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    • Renewable Energy Benefits: Measuring the Economics

      This report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) provides the first quantification of the macroeconomic impact of doubling the global share of renewables in the energy mix by 2030.

      Publications Reports Macro-economic benefits Socio-economic impact Parliamentary Network
    • Innovation Outlook: Renewable Methanol

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

      Publications Reports Bioenergy & biofuels Technology Green hydrogen Policy Hydrogen Technology Bioenergy Policy Power Generation Costs Costs
    • Hydrogen from renewable power: Technology outlook for the energy transition

      As the world strives to cut carbon emissions, electric power from renewables has emerged as a vital energy source.  Fuel needs for transport and industry, meanwhile, could be met with renewable-based hydrogen.

      Publications Reports Hydrogen Technology Industry Technology Transport Technology Buildings & cities Technology
    • 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).

      Publications Reports Collaborative Frameworks CF Just & Inclusive Energy Transition Energy & jobs Socio-economic impact
    • Fostering Livelihoods with Decentralised Renewable Energy: An Ecosystems Approach

      This brief discusses the ’ecosystem’ necessary for linking electricity services through decentralised renewable energy with people’s livelihoods.

      Publications Reports Macro-economic benefits Socio-economic impact Energy & jobs Socio-economic impact Gender Socio-economic impact Power system structures & markets Policy Energy transition in end uses Policy
    • Panama power system flexibility assessment

      Panama engaged with the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) to carry out a flexibility analysis for the power system considering a high penetration of Variable Renewable Energy (VRE).

      Publications Reports Power system flexibility Planning Energy models and tools Planning
    • Renewable Energy Statistics 2021

      This statistical publication presents renewable power generation capacity statistics for the last decade (2011-2020).

      Publications Data Statistics
    • Renewable Energy in the Water, Energy & Food Nexus

      Renewable energy technologies can address trade-offs between water, energy and food, bringing substantial benefits in all three key sectors. This report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) looks at how adopting renewables can ease trade-offs by providing less resource-intensive energy services compared to conventional energy technologies.

      Publications Reports Policy
    • Renewable Energy Prospects for India (REmap working paper)

      This working paper provides a perspective on the changes needed for India to further accelerate the adoption of renewables, and achieve an affordable, secure, inclusive and environmentally friendly energy system that can address expanding energy demand and socio-economic needs.

      Publications Reports Renewable Energy Roadmap (ReMap) Country Finance & investment Macro-economic benefits Socio-economic impact
    • People, Planet and Prosperity

      This booklet outlines why accelerating the uptake of renewable energy is key to a climate-safe future.

      Publications Reports Macro-economic benefits Socio-economic impact
    • Renewable Energy and Jobs (2013)

      Over 5.7 million people are employed directly or indirectly in renewable energy – a figure that could triple by 2030 with the scale-up needed to ensure global energy sustainability. As policy makers look beyond energy security and environmental aspects, the comprehensive Renewable Energy and Jobs report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) examines wider socio-economic benefits, and specifically job creation.

      Publications Reports Collaborative Frameworks CF Just & Inclusive Energy Transition Energy & jobs Socio-economic impact
    • Biomass for Heat and Power

      This IRENA/IEA-ETSAP technology brief provides technical background analyses the potential and barriers for market growth, and offers insights for policy makers on biomass for heat and power.

      Publications Reports Bioenergy & biofuels Technology
    • Renewable Energy Roadmap for the Republic of Cyprus

      Cyprus, a European Union member state since 2004, is at the crossroads of determining how its energy sector, and particularly the power sector, should develop in the coming decades. The island country currently depends on imported oil to meet most of its growing energy needs. At the same time, cost reductions on renewable energy technologies, coupled with abundant renewable energy resources, provide the chance to reduce dependency on fossil fuels while complying with EU renewable energy targets for 2020 and fulfilling the country’s own targets for 2030.

      Publications Reports Renewable Energy Roadmap (ReMap) Policy
    • Renewable Energy Roadmap for The Republic of Maldives

      This roadmap identifies the key barriers to renewable energy deployment in the Maldives. The objective  of the roadmap is to assist the Maldives in identifying optimal pathways for deploying a high share of renewable energy.

      Publications Reports Energy transition
    • Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2014

      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.

      Publications Reports Power Generation Costs Costs
    • Community Energy Toolkit: Best practices for broadening the ownership of renewables

      This white paper, developed by the IRENA Coalition for Action, analyses 11 renewable energy initiatives from across the world, showcasing ways in which communities actively participate in energy decision making bringing socio-economic impacts to societies.

      Publications Reports Macro-economic benefits Socio-economic impact Energy & jobs Socio-economic impact Coalition for Action
    • Sustainable Rural Bioenergy Solutions in Sub-Saharan Africa: A collection of good practices

      This collection aims to provide a reference for policy makers and practitioners working to scale up bioenergy in rural areas of sub-Saharan Africa. Energy, agriculture, forestry, environment, finance and business experts all seek for solutions to provide energy and also enhance food security, social welfare and environmental sustainability.

      Publications Reports Bioenergy & biofuels Technology Bioenergy Policy
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