Highly efficient, electricity-driven heat pumps have a crucial role to play in decarbonising space and water heating in buildings.

Key insights of annual Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2022 report, with insights into the latest trends in installed costs, capacity factors and the levelised cost of electricity for renewable energy technologies.

The Director-General’s speech on the potential of hydrogen for renewables at Reuters Hydrogen 2021.

Key recommendations to utilise offshore renewables at the G20 Energy Transitions Working Group (ETWG).

A presentation of the renewable energy landscape and policies in Southeast Asia.

A keynote speech on the potential of green commodities at webinar organised by the EU-GCC Clean Energy Technology Network and RCREEE.

Keynote speech by the Director-General on the role of renewable energy in sustainable development in a webinar organised by Renewable Energy Institute.

The presentation offers an insight into the integration of renewable energy in district heating and cooling systems as part of a workshop organised by IRENA in collaboration with Aalborg University with the support of the Chinese Renewable Energy Engineering Institute (CREEI).

A practical guide for decision-makers and project developers on the available energy storage solutions and their successful applications in the context of islands communities. The report also includes various best practice cases and different scenarios and strategies. It is developed as part of the IRENA Renewables in Islands Initiative (IRII).

Smart grid technologies support the creation of an increasingly flexible electricity grid, enabling the integration of variable renewable energy. They work by incorporating information and communications technology at all stages of power generation, delivery and consumption, improving reliability and service to end-users.

This report provides the most current, comprehensive analysis of the costs and performance of renewable power generation technologies available today (2012).

Advanced biofuels, electric vehicles and biomethane for transport could be competitive against fossil-fuel transport options by 2020 in an increasing number of market segments, as long as support policies are enhanced and expanded. IRENA’s costing study, Road Transport: The Cost of Renewable Solutions, finds an increasingly positive outlook for the use of renewable energy in road transport by 2020 and beyond.

This report provides a valuable resource for policy makers and researchers by collecting data on a range of quantitative innovation indicators on the costs and performance of renewable technologies, patents and standards.

IRENA's latest global cost study shows how the competitiveness of renewables continued amid the fossil fuel crisis and highlights cost trends for major renewable electricity sources.

This working paper is part of a set of five reports on hydropower, wind, biomass, concentrating solar power and solar pholtovoltaics that address the current costs of these key renewable power technology options. 

Methanol is essential for the chemical industry. Largely produced from fossil fuels, it can be made from sustainable, renewable-based energy sources.

This report explores the options and actions needed to progress towards a decarbonised maritime shipping sector by 2050 identifying a realistic pathway to reach the 1.5°C climate goal.

This study examines the policy, regulatory, financial and capacity-related challenges to overcome in pursuing Lebanon's energy transition plans.

La dernière étude mondiale sur les coûts de l'IRENA montre comment la compétitivité des énergies renouvelables s'est maintenue au milieu de la crise des combustibles fossiles et met en évidence les tendances des coûts pour les principales sources d'électricité renouvelables.

This report estimates the potential for green hydrogen production as a function of land availability, considering exclusion zones such as protected areas, forests, wetlands, urban centres, slope and water scarcity.

The competitiveness of renewable power generation technologies continued improving in 2013 and 2014, reaching historic levels. Biomass for power, hydropower, geothermal and onshore wind can all provide electricity competitively against fossil fuel-fired power generation. Solar photovoltaic (PV) power has also become increasingly competitive, with its levelised cost of electricity (LCOE) at utility scale falling by half in four years.

Die jüngste globale Kostenstudie von IRENA zeigt, wie sich die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit der erneuerbaren Energien inmitten der Krise der fossilen Brennstoffe fortsetzte, und zeigt die Kostentrends für die wichtigsten erneuerbaren Stromquellen auf.

El último estudio de costos globales de IRENA muestra cómo la competitividad de las energías renovables continuó en medio de la crisis de los combustibles fósiles y destaca las tendencias de costos para las principales fuentes de electricidad renovable.

IRENA’s latest global cost study shows solar and wind power reaching new price lows. The report highlights cost trends for all major renewable electricity sources.

IRENA produces comprehensive, reliable data sets on renewable energy capacity and use worldwide. This is the 2019 edition.