The REN Alliance partners will be hosting a side event at the UNFCCC Climate Change Conference COP23 in Bonn on Monday 6th November at 15:00 – 16:30. All delegates at the COP23 are invited to attend the side event to learn about the work of the REN Alliance, and how renewable energy technologies are working…
Another successful webinar! REN Alliance together with Global 100% Renewable Energy Platform promote bottom up action for sub-national governments to reach 100% renewable energy through facilitating dialogue and breaking down barriers. Experts from different renewable energy fields come together with the goal of escalating the local 100% RE movement to the national level! Nearly all…
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Elsevier and the International Solar Energy Society (ISES) launched the Renewable Transformation Challenge to encourage the progress to a world powered by renewable energy and accessible energy for all. The winner will receive a €20,000 prize. The winner, or one representative of the winning team, will receive a free registration to the Solar World Congress…
Record power capacity of 161 GW added, for 23% less investment (USD 241.6 billion) Today REN21 published its Renewables 2017 Global Status Report (GSR), the most comprehensive annual overview of the state of renewable energy. Download the full report in several languages, infographics and highlights on the website: http://ren21.net/gsr-2017/ Dr. David Renné, ISES President states: “The…
The Green Climate Fund creates a remarkable opportunity to further the transformation of the world’s energy system to more effective use of ultimately 100% renewable, CO2-emission free energy. This objective is very much in line with the objectives of the International Solar Energy Society, ISES, whose members worldwide include leading experts especially in the field…
In conjunction with the official launch of the Global 100% Renewable Energy Platform, the organization has released a comprehensive toolkit to support the 100% renewable energy transition by providing policy makers, governments, and community champions with the tools to create their own 100% renewable energy roapmaps. The full report, executive summary, and printable toolkit can…
Global 100% Renewable Energy Platform launched! Bonn, 8 May 2017 – Today, representatives from major organizations from all over the world have gathered in Bonn to launch the Global 100% Renewable Energy Platform. During the launch event, some of the world’s most renowned experts on renewable energy presented solutions and strategies for achieving global 100% renewable energy, in line…
Electricity supply in Australia has long been dominated by coal and natural gas. Generators are aging and gas is becoming much more expensive due to a rapidly expanded gas export industry. Increasing renewable energy penetration is a natural choice for the country. Currently this stands at 15% of electricity supply with about 6% large hydro,…
*The deadline for Renewable Transformation Challenge submissions has been extended until May 14, 2017. Elsevier and the International Solar Energy Society (ISES), are proud to announce the launch of the Renewable Transformation Challenge. The award has been launched to encourage the progress to a world powered by renewable energy and accessible energy for all. About…
In the battle against climate change, cities will play a decisive role. Without a targeted policy for cities to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, climate mitigation policies cannot be successful.
