“Indiscriminate use of hydrogen” could, the International Renewable Energy Agency says, “slow down the energy transition.” The energy transition can broadly be seen as a shift away from fossil fuels to a system dominated by renewables. Over the past few years, major economies and businesses have looked to tap into the emerging green hydrogen sector. […]
Renewable energy storage a priority to ensure flexibility, balance, needs: IRENA – EQ Mag Pro
Francesco La Camera — Director-General of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) — told Daily News Egypt (DNE) that storage technology will be a priority in the coming period to ensure flexibility and balance in the renewable energy system. He explained that renewable energy is intermittent and variable, and the interconnectedness of grids in countries […]
China and IRENA Boost Ties as Leading Renewables Market Eyes Carbon Neutrality Goals
IRENA and National Energy Administration of China sign MoU to advance the transition and cooperate on market development Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates : The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), and the National Energy Administration of the People’s Republic of China (NEA) have today agreed to work to strengthen cooperation as the world’s largest renewable […]
Hydrogen Key to Developing a Global Green Economy
Green hydrogen could one day evolve into a global commodity, traded in the same way that gas, oil and coal are. This would strengthen energy security and international trace in a cost-effective way. But, the idea is still a pipe-dream as hydrogen is not yet traded across borders in any significant amounts and hardly any […]
RENEWABLE CAPACITY STATISTICS 2021
Renewables agency charts path to zero-carbon energy system by 2050
In its inaugural annual Global Renewables Outlook, the Abu Dhabi-based International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) said choices by governments would help decide whether the pandemic served to delay or accelerate a low-carbon transition Governments could chart a path to a fully decarbonised energy system by the middle of the century and revive economies hit by […]
Transforming energy systems can create 42 million renewable energy jobs by 2050: IRENA
The report added that while a pathway to deeper decarbonisation requires total energy investment up to $130 trillion, the socio-economic gains of such an investment would be massive New Delhi: Advancing the renewables-based energy transformation could nearly quadruple renewable energy jobs to 42 million by 2050, according to a recent report by International Renewable Energy […]