Books from International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)

  • Future of solar photovoltaic
    By International Renewable Energy Agency IRENA

    This study presents options to fully unlock the world’s vast solar PV potential over the period until 2050. It builds on IRENA’s global roadmap to scale up renewables and meet climate goals.

  • Renewable energy market analysis: Southeast Europe
    By International Renewable Energy Agency IRENA

    This report analyses the regional energy landscape, potential and costs, policy and investment needs, and expected socio-economic impact from a shift to renewables.

  • Global Renewables Outlook: Energy Transformation 2050
    By International Renewable Energy Agency IRENA

    This outlook highlights climate-safe investment options until 2050, policies for transition and specific regional challenges. It also explores options to eventually cut emissions to zero.

  • Hydrogen: A renewable energy perspective
    By International Renewable Energy Agency IRENA

    This paper examines the potential of hydrogen fuel for hard-to-decarbonise energy uses, including aviation, shipping and other. But the decarbonisation impact depends on how hydrogen is produced.

  • Renewable Energy and Jobs – Annual Review 2020
    By International Renewable Energy Agency IRENA

    The sixth edition of the series highlights employment trends in renewables worldwide, noting increasing diversification of the supply chain.

  • Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2019
    By International Renewable Energy Agency IRENA

    IRENA’s latest global cost study shows solar and wind power reaching new price lows. The report highlights cost trends for all major renewable electricity sources.

  • Reaching Zero with Renewables
    By International Renewable Energy Agency IRENA

    Energy emissions from industry and transport could be cut to zero by 2060 with pro-active policies and investments. Renewables will be crucial.

  • Innovation Landscape brief: Utility-scale Batteries
    By International Renewable Energy Agency IRENA

    IRENA’s Innovation Landscape report highlights innovations in enabling technologies.

  • Renewable energy market analysis: Latin America
    By International Renewable Energy Agency IRENA

    The country aims to supply 100% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2021 (San Martin, 2015). ... is that the solutions to cope with variable renewable generation lie in diversifying and using complementary renewable sources, ...

  • Renewable energy and jobs – Annual review 2018
    By International Renewable Energy Agency IRENA

    Renewable energy jobs grew 5.3% in 2017, with the total surpassing 10 million worldwide. IRENA's annual review presents the status of employment by technology and in selected countries.

  • Renewable Energy and Jobs – Annual Review 2019
    By International Renewable Energy Agency IRENA

    The sixth edition of the series highlights employment trends in renewables worldwide, noting increasing diversification of the supply chain.

  • Future of wind
    By International Renewable Energy Agency IRENA

    This study presents options to speed up the deployment of wind power, both onshore and offshore, until 2050. It builds on IRENA’s global roadmap to scale up renewables and meet climate goals.

  • Renewable energy market analysis: GCC 2019
    By International Renewable Energy Agency IRENA

    International Renewable Energy Agency IRENA. Oman Power and Water Procurement Co. (2016), “Solar Energy”, www.omanpwp ... (2018), “Power sector ESCOs market set to take off in Oman”, www.omanobserver.om/power-sector-escosmarket-set-take ...