Events

As part of the 7th Power and Energy Infrastructure Cluster (PEIC) of the Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA), IRENA organised a regional project facilitation technical training workshop in Brunei Darussalam focusing on the development of bankable solar energy projects in the region.

In the framework of the project “Energy Solutions for Cities of the Future”, IRENA organised a capacity building event on the integration of low-temperature renewable energy sources into district energy systems targeting Southeast Europe.

Joint International Conference organized by the State Agency on Energy Efficiency and Energy Savings of Ukraine and co-hosted by IRENA, took place on 21 February 2019 in Kyiv. The event brought together representatives of the governmental authorities, parliament, international organizations, as well as financial and business sectors, to contribute to the ongoing efforts to create an auctions-based support scheme for renewable energy in Ukraine.

The GGA, IRENA, the IGA and World Bank co-organised a series of technical sessions with the Geological Survey of Ethiopia, and other local stakeholders in the geothermal sector in Ethiopia.

How countries can overcome trade and quality infrastructure obstacles to improve access to affordable and reliable renewable energy goods and services while supporting trade, economic diversification and development.

At the Africa Energy Forum, IRENA and the Terrawatt Initiative launched Open Solar Contracts for a final consultation with the industry.

EU Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW) will take place in Brussels and IRENA will be present, widely contributing to the 3-day policy conference. 

During the 38th edition of the International Energy Workshop (IEW) on 3 June 2019 in Paris, France, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) held a side event to discuss recent debates around the concept of “grid integration costs”.

The webinar shared global experiences and best practices for accelerating the use of geothermal heat in the agri-food sector.

The first regional workshop for REmap and FlexTool Central America harmonised awareness of the relevant existing work in the region, exchange the best practices of Central American countries, and shared details of IRENA's REmap and FlexTool analyses.

This workshop gathered experts and public and private stakeholders from the ocean energy field to discuss the latest progress and identify the most relevant opportunities for scaling-up ocean energy technologies deployment with a special emphasis on Small Island Developing States.

Converting our energy system towards 100% renewable energy is about more than replacing fossil fuel with sun and wind as new energy sources. The true transformation starts in the fundamental way our energy system is structured.

Under the framework of Global Geothermal Alliance (GGA) – IRENA, the International Geothermal Association (IGA) and the World Bank co-organised a series of technical sessions with the Geological Surveys of the Caribbean Islands States, and other local stakeholders in the geothermal sector in the region.

Two events of the Global Geothermal Alliance (GGA), took place in the framework of the Iceland Geothermal Conference.