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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 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
Evaluating renewable energy manufacturing potential in the Arab region: Jordan, Lebanon, United Arab Emirates
This study assesses the potential for manufacturing renewable energy components and examines each country’s supply chain, existing industrial structure and export opportunities for technology components in each sector.
- October 2018
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- Energy Transition
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- English
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- Jordan, United Arab Emirates
Offshore innovation widens renewable energy options
Data and research confirm rapid capacity growth, cost and performance improvements, increasing technological sophistication and the need for standardisation to expand offshore wind and ocean energy.
- September 2018
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- Energy Transition, Policy
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- English
Nurturing Offshore Wind Markets: Good practices for international standardisation
This report examines markets in Denmark, Germany and China. The analysis highlights the development of standards and the best practices for new markets to adopt.
- May 2018
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- Innovation
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- English
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- Denmark, Germany
Renewable Energy Benefits: Leveraging local capacity for offshore wind
Offshore wind projects create ample opportunities for local value creation. This report examines how income and jobs can be maximised by leveraging existing economic activities and building upon domestic supply chains.
- May 2018
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- Benefits
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- English
Renewable Energy Policies in a Time of Transition
This report, prepared jointly by IRENA, the IEA and REN21, identifies key barriers and highlights policy options to boost renewable energy deployment.
- April 2018
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- Policy, Heating & Cooling
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- English
Renewable Energy Benefits: Leveraging Local Capacity for Onshore Wind
The series aims to support policy makers and decision makers, particularly in assessing the feasibility of procuring components and services domestically rather than from abroad. According to the analysis, the sector could support 26 million jobs worldwide by 2050, given sufficient deployment of renewables and energy efficiency to meet the goals laid out in the 2015...
- June 2017
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- Benefits
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- English
Renewable Energy and Jobs – Annual Review 2017
This report presents the status of renewable energy employment, both by technology and in selected countries, over the past year. In this fourth edition, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) finds that renewable energy employed 9.8 million people around the world in 2016 – a 1.1% increase over 2015.
- May 2017
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- Benefits, Policy
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- English
Renewables Readiness Assessment: United Republic of Tanzania
This report advises the country’s energy planners to explore different renewable energy policy assumptions and investment scenarios, taking into account the latest studies on resource potential and technology costs.
- May 2017
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- Energy Transition, Policy
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- English
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- Tanzania