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Renewables Readiness Assessment: The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Jordan’s energy diversification strategy is centred around renewables. This report aims to help unlock Jordan’s renewable energy potential.
- February 2021
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- Energy Transition
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- English, Arabic
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- Jordan
Oil companies and the energy transition
This paper analyses the strategies of seven international oil companies (IOCs) in the context of energy transition.
- February 2021
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- Energy Transition
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- English
Innovation Outlook: Renewable Methanol
Methanol is essential for the chemical industry. Largely produced from fossil fuels, it can be made from sustainable, renewable-based energy sources.
- January 2021
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- English
Renewable energy auctions in Japan: Context, design and results
As Japan moves away from nuclear power plants, it has turned to renewables to diversify its energy mix. Auctions have emerged as a key policy tool for the transition.
- January 2021
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- Energy Transition, Policy
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- English
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- Japan
Green hydrogen cost reduction
Green hydrogen can help to cut emissions in energy-intensive, hard-to decarbonise sectors like steel, chemicals, long-haul transport, shipping and aviation. But electrolyser costs must be cut to make it economical.
- December 2020
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- Energy Transition
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- English
Renewables Readiness Assessment: El Salvador
As El Salvador continues developing, renewables can stimulate local commerce and industry, help reduce electricity tariffs and improve people’s welfare.
- December 2020
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- Energy Transition
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- English
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- El Salvador
Renewable energy and climate pledges: Five years after the Paris Agreement
Renewable energy targets can reinforce Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), providing a key element for countries to pursue more ambitious climate pledges under the Paris Agreement.
- December 2020
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- Energy Transition
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- English
Quality infrastructure for smart mini-grids
Market expansion for renewable mini-grids depends on establishing trustworthy quality infrastructure (QI). Smart technologies to integrate solar and wind power require international and national QI.
- December 2020
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- Innovation
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- English
Fostering a blue economy: Offshore renewable energy
Offshore renewable energy – including offshore wind and solar power, as well as emerging ocean energy technologies – could support sustainable long-term development and drive a vibrant blue economy.
- December 2020
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- Energy Transition, Innovation
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- English, Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Russian, Spanish, Portuguese
Innovation Outlook: Ocean Energy Technologies
Oceans contain enormous untapped renewable energy potential, theoretically equivalent to more than double the world's current electricity demand.
- December 2020
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- Innovation
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- English