event, in collaboration with York University’s Sustainable Energy Initiative (SEI) and the WWEA.
3 July 2012
Bonn, Germany
Side Event “Wind Power Economics and Business Models”
IRENA organised a side event at the 11th World Wind Energy Conference. Topics discussed during the event included costing and competitiveness, small wind turbines in mini-grids and on islands, wind power in Latin America, and business models for wind power development in developing countries.
20-22 June 2012
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development
IRENA participated in a number of side events on the margins of the Rio+20 conference and launched several initiatives.
20 June 2012
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Side event at Rio+20 "Renewing Africa's Energy Future"
A side event, jointly organised by IRENA and the Government of Mozambique during the Rio+20 conference highlighted the role of renewable energy in meeting the growing energy demand in Africa. The event brought together some 300 policy- and decision makers, including 14 ministers and representatives of regional and international organisations.
19 June 2012
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Side event at Rio+20 "IRENA Global Atlas – Mapping the world’s renewable energy resources"
Ministers and Senior Officials participating in a side event on 19 June 2012 at the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development stressed the importance of international cooperation for mapping the world’s renewable energy resources.
6 June 2012
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Capacity Building Expert Meeting
IRENA’s Policy Advice and Capacity Building Directorate presented the proposal for its medium-term capacity building framework on the margins of the third meeting of the IRENA Council on 6 June 2012.
26 May 2012
Okinawa, Japan
Workshop “Accelerating renewable energy deployment in the Pacific region - Meeting the challenges”
In cooperation with the Japanese Government, IRENA held a workshop, “Accelerating renewable energy deployment in the Pacific region - Meeting the challenges” on 26 May in Okinawa, Japan. This workshop forms part of the IRENA Islands Initiative, established to assist islands in transiting to an increased share of renewable energy.
17 May 2012
Marrakech, Morocco
Regional workshop "Building a Renewable Energy Data Framework"
The workshop was held as part of the first phase of the REDAF project, with the aim to consult with selected pilot countries to assess the status of their data collection availability and needs, and in parallel work towards the design and validation of a draft standard renewable energy data reporting template, that will take into account regional approaches and specificities.
12 May 2012
Bonn, Germany
Workshop “Renewables for Resilient Cities: A roadmap from 2012 to 2050”
The workshop was held as a co-event at the Resilient Cities 2012 conference organised by ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability with the aim to bring together a wide range of stakeholders from different regions and professional backgrounds to identify common areas of concern and importance for accelerating the deployment of renewables in cities. The outcome of the workshop will be used to inform and develop priority areas for the development of IRENA’s global technology roadmap on Renewables in Cities, which will be developed in 2012.
24 April 2012
London, United kingdom
Side Event “Multilateral Working Group on Solar and Wind Energy Technologies”
On the margins of the Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) meeting in London, a workshop hosted by UK Department of Energy and Climate Change and Imperial College was held in cooperation with the CEM Multilateral Working Group on Solar and Wind Technologies. The workshop gathered some 60 experts and highlighted the following:
- The launch of the IRENA Renewable Energy Learning Partnership (www.irelp.org),
- The Capacity Development Needs Diagnostic for Renewable Energy (CaDRE),
- The Global Atlas as a collaborative, international effort that is enabling the involvement of a large number of public and private contributors.
19 April 2012
Brussels, Belgium
Workshop “Renewables for a new product mix – Roadmap to 2050?”
This workshop explores the potential for renewables to become the basis for a new product mix in (petro-) chemical, pulp & paper, and other industries. How would the production and supply of products change, if based on renewables? What options does biotechnology offer us? What are the physical/technological limits for renewables? What could a future based on renewables look like?
13-14 April 2012
Copenhagen, Denmark
Multi-stakeholder workshop on Wind Energy
The objective of the workshop is to develop a common understanding of political, regulatory and economic parameters across key markets, and engage the dialogue with selected countries. The audience will initiate a concrete dialogue between industry representatives, countries having a successful experience in developing wind energy, and countries having a significant potential to deploy the technology.
16 January 2012
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Capacity Building Expert Meeting
IRENA’s Policy Advice and Capacity Building Directorate held an expert meeting following IRENA’s Second Assembly Session. The objective was to identify how it can provide effective capacity building services.
14-15 January 2012
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Second Session of the Assembly of IRENA
The IRENA Assembly attracted more than 800 delegates and speakers representing 133 countries and 57 organisations, and including 64 ministers and other high-level officials. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon joined the delegates to make a special address on the International Year of Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) before officially inaugurating this initiative on the following day at the World Future Energy Summit.
