January 12th, 2019 | by Jacek Fior
Attending the 9th session of IRENA's General Assembly on Friday, we were all looking forward to one item on the agenda – launch of a new report, The Geopolitics of Energy Transformation
January 22nd, 2017 | by Zachary Shahan
Renewable energy is now the cheapest option, on average, for new electricity capacity around the world — developed countries like the US as well as developing countries. As I noted the other day, we need to keep channeling this message to the broader public, and especially decision-makers, but there are other things to do in order to increase renewable energy growth
January 16th, 2017 | by Zachary Shahan
What do you think of people who just keep talking about the same thing o v e r and o v e r and o v e r again? Annoying as hell, right? Politicians who repeat the same crap lines repeatedly. CEOs who you hear deliver the same fluff PR talking point for the 100th time. Annoying cleantech bloggers who keep telling you about ... oh, wait, I'm not going to go there. :)
January 16th, 2017 | by Joshua S Hill
According to a new report published by the International Renewable Energy Agency, renewable energy is gaining ground "according to nearly every measure" and has become the first-choice for "expanding, upgrading, and modernising power systems around the world."
January 16th, 2017 | by Joshua S Hill
The Abu Dhabi Fund for Development and the International Renewable Energy Agency have identified four separate energy projects in developing countries throughout the Pacific and Africa which will be the beneficiaries of $44.5 million in funding.
January 16th, 2017 | by Zachary Shahan
In a few moments, the 2017 Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week will launch. That includes the opening of the 2017 World Future Energy Summit, the 2017 Zayed Future Energy Prize awards ceremony, WISER (Women in Sustainability, Environment and Renewable Energy), Abu Dhabi Global Action Day, the 2017 International Water Summit, and more. Technically, it also includes the IRENA General Assembly, which I attended on Saturday and where I was inspired to write about the totally insane carbon bubble and tremendous cost-competitive renewable energy potential (790 GW) in South East Europe (more articles to come from the IRENA event)
January 15th, 2017 | by Zachary Shahan
We had some outside-the-box stories take the podium this week on CleanTechnica. If you missed any of them, check out these 20 biggies
January 14th, 2017 | by Zachary Shahan
As the cleantech transition speeds up, many of us are jumping for joy. Trump may be king of tweetland, but he and his oil & gas buddies can't stop renewables or electric robotaxis. They know that. Their goals are pretty clear, though: pump up the carbon bubble as much as possible, stuff as much cash into their own bank accounts before it pops, and hopefully retire and die before the whole global economy is brought down with the the thin soapy liquid that was probably much prettier as a bubble
January 14th, 2017 | by Zachary Shahan
Renewable energy costs have been falling through the floor — they have fallen so fast that even cleantech enthusiasts have been shocked by increasingly low prices several times in the past year alone, and dozens of times in the past 5 years
January 5th, 2017 | by The Beam
This week, Anne-Sophie Garrigou, journalist at The Beam, interviewed Craig Morris, a journalist specializing on energy technologies and policies
December 5th, 2016 | by Steve Hanley
Jobs in clean energy industries like solar, wind, geothermal and hydroelectric are increasing while jobs in oil, natural gas, and coal extraction are decreasing worldwide. About 8.1 million people worldwide had jobs in the clean energy in 2015. That’s up from 7.7 million in 2014, according to the latest figures from
December 1st, 2016 | by Derek Markham
In this edition of the clean energy and transport news roundup, we have stories about India's massive solar park, UFOs stealing our sunshine, solar-powered e-bike stations, utility companies becoming irrelevant, Elio Motors, GM's 1956 self-driving car, Consumer Reports vs Model X, Chevy's money-losing Bolt strategy, and more
November 18th, 2016 | by Joshua S Hill
A combination of rapid technology cost reductions and the consolidation of renewable energy policies have served to help Latin America become home to some of the world's most dynamic renewable energy markets, and resulted in "an unprecedented opportunity" for the region to accelerate the uptake of renewable energy across all sectors.
November 1st, 2016 | by Joshua S Hill
The offshore wind industry could grow from just 13 GW in 2015 to 100 GW by 2030 with the right innovations in technology and continued cost reductions, according to a new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency.
October 20th, 2016 | by Joshua S Hill
A new report estimating energy usage in 3,649 cities has found that, while there is no one-size-fits-all solution, every city [&hellip
October 17th, 2016 | by Aisha Abdelhamid
Originally published on Green Building Elements. Sweltering in the hot desert sun, Masdar City sits under a global microscope at [&hellip
October 5th, 2016 | by Joshua S Hill
A new study has described the role renewable energy can have in elevating the livelihoods of the millions of rural [&hellip
September 27th, 2016 | by Joshua S Hill
Energy Ministers from across the Association of Southeast Asian Nations met earlier this month to discuss the need to rapidly [&hellip
September 22nd, 2016 | by Joshua S Hill
The International Renewable Energy Agency has published a new report claiming that the falling technology costs of solar PV are [&hellip
August 19th, 2016 | by Adam Johnston
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has released new downloadable wind and solar maps. These new maps for IRENA’s Global [&hellip
