Costs of power generation: Do renewables make business sense?
From solar and wind to geothermal and bioenergy, the costs of renewable technologies have dropped dramatically over the past decade, with solar leading the surge. In 2024 the costs of renewables have ...
23 Juli 202510min
Power for all: Is the world on track for universal energy access by 2030?
In this episode, we take a closer look at the global progress toward Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG 7): ensuring access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all by 2030. To...
16 Juli 202514min
The renewable energy boom: What is the story behind data?
2024 set a new record with 582 GW of renewables added. But is it enough—and who’s being left behind? IRENA’s data experts, Nazik Elhassan and Dennis Akande, unpack the global trends shaping our clean ...
11 Juli 202516min
Small scale, big impact: How can decentralized renewables transform lives and livelihoods?
Decentralised renewable energy solutions deliver electricity in remote and rural communities. But energy access is not only about powering homes, it is about empowering lives and livelihoods and unloc...
7 Juli 202515min
How can innovation in renewables drive sustainable development?
In this episode, Arina Anisie, IRENA innovation expert, talks to the host Daria Gazzola about how innovation in renewable energy goes beyond technological advancements, driving sustainable growth and ...
17 Juni 202511min
Is energy transition possible without energy utilities advancing renewables and power grids?
Due to owning and operating much of the infrastructure, utilities play a key role in modernising the grid, making it more flexible and resilient to prepare for uptake of large scale solar and wind ene...
26 Maj 202510min
How do we empower youth to shape a renewable energy future?
The youth of today are not just passive bystanders, they are changemakers. The voices of young generations have never been heard as clearly as they are today. In this episode, Riccardo Toxiri from IRE...
21 Maj 202514min
Small but Resilient: How the Energy Transition Benefits Island Communities
In this conversation with Arieta Gonelevu Rakai, IRENA expert on SIDS and Head of Partnerships, we explore the pressing issues facing Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in the wake of climate chang...
14 Maj 20251min
