initiatives
- Clean Energy Corridors
- Coalition for Action
- Global Atlas
- INSPIRE
- IRENA/ADFD Project Facility
- Legislators Forum
- Project Navigator
- REmap
- Renewables Readiness Assessments
- SIDS Lighthouses
IRENA at G7: Renewables Are Key to Address Global Challenges
From 19-21 September, IRENA Director-General Adnan Z. Amin will engage with Ministers and key stakeholders at the G7 Environment, Oceans and Energy Ministers Meetings, hosted by the Canadian G7 Presidency in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
- September 2018
Meet the Permanent Representative of the UAE to IRENA
IRENA spoke to the new Permanent Representative of the UAE, Her Excellency Dr Nawal Al-Hosany, to understand what drives this sustainability focus.
- September 2018
Why Hydrogen from Renewables May Hold the Key to a Low-Carbon Future
As the world strives to reduce emissions, power generation from renewables has emerged as a front runner in the low-carbon energy transformation. The latest IRENA report outlines the potentially pivotal role hydrogen may play in a the process.
- September 2018
IRENA Outlines Importance of Energy Transition in Global Innovation Index
Agency identifies four innovation focus areas in 2018 Global Innovation Index report
- August 2018
IRENA Director-General, Adnan Z. Amin Visits World’s Largest CSP Site in Morocco
IRENA Director-General tours Morocco’s Nour Solar Complex in Ouarzazate – the largest concentrated solar power plant in the world.
- August 2018
Unlocking Geothermal Potential in Japan Through Small-scale Generation
Despite Japan’s technical and construction preeminence and its significant energy potential, there are only around twenty geothermal plants in Japan, generating 0.3% of the country’s total electricity. However, in the wake of the...
- July 2018
Off-grid Renewables are Growing, Bringing Socio-economic Benefits to Millions
IRENA brief highlights positive momentum for off-grid renewable energy, and its transformative impact as a key pillar of Sustainable Development Goal 7.
- July 2018
Sustainable, Modern Energy Dominates Discussion at UN Forum
High-Level Political Forum reaffirms renewable energy’s central role in achieving global sustainable development goals.
- July 2018
IRENA to Integrate Iraq’s New Solar Map into Global Atlas
New solar resource map will help identify the best solar resources for informing and facilitating renewable energy planning across the country.
- June 2018
Central America Progresses Towards Development of Clean Energy Corridor
Central America’s potential to develop variable renewable energy is significant, and recent capacity additions in El Salvador, Costa Rica and Panama point to a bright future for wind and solar adoption in the region. But to stimulate the...
- June 2018