Across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) – a region that has long been a cornerstone of the global energy system – electricity demand is surging, driven by cooling and desalination needs, as well as urbanisation, electrification and digitalisation. How countries meet this increased demand will have profound implications for both regional economies and global energy markets.
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Offshore wind offers an enormous opportunity to build renewable, reliable, and domestic electricity, but states and developers must address its effects on local communities, especially communities already burdened by climate change and fossil fuel emissions. A report authored by Clean Energy States Alliance (CESA) and Equnival Partners, “Strengthening Offshore Wind Community Engagement: Recommendations for State Agencies,” includes concrete steps that state agencies can take to meaningfully engage with communities as states plan for offshore wind projects.
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African Energy Commission (AFREC) and the International Energy Agency (IEA) held a joint webinar to facilitate a dialogue on how African countries can strengthen energy security data systems. The session showcases data collection tools and templates aligned with International Standards (IRES/SIEC) and examples of short‑term energy security indicators that can be developed for the region. The webinar was an opportunity to identify priority areas for capacity development activities among Member States.
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The discussion highlighted the major roadblocks to scaling up local manufacturing, the impact of government incentives and tenders, and strategies to safeguard supply chains against potential disruptions. The panelists shared insights on current challenges, technology advancements, and opportunities for strengthening India’s electrolyser ecosystem to support the country’s green hydrogen ambitions.
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This IRENA policy talk explored findings from from IRENA’s report Policies for advancing the renewables-based electrification of road transport. Experts examined effective policy measures, financing strategies, and innovative solutions to overcome barriers, accelerate EV deployment, and integrate renewable electricity, providing practical guidance for policymakers, utilities, and stakeholders aiming to advance electrification across diverse transport contexts globally.
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Long-duration energy storage (LDES), often defined as eight hours of storage or longer, is beginning to emerge as the next big leap in the evolution of the electric grid. As excitement around the sector ramps up, LDES companies are surpassing billion-dollar investment milestones, and states and utilities are establishing the first procurement targets for longer-duration storage resources. But why exactly do we need LDES? When will we need it? And, what needs to be done to support LDES technology and market development?
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Organized in partnership with InvestSA and the DTIC, this webinar by Sustainable Energy for All deep-dives into South Africa as an investment destination for renewable energy manufacturing showcasing opportunities, policy and institutional landscape and competitiveness assessments. The webinar convenes representatives from government, industry, financing institutions and development partners to identify key actions needed to translate South Africa’s visions into investments.
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In March 2025, the Renewable Energy Wildlife Institute (REWI) held a webinar on agrivoltaics for its Industry Caucus. Seven speakers shared their time and expertise discussing various agrivoltaics topics, including: A general overview, the status of agrivoltaics deployment in the United States, an overview of state and federal investments, a European perspective, and more.
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The online panel discussion explored ways to ensure all women and girls have the skills, opportunities, and access needed to thrive in the energy sector. Considering that the renewable energy workforce is predicted to grow to about 39 million in 2050, the attraction and retention of female talent will be crucial to ensure a thriving sector, and requires targeted actions.
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This IEA webinar offers additional insights into the socioeconomic impacts of clean energy transitions, including the need to boost clean energy investments that can support job creation and efforts to eliminate energy poverty and ensure access to clean cooking solutions. The transition is not only critical for addressing climate change but also for reducing air pollution and protecting consumers from volatile fossil fuel prices.
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This event convened experts and stakeholders from the energy sector and the conservation community to discuss solutions to harnessing local environmental benefits from renewables, challenges to further adoption and policies to address them. IUCN will presented the latest findings related to local environmental benefits of renewable energy. A panel session with energy/environmental protection/biodiversity conservation experts from selected renewable energy markets shared their insights and best practices.
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This UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre webinar presents the findings of the 2024 Climate Technology Progress Report. It focuses on the current state of renewable energy adoption in selected areas, as well as the feasibility and necessary enabling conditions for technology development and transfer at the sectoral and regional levels, all in the context of strengthening NDC ambitions.
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Hydrogen is expected to grow sevenfold to support the global energy transition, eventually accounting for 10 percent of total energy by 2050. A scale-up of this magnitude will affect demand for critical materials, including minerals and metals, needed for hydrogen technologies— electrolyzers for renewable hydrogen, carbon storage for clean hydrogen, or fuel cells using hydrogen to power transport.
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In African countries, geothermal heat applications along the agri-food value chain have the potential to enhance food productivity, reduce food spoilage, and add value to food produce. This would result in food security, more employment opportunities and higher incomes for the employees and other agri-food stakeholders. Geothermal energy would also contribute to the sustainability of the agri-food sector by reducing carbon emissions.
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The IEA is deploying a capacity reinforcement programme for African energy experts and professionals. To maximise the value and long-term payoff of training sessions organized under the programme, the IEA is proposing to a community of African experts regular webinars to share analyses on energy. The latest one by IEA Africa University was on “Electricity and gas markets in Africa”
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IRENA is supporting Mongolia in the decarbonisation of its building sector through the implementation of renewable energy solutions in district heating systems. The support is designed to contribute to building the capacity of Mongolian stakeholders to develop a Strategic Heating and Cooling Plan (SHCP). IRENA is collaborating with the Mongolian Ministry of Energy to organise virtual capacity building events on Integrating Renewable Energy Solutions in Mongolia’s District Heating Systems.
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The central purpose of this document is to provide a vision for policymakers at all levels towards a clean and secure electricity system in Moldova, providing actionable items towards this vision in three steps, as well as outlining the economic, environmental and social benefits it could deliver. This document also serves to support further development of the national renewable energy strategy.
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This webinar on “Benchmarking Scenario Comparisons: Key indicators for the clean energy transition” discussed the main findings from the recently-published collaborative report (of the same name) between IRENA and the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC), which highlights the motivation, focus and methods of 14 scenario comparison studies, synthesizing experts’ views on how to improve such studies to gain insights for the clean energy transition.
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On 9 December 2021, ETIPWind organised an online webinar on ‘Electricity grids for a climate-neutral Europe’. During the webinar industry experts agreed that there is an urgent need to increase collaboration among stakeholders and to implement new technologies to deliver electricity grids that can uphold climate neutrality in 2050. The new ETIPWind factsheet spells out four technology and policy areas Europe needs to work on to deliver the electricity system necessary for a climate-neutral energy system by 2050.
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Southeast Asia has huge, untapped potential to be a leader in renewable energy. Currently, however, economies in the region are heavily dependent on fossil fuels to meet their energy demand. This was the second of a 3-part series of RENdez-vous for Southeast Asia by REN21. Participants and thematic experts discussed and re-imagined what futures may look like for renewable energy in Southeast Asia.
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