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Renewable solutions for refugee settlements
The report, prepared in collaboration with UN Refugee Agency, proposes renewable energy solutions to provide clean and reliable power to refugees and the humanitarian organisations.
- December 2019
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- Benefits, Off-grid for Energy Access
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- English
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- Ethiopia, Iraq
Renewables Readiness Assessment: Kingdom of Bhutan
Bhutan prioritises sustainable development and environmental conservation alongside economic growth. As the country develops, a diversified mix of renewables can support growth and improve people’s livelihoods.
- December 2019
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- Energy Transition
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- English
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- Bhutan
NDCs in 2020
The brief, released at the global climate meeting COP25, underlines the opportunity to address the climate threat, decarbonise energy use and simultaneously achieve multiple Sustainable Development Goals.
- December 2019
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- Climate Change, Finance & Investment
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- English
Renewable Energy Market Analysis: Southeast Europe
This report analyses the regional energy landscape, potential and costs, policy and investment needs, and expected socio-economic impact from a shift to renewables.
- December 2019
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- Energy Transition
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- English
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- Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Testing IRENA’s biogas survey guidelines: Lessons learned in six countries
The report suggests was to improve biogas data collection, including reducing survey costs, improving response rates, simplifying the data collected and using local knowledge about previous projects and programmes.
- November 2019
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- Statistics
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- English
Advanced biofuels: What holds them back?
Advanced liquid biofuels are important for low-carbon transport development. A survey of industry executives highlights regulatory uncertainty as a key market barrier.
- November 2019
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- Transport, Energy Transition
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- English
Zhangjiakou Energy Transformation Strategy 2050
The municipal authorities for Zhangjiakou City, in co-operation with the China National Renewable Energy Centre (CNREC) and IRENA, have adopted an ambitious 30-year roadmap to phase out coal-fired power generation and scale up solar and wind power instead.
- November 2019
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- Energy Transition
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- English
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- China
Future of solar photovoltaic
This study presents options to fully unlock the world’s vast solar PV potential over the period until 2050. It builds on IRENA’s global roadmap to scale up renewables and meet climate goals.
- November 2019
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- Energy Transition
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- English, Spanish
Future of wind
This study presents options to speed up the deployment of wind power, both onshore and offshore, until 2050. It builds on IRENA’s global roadmap to scale up renewables and meet climate goals.
- October 2019
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- Energy Transition
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- English
Hydrogen: A renewable energy perspective
This paper examines the potential of hydrogen fuel for hard-to-decarbonise energy uses, including aviation, shipping and other. But the decarbonisation impact depends on how hydrogen is produced.
- September 2019
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- Energy Transition, Transport
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- English, Japanese