Tenders to be invited within weeks for an envisaged 10GW of renewables projects as kingdom seeks to diversify economy beyond oil
IRENA report highlights socio-economic benefits from clean energy growth, but argues much more progress needed to cut global emissions
Offshore turbines set to become key clean power source, driven by falling costs and improving technology
IRENA working group sets out new plan for greening the global transport sector
Major new report predicts rapid cost reductions will deliver a six-fold increase in solar's share of the global power grid
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