IRENA Youth Video Contest: Renewable Energy in the Time of COVID-19
09 June 2020 |Virtual
IRENA video contest gives young people a voice in the energy transition and the opportunity to take...
The impact of COVID on the energy transition: Accelerator or retardant?
06 July 2020 |Webinar
Global governments have committed trillions to recovery and have created a space for policymakers...
IRENA Insights: Green Hydrogen
07 July 2020 |Webinar
Every other week, presenters from one of IRENA’s teams – either alone or together with...
Tracking SDG 7: Progress towards achieving universal access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
07 July 2020 |Webinar
This HLPF side-event offers an in-depth discussion on the data and findings of the Tracking SDG 7...
HLPF Side Event: Harnessing energy transformation for a sustainable recovery
08 July 2020 |Webinar
This HLPF side-event will discuss the contribution of energy transformation to better recovery,...
Dynamic regulation and innovations in enabling technologies for a renewable-powered future
20 July 2020 |Webinar
This joint webinar by IRENA and the Council of European Energy Regulators (CEER) discusses the role...
Joint IRENA – JRC Expert Workshop on “Benchmarking long-term scenario comparison studies for the clean energy transition”
10 September 2020 |Webinar
Joint IRENA – JRC Expert Workshop on “Benchmarking long-term scenario comparison...
IRENA Innovation Week 2020
05 October 2020 |Virtual
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) invites you to save the date for the third IRENA...
Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2019: Latest Trends and Drivers
- 09 June 2020
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- Costs
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- Webinar
Following the 2019’s edition of IRENA’s Renewable Power Generation Costs report, this webinar shared key takeaways from this new body of work and provided insights into global cost trends for renewable power and what has driven their cost...
Bonn Lecture Series: The True Costs of Renewables
- 25 January 2018
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- Costs
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- Bonn, Germany
Up-to-date insights into the competitiveness trends of renewable power generation costs have be-come an indispensable tool in navigating the rapidly evolving energy landscape. IRENA’s cost data and analysis allow for tailored policy...
Regional Workshop on Renewable Energy in Central Asia
- 26 – 27 April 2017
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- Costs, Energy Transition, Finance & Investment
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- Abu Dhabi, UAE
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) initiated a regional consultative process with the countries of Central Asia in 2016 as part of efforts to step up engagement with the region. At the first round of consultations, held in October in...
IRENA–Energy Community Joint Workshop on Renewable Energy Auctions
- 08 March 2017
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- Finance & Investment, Costs
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- Vienna, Austria
The workshop, organized on 8 March 2017, was held as implementation of the first activity of the recently developed IRENA’s South East Europe regional engagement Action Plan and discussed at the High-Level Meeting on Renewable Energy in South...
Leveraging Local Industries through Renewable Energy Auctions
- 18 January 2017
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- Costs, Finance & Investment, Policy
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- Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
The event was organised alongside the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week in partnership with the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Renewable Industry Advisory Board of the International Energy Agency (IEA) and REN21. This first session of the event was...
Letting in the Light: Unlocking the Potential of Solar Energy
- 17 January 2017
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- Costs, Finance & Investment, Policy
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- Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
On 17 January 2017, during the World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi, IRENA held an event Letting in the Light: Unlocking the Potential of Solar Energy. Renewable energy is now recognised as a key solution in the global response to climate change...
Bioenergy’s Role in Doubling Renewable Energy Supply (Thematic Side Meeting to 7th Session of IR
- 13 January 2017
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- Costs, Innovation
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- Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Bioenergy accounts for half of the cost-effective potential for doubling the renewable share of energy supply by 2030. The event reviewed a brief on Sustainable Approaches to Expansion of Bioenergy which IRENA has developed jointly with the...
High-Level Meeting on Renewable Energy in South East Europe
- 13 January 2017
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- Costs, Energy Transition, Finance & Investment, Policy
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- Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
On 13 January 2017, one day before IRENA’s 7th Assembly, IRENA organised a high-level meeting which served as a platform for a discussions on the opportunities and challenges in expanding the share of renewable energy in the...
REenergising Cities
- 18 October 2016
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- Costs, Energy Transition, Innovation
This high-level event took place on the second day of the UN Habitat III meeting, co-hosted by IRENA and the Governments of Ecuador, Germany and the UAE. The event showcased the innovative and transformative role of renewable energy and energy...
EU PVSEC Conference side-event: Photovoltaic End-of-Life Management (PV EOL) workshop
- 21 June 2016
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- Benefits, Costs
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- Munich, Germany
IRENA, in collaboration with IEA PVPS Task 12, released a joint publication on the ‘End-of-Life Management of Photovoltaic Panels’ during a dedicated PV EOL half-day workshop at EU PVSEC. The comprehensive report, compiled over a year,...