Solar Energy Standardisation Initiative aims to harmonise solar contracts and procedures to entice more private investment into fast-expanding global market
Joint IRENA and IEA PV Power Systems Programme report highlights opportunity to recycle 78 million tonnes of global solar panel waste by 2050
IRENA report predicts dramatic price drops for solar and wind electricity will continue, but warns further policy support is needed
Number of global clean energy jobs up five per cent, but EU employment in renewables falls, IRENA reports
Worldwide capacity increased by 152GW last year, claims UN-backed clean energy agency
New analysis of 40 countries sets out how share of renewables in global power mix could be doubled, delivering massive net cost savings along the way
Analysis of 40 countries finds savings from renewables boom would be up to 15 times more than initial costs
Meeting current renewable energy plans and targets in Gulf countries would save 11 trillion litres of water and 400 million barrels of oil, report concludes
Cash jointly loaned by IRENA and the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development will back four renewable energy projects in Africa and the Caribbean
Report from global renewables body argues there would also be widespread benefits for employment and society