🛬🌱 Did you know...? On March 20th, participants of #BETD25 got an inside look at the #Urban #Tech #Republic at the site of the former #Tegel Airport, as part of the #Energiewende #Guided #Tour! @germany.diplo.de @bmwe-bund.bsky.social #BerlinEnergy #JustTransition

🚀 Solar is set to hit a major milestone by the end of 2025: the EU is expected to reach 402 GW of installed solar capacity, meeting the mid-term #REPowerEU target right on schedule ☀️⚡️ Learn more: www.solarpowereurope.org/insights/out... #SolarEnergy #EUSolarOutlook25

🔥 Did you know...? On March 21st, participants of #BETD25 explored how #Berlin is turning #waste #heat into climate-friendly #energy at the BEW Refrigeration Center Potsdamer Platz! @germany.diplo.de @bmwe-bund.bsky.social #Decarbonisation #BerlinEnergy #Energiewende

New #digital boost for #energy savings in buildings: 🇩🇪 #dena 's KEDi launches an e-learning #platform to help optimize #heating systems. 🔧💡 #EnergyEfficiency #Digitalisation via @bmwe-bund.bsky.social energiewende.bundeswirtschaftsministerium.de/EWD/Redaktio...

🔧⚡ Did you know...? On March 17th, participants of #BETD25 had the opportunity to go #behindthescenes at #MAN Energy Solutions in #Berlin as part of the #Energiewende Guided Tour! #Decarbonisation #EnergyTransition @bmwe-bund.bsky.social @germany.diplo.de

Germany's #battery boom: In 2024, #storage #capacity surged by ~50%, hitting 18.2 GWh. Home systems led the charge with 15.8 GWh. A key step toward a #renewable -powered future!⚡🇩🇪 #BatteryStorage via @bmwe-bund.bsky.social energiewende.bundeswirtschaftsministerium.de/EWD/Redaktio...

Get to know: #APRA Country #Zimbabwe! 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe is powering ahead with a bold #vision: near #universal #electrification by #2030 including 2,100 MW of #renewable #energy. 🔋🌞 #EnergyTransition Source: @irena-official.bsky.social

#Digital tech like #AI & smart grids are transforming #renewableenergy, making it more flexible and responsive, enabling seamless grid operations and improving forecasting. www.irena.org/News/articles/2025/Aug/Unlocking-the-Potential-of-High-Renewable-Power-Systems-with-Digital-Technologies-and-AI

Is Carbon Capture the Same as #CarbonRemoval? We answers this and other #FAQs about Carbon Capture, Utilization and Sequestration 👇 bit.ly/3QIWpWl

🌊 Myth: "Offshore wind farms are bad for marine life." 💡 Reality: Climate change is the real threat to our oceans. #RenewableEnergy #OffshoreWind #EnergyTransition #MythBusting #ClimateFacts #CleanPower #BETD25 #SustainableOceans #MarineLife #WindPower

With World Bank #ESMAP & partners, we launch a policy brief on gender indicators for sustainable energy to ✅prioritise #genderequality ✅collect robust data ✅strengthen political commitment At IRENA we continue leading knowledge on the role of women in #renewables. #HLPF2025

🚨📢 New IRENA data shows that in 2024, 91% of newly commissioned renewable power capacity delivered electricity at a lower cost than the cheapest fossil fuel-fired option. Renewables remain cost competitive while supporting energy security and economic stability. Read: bit.ly/3TSg6gE

Get to know: #APRA Country #SierraLeone! 🇸🇱 With just 27% #electrification, Sierra Leone is aiming toward #universal access by 2035, and #renewables are leading the way. ⚡🌿 #EnergyTransition #MiniGrids Source: @irena-official.bsky.social

What if AI #data centres chased #windpower?🌬️ Smart planning could tie AI growth to #windenergy, turning #datahubs into allies for #renewables! rechargenews.com/corporate-po... #AI #EnergyTransformation via #rechargenews

Get to know: #APRA Country #Rwanda! 🇷🇼 As part of the #Accelerated #Partnership for #Renewables in #Africa (APRA), Rwanda is unlocking opportunities in #clean #energy and #green transformation, with bold targets to match. 🌞🌊 #EnergyTransition Source: @irena-official.bsky.social

Abandoned #coal #mines could host nearly 300 GW of #solar — enough to power a #Germany -sized country, create hundreds of thousands of jobs, and revive post-coal #communities 🌱🔋 euronews.com/green/2025/0... #CleanEnergy #Renewable #Transformation via @euronews.com

