The scale-up of renewable energy and electrification of the global transport and heavy industries sectors could result in renewables meeting 86% of the world’s power demand by 2050, according to new research from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). The IRENA report, titled Global Energy Transformation:...
The renewable energy industry created more than 500,000 new jobs in 2017 worldwide, according to latest figures from International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Incorporating the half a million new jobs added last year, total employment in the renewables sector across the world now stands at 10.3...
A new report published by International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has found that slow progress is being made towards green energy targets set out in the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). The report, titled Tracking SDG7: The Energy Progress Report, warned that nations are falling short...
The European Union could stand to double the share of renewables in its energy mix by 2030 if technological advances are utilised by the sector, according to a new report. The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) study found that the bloc could exceed its current target...
The rapidly falling costs associated with renewable energy sources will continue in the same vein until renewable technologies will be consistently price competitive with fossil fuels by 2020, according to a new report. The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) report outlined that the cost of generating...
India can develop its renewable energy resources to meet a quarter of the country’s total energy demand by 2030 according to a new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). The Renewable Energy Prospects for India paper suggests biofuels will be the biggest contributor at...
Russia is aiming to kickstart its renewables industry by auctioning off contracts to companies willing to purchase 1.9GW of clean electricity, in its biggest ever tender for renewable energy. The government tender will run from May 29 to June 9 in two stages, and has attracted...
The renewable energy industry employed 9.8 million people worldwide in 2016, according to an International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) report. IRENA's Renewable Energy and Jobs – Annual Review 2017 found that jobs in the sector increased by 1.1% from 2015, which represents a slight plateauing of...
