Islands Aim to Phase out Fossil Fuels and Build Climate Resilience
While SIDS contribute only to a very small percentage of global emissions, they are taking decisive steps to scale up renewable energy and fulfil their own international climate pledges.
- October 2020
Through Renewables, Islands Seek to Turn Urgency into Opportunity
New IRENA tools and platforms to aid energy transition among small island states seek to turn urgency into opportunity.
- January 2018
Fiji, Vanuatu and the Marshall Islands Can Win Big with Renewables
The Pacific Islands are perhaps best known for their beautiful beaches, azure waters and rich sea life, but they are rich in something else as well: renewable energy.
- July 2015
Workshop for Pacific Islands Grid Stability held in Vanuatu
As part of the IRENA Islands Initiative, IRENA in collaboration with the Pacific Power Association (PPA) held a workshop, “Assessment of grid stability for increased renewable energy integration in the Pacific” on 15 July in Vanuatu in the margins of...
- July 2012
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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.
- July 2012