A major new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency has predicted huge reductions in the cost renewable energy generation, that could see the average cost of electricity from solar […]
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Solar & wind are the future and ‘there is no going back’, says German energy minister
Germany’s Rainer Bakke – the minister responsible for the EU nation’s ambitious Energiewende, or energy transition, from coal and nuclear to renewable energy – says solar and wind energy have […]
IRENA report highlights the 164 nations with renewable energy targets
On the same day Tony Abbott described Australia’s RET as “not the right way forward,” a new report has described renewable energy targets as a “defining feature” of the global energy landscape, […]
Renewables sector employed 7.7 million people globally in 2014: IRENA
The global renewable energy industry employed 7.7 million people, directly or indirectly, in 2014, according to a report released on Tuesday night by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) – an 18 […]
Australia’s Royalla Solar Farm now owned by Saudi Arabian firm
Australia’s second-largest solar plant – the under-construction 72MW Moree PV project – is now owned by a company based in the world’s largest oil exporting nation, after Abdul Latif Jameel […]
World’s largest solar-powered desalinisation plant to be built in Saudi Arabia
The world’s first large-scale solar powered water desalination plant is set to be built in Saudi Arabia, after a local company revealed it would build a $130 million facility alongside […]
Swiftly dropping renewable energy prices present ‘a historic opportunity’: IRENA
The International Renewable Energy Agency – IRENA – is calling on the governments to start making sensible decision about the future of energy, based on real assessments of technology costs. […]
Renewable microgrids could see boom in regional Asia-Pacific
Remote parts of the Asia Pacific region, including rural Australia, could soon see a boom in regional microgrids with heavy integration of renewable energy technologies, according to a recent report from […]
Report shows electricity from renewables creates more jobs than fossil fuels
A new international report has found that the development of renewable energy resources like solar and wind creates more jobs than the development of fossil fuels. In its inaugural Rethinking […]
“Cheap vs clean” dichotomy no longer relevant as renewables build up steam globally: IRENA
Doubling the world’s share of renewable energy capacity would have the effect of nearly halving global carbon emissions compared to 1990 levels, a new report has found. The report, released on […]
IRENA aims to forge a roadmap for energy storage deployment
It seems that everyone in the renewable energy industry is talking about electrical energy storage, which promises to unlock the potential for the rapid expansion of renewable energy technologies. But […]
IRENA announces loans in support of 6 renewable energy projects in developing countries
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has announced USD$41 million worth of concessional loans that the agency has made available for 6 projects in developing countries through a partnership with the […]
