Accelerating geothermal heat adoption in the agri-food sector: Key lessons and recommendations
This publication aims to increase awareness, share experiences and lessons, and provide recommendations for expanding geothermal heat use in the agri-food sector. The analysis in this document suggests the following six broad critical factors.
- January 2019
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- Off-grid for Energy Access, Energy Transition
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- English
Geothermal power: Technology brief
This technology brief provides technical background information, analyses market potential and barriers, and offers insights for policy makers on geothermal power generation.
- August 2017
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- Heating & Cooling, Innovation
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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
Renewable energy in district heating and cooling: A sector roadmap for Remap
District heating and cooling (DHC) combined with renewable energy sources can help meet rising urban energy needs, improve efficiency, reduce emissions and improve local air quality. Although currently dominated by fossil fuels such as coal and gas, DHC systems can be upgraded, or new networks created, to use solid biofuel, solar and geothermal energy technologies.
- March 2017
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- Heating & Cooling, Policy
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- English
Renewables Readiness Assessment: The Philippines
Like many countries in South East Asia, the Philippines faces twin challenges of population growth and rising energy demand. Dependent on imports for nearly half its primary energy supply, the country is highly exposed to oil price volatility. Frequent tropical storms, meanwhile, adversely impact its energy infrastructure.
- March 2017
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- Energy Transition, Policy
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- English
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- Philippines
Renewable Capacity Statistics 2017
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) produces comprehensive renewable energy statistics on a range of topics. This publication presents renewable power generation capacity statistics for the last decade (2007-2016) in trilingual tables.
- March 2017
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- Statistics
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- English, French, Spanish
A Path to Prosperity: Renewable Energy for Islands, 3rd Edition
This report highlights the role of islands in global efforts against climate change. It highlights transitions to renewables in the power, including planning and implementation, enabling business models and transition tools.
- November 2016
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- English
Renewable Energy in Cities
This report explores potential for urban communities to scale-up renewables by 2030, based on estimated energy use 3,649 cities around the world. By highlighting the best practices, it examines the policies and technologies by which cities can bring about a renewable energy future.
- October 2016
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- Heating & Cooling, Transport
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- English
Renewable Energy and Jobs – Annual Review 2015
Renewable Energy and Jobs – Annual Review presents the status of renewable energy employment, both by technology and in selected countries, over the past year. In this second edition, IRENA estimates that renewable energy employed 7.7 million people, directly or indirectly, around the world in 2014 (excluding large hydropower).
- May 2015
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- Benefits, Policy
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- English