International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)

At a glance

International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) is a other that is part of the pulse of the water sector. Here we bring together everything it publishes on Smart Water Magazine: its news, its blogs and the events it takes part in.

Five reasons why countries in the Gulf are turning to renewables

As global leaders look to renewables as a way to address the growing and multi-dimensional threat of climate change, traditional energy countries in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) are embracing renewables faster than ever before. Led by efforts in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, the GCC has become crucial to global efforts in […]

International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) · 25 Oct 2019

9 May 2019

Argentinian city puts solar water heaters on the boil

Growing cities need power, heat and water in rapidly rising quantities. Argentina’s third largest city, Rosario, with a population approaching a million, is encouraging widespread use of solar water heaters as a way to help meet its energy needs sustainably. A solar thermal ordinance requires all new or upgraded public buildings – including sports facilities […]