Highlights of the two-day Assembly include the interactive Ministerial Roundtables, one held to discuss cooperation with the private sector to increase the deployment of renewable energy, and the other focusing on policy issues related to IRENA’s medium-term strategy. Other activities include the High-Level Group sessions, and technical meetings on the Global Solar and Wind Atlas, and on the competitiveness of renewable power generation. The main Assembly events were preceded by a special IRENA Pacific Leaders Meeting
13 January 2012
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
IRENA Pacific Leaders Meeting
The meeting – which included six Heads of State and IRENA Members – discussed IRENA’s proposed role in accelerating renewable energy deployment in the Pacific, opportunities for collaboration with other stakeholders and development partners, and provided guidance on IRENA’s new proposals, ensuring that they accord with the Pacific Leaders’ policy goals and priorities.
13 January 2012
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
End Users Workshop on the Global Solar and Wind Atlas
The Global Atlas for Solar and Wind Energy project aims to create a collaborative internet-based Geographic Information System (GIS) of these renewable resources that can direct and enhance cooperation on global scenarios and strategies and support decision-making, especially in areas where this information is insufficiently known.
21-23 November 2011
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado, USA
IRENA/NREL workshop on Best practices in international renewable energy Technology cooperation.
IRENA workshop on best practices in international renewable energy cooperation was held on 21 – 23 November 2011 at US National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colorado in the United States. The purpose of this workshop is to identify and highlight various best practices experienced by IRENA Members and in partner organizations. The workshop also discusses the way to disseminate such good practices among IRENA Members and also the role of IRENA in enhancing technology cooperation.
30 November - 1 December 2011
Bangalore, India
IRENA Practitioners Meeting
IRENA is hosting a two-day practitioners’ meeting to explore how governments, financiers and entrepreneurs can work together to enable renewable energy entrepreneurship to grow and support the creation of rural renewable energy markets.
26-28 October 2011
Sydney, Australia
Workshop “Accelerated Renewable Energy Deployment on Islands with Emphasis on the Pacific Islands”
IRENA, in partnership with the Government of Australia and the World Bank, held a workshop addressing the challenges and opportunities for accelerating the deployment of renewable energy systems in the Pacific region. Some 60 representatives and experts from Pacific island countries and territories and other small island developing states, development partners, inter-governmental regional organisations and industry participated to share experiences and state-of-art knowledge on renewable energy technology deployment in the region. The meeting identified some of the specific needs and challenges in deploying renewable energy technology and provided guidance on how IRENA can contribute best to support existing efforts.
7 October 2011
Bonn, Germany
Official opening of the IRENA Innovation and Technology Centre (IITC), Bonn
The official opening of the IRENA Innovation and Technology Center (IITC) will take place on 7 October 2011 in Bonn, Germany.
6 October 2011
Bonn, Germany
Renewables – Competitiveness and Innovation
Workshop on the Occasion of the Official IITC Inauguration, IRENA Innovation and Technology Centre (IITC).
29-31 August 2011
Bonn, Germany
IRENA Workshop – Scenario Models and Strategies for Renewable Energy in Africa
The “High-Level Africa Consultative Forum on Renewable Energy” which took place in Abu Dhabi from 8-9 July 2011 has provided IRENA with a strong mandate to explore renewable energy scenarios and strategies for Africa. Consequently, IRENA held a workshop on scenario models and strategies for renewable energy in Africa from 29-31 August 2011 in Bonn to prepare in-depth analysis and discuss scenario modelling and potentials for economic development. Some 20 participants took part in this informal workshop.
8-9 July 2011
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
High-Level Africa Consultative Forum
IRENA is convening the meeting to discuss specific implementation challenges facing Africa with respect to renewable energy technologies as well as practical approaches to generate the critical policy and technical information, advice and capacity that is required to support the extensive deployment of renewable energy in Africa.
29 June 2011
Bonn, Germany
Joint IRENA-RETD workshop “Recent energy sector developments and their impact on renewable energy prospects”
IRENA and RETD held a workshop addressing the impact of six drivers on energy scenarios for the period 2015-2050 and its possible implications on renewable energy outlook and policy needs in the short term. Experts were invited to present their latest insights in this field, to assess their impact on renewable scenario outlook and to map new scenario and strategy needs.