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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, Spanish
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- El Salvador
Stimulating investment in community energy: Broadening the ownership of renewables
This white paper, developed by the IRENA Coalition for Action, showcases policy measures and financing mechanisms that reflect best practices in community energy and offers recommendations to governments and financial institutions on how to accelerate its development.
- December 2020
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- Benefits, Energy Transition
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- English
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
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
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
Renewable Energy Policies in a Time of Transition: Heating and Cooling
The transition to renewable-based, energy-efficient heating and cooling could follow several possible pathways. This report outlines the infrastructure and policies needed.
- November 2020
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- Policy, Heating & Cooling
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- English
Innovation outlook: Thermal energy storage
Thermal energy storage (TES) can help to integrate high shares of renewable energy in power generation, industry and buildings. This outlook identifies priorities for research and development.
- November 2020
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- Innovation
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- English, Chinese
Green hydrogen: A guide to policy making
Renewable-based “green” hydrogen will be crucial to achieve net-zero emissions. This report offers guidelines on how to kickstart it at national and regional levels.
- November 2020
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- Policy, Energy Transition
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- English, Chinese