The International Geothermal Association (IGA), founded in 1988, is a scientific, educational and cultural organization. As of 2016, the IGA has more than 5,000 members in over 65 countries.
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This report outlines steps for overcoming the challenges in creating power systems with the flexibility needed to maintain system security and reliability while relying primarily on variable energy resources. The work is largely a synthesis of the many reports and studies on this subject.
Source: Leonardo Energy, ECOFYS
Date: September 2015
TRANSrisk conducted 15 case studies that explore the transition to low-carbon economies, including 14 country-level case studies and one at the global and regional level.
Source: Transitions Pathways and Risk Analysis for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaption Strategies (TRANSrisk)
Date: November 2016
The Climatescope website offers a review of clean energy deployment activity and climate change mitigation efforts in dozens of emerging markets across Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Latin America and the Caribbean.
Source: Bloomberg New Energy Finance
Date: December 2016
This yearbook shows data sets on renewable power-generation capacity for 2006-2015, renewable power generation for 2006-2014 and renewable energy balances for 100 countries and areas for 2013 and 2014.
Source: International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
Date: August 2016
This annual report provides a comprehensive and detailed picture of the investment landscape across fuels, technologies and countries.
Source: International Energy Agency (IEA)
Date: September 2016
This report summarizes the experience of public financing agencies and relevant lessons learned regarding the use of publicly backed guarantees (PBGs) to build clean energy markets.
Source: United Nations
Date: January 2010
The purpose of this report was to assist European Commission Member State governments in preparing for the implementation of the Renewable Energy Directive (2009/28/EC) and to guide a European policy for Renewable Energy Standards (RES) in the mid- to long-term.
Source: European Commission, Ecofys, Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI, Energy Economics Group, Lithuanian Energy Institute
Date: October 2009
This report addresses best practices for small hydro systems. Small hydro represents a small but secure and reliable source of renewable energy, however, the transaction costs of realizing that potential are high and provide a major stumbling block to implementation.
Source: European Commission, French Environment and Energy Management Agency
Date: September 2005
This report examines the role of coal as an energy source in a world where constraints on carbon emissions are adopted to mitigate global climate change.
Source: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Date: January 2007