initiatives
- Clean Energy Corridors
- Coalition for Action
- Global Atlas
- INSPIRE
- IRENA/ADFD Project Facility
- Legislators Forum
- Project Navigator
- REmap
- Renewables Readiness Assessments
- SIDS Lighthouses
A Digitalised, Decentralised Future is Around the Corner
IRENA Innovation Week showcased a rich series of presentations and panel discussions exploring how emerging innovations are impacting the way we manage and distribute energy.
- September 2018
IRENA Innovation Week Discusses & Dissects Disruption in the Energy Sector
IRENA Innovation Week is a biannual gathering of startups, corporate leaders, government officials and experts at the forefront of energy system innovation.
- September 2018
IRENA points to offshore energy benefits for economies at G7
Speaking at the Oceans Partnership Summit during G7, IRENA Director-General Adnan Z. Amin underlined the potential of offshore renewable energy to meet energy demand, stimulate economic growth and generate employment – hallmarks of the global...
- September 2018
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
BMW & Microsoft on How Corporations Are in the Driving Seat in the Renewable Energy Transformation
Today corporations are at the forefront of the global energy transformation. In 2017, companies in 75 countries actively sourced 465 terawatt hours (TWh) of renewable energy
- July 2018