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Sector Coupling in Facilitating Integration of Variable Renewable Energy in Cities
The report highlights the importance of sector coupling as a key source of flexibility that cities can explore to stabilise power grid operations when integrating high shares of variable renewable energy sources.
- October 2021
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- Transport, Power
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- English
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- China, Costa Rica
Utility-scale Solar and Wind Areas: Burkina Faso
This study seeks to map suitable areas in Burkina Faso for deploying utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) and wind power projects.
- September 2021
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- Benefits, Policy
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- English, French
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- Burkina Faso
Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2020
The new report shows 162 gigawatts (GW) or 62% of total renewable power generation added last year had lower costs than the cheapest new fossil fuel option.
- June 2021
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- Costs, Power
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- English
Utility-scale Solar and Wind Areas: Mauritania
The report provides insights on the country’s potential to adopt solar photovoltaic (PV) and wind power.
- June 2021
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- Benefits, Policy
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- English, French
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- Mauritania
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Renewable Energy Policies for Cities: Power Sector
Renewable Energy Policies for Cities: Power Sector is one of several briefs intended to help policy makers accelerate efforts to create sustainable cities powered by renewable energy. The series includes briefs focused on the transport and buildings sectors, and this one, on power.
- May 2021
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- Energy Transition, Transport
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- English, Spanish
Renewable Capacity Statistics 2021
This data set, updated yearly, tracks renewable power generation capacity over the preceding decade (2011-2020) in comprehensive trilingual tables.
- April 2021
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- Statistics, Power
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- English, French, Spanish
Rise of renewables in cities
Cities have emerged as a key focus of global climate mitigation and adaptation strategies. This report highlights resource potential, targets, technology options and planning priorities.
- October 2020
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- Energy Transition, Heating & Cooling
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- English, Chinese, Spanish
Innovation Toolbox
This interactive Innovation Toolbox offers 30 innovations that can be mixed and matched as needed. The Toolbox outlines 11 solutions as examples of how to achieve system-wide synergies.
- October 2020
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- Innovation, Power
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- English
Reduce: Non-bio renewables
G20 countries can work together to step up renewable energy development and drive an accelerated global energy transition.
- September 2020
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- Climate Change, Benefits
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- English
Recycle: Bioenergy
Sustainable bioenergy could even out solar and wind variability and replace fossil fuels for industry, transport and buildings.
- September 2020
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- Energy Transition, Transport
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- English
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- Saudi Arabia