Get to know: #APRA Country #Namibia! 🇳🇦 Under the #Accelerated #Partnership for #Renewables in #Africa (APRA), Namibia is emerging as a strategic hub for renewable #energy, #green #hydrogen, critical #minerals, and #logistics. 🌞🔋 #EnergyTransition Source: @irena-official.bsky.social

#3xRenewables is a global ambition to transform energy systems, but its benefits go far beyond energy. For communities, especially in EMDEs, tripling renewables means powering farms, clinics, clean cooking, and local businesses, driving inclusive & resilient development. www.irena.org/3xRenewables

Take a look at the inspiring #transformation of #Adjuntas, #PuertoRico 🇵🇷: the island’s first #community -owned #solar #microgrid!☀️ theguardian.com/environment/... #Grid #Solar #Energy #Transformation via @theguardian.com

Get to know: #APRA Country #Kenya! 🇰🇪 As part of the #Accelerated #Partnership for #Renewables in #Africa (APRA), Kenya offers access to one of #Africa ’s most dynamic #renewable #energy #markets. 🌿⚡ #EnergyTransition Source: @irena-official.bsky.social

A new cooling gel could boost #solar #panel efficiency by 12% by soaking up night moisture & cooling during the day. Lab & field tests on two #continents show promising results. 💧☀️🔋 pv-magazine.com/2025/06/09/n... #EnergyTransition via #pvmagazine

#China 🇨🇳 is building the world’s first #offshore #wind powered #underwater #data centre. The 24MW project will be developed in two phases off the coast of #Shanghai. 🌊💾⚡ rechargenews.com/wind/world-f... #EnergyTransition via #rechargenews

Get to know: #APRA Country #Ethiopia! 🇪🇹 As part of the Accelerated #Partnership for #Renewables in Africa (APRA), Ethiopia is powering ahead with one of the highest shares of renewable #energy on the #continent! ⚡💧 #EnergyTransition Source: @irena-official.bsky.social

Global #solar #power passed 2.2 TW in capacity by early 2025, with a record 600+ GW installed last year. Oversupply-driven #price drops played a key role in fueling the surge!☀️ pv-magazine.com/2025/06/09/2... #EnergyTransition via #pvmagazine

A powerful interview & a new #climatestory making waves.🌊Read #BETD25 media fellow Biena Magbitang's sharp piece on the #Philippines’ new environment chief & why it all started in #Berlin. 👉 climatetracker.asia/philippines-... #EnergyTransition #ClimateNews via @climatetracker.bsky.social

❗️By 2023, almost 92% of🌍population has access to electricity while #RenewableEnergy grew by almost 13% & int'l public fund to support developing countries' clean energy grew by 27% from 2022. But are they enough to meet #SDG7? See more data & insights: bit.ly/40nmG2b

#Australia ’s #energy #storage sector is booming again, with $2.4bn poured into big #batteries in Q1 2025. Six new projects—totalling 1.5GW—secured financial close, nearing the record set in late 2023. 🔋 theguardian.com/environment/... #EnergyTransition #Australia via @theguardian.com

Get to know: #APRA Country #Ghana! Ghana is a leading destination for #renewableenergy & #greenindustry #investments in #WestAfrica, targeting 70% renewable #electricity by 2060. ⚡ #EnergyTransition Source: @irena-official.bsky.social

The Viking Libra is set to become the world’s first #cruise #ship powered by #hydrogen, using onboard fuel to produce its own #electricity and drive its #engines!🛳️ pv-magazine.com/2025/04/09/t... #EnergyTransition via #pvmagazine

#Solar #energy output from both #rooftop installations & large-scale #farms reached new heights in the #UK between January & May #2025, coinciding with the brightest #spring in the nation’s recorded history. ☀️ carbonbrief.org/analysis-uks... #solarenergy via @carbonbrief.org

Have you heard of #APRA? 🌍⚡ It's an African-led #international #partnership driving the rapid deployment of #renewables & powering green #industrialization across the #continent. 💡🌿 The initiative was part of the discussions at #BET25. #EnergyTransition Source: @irena-official.bsky.social

MENA's #solar manufacturing sector is on the rise. By 2029, capacity is projected to reach 44 GW, making it a key player in the #global #solar #supplychain. #CleanEnergy #SolarIndustry #MENA☀️↗️ www.pv-magazine.com/2025/05/13/m... via #pvmagazine

🎬 Missed a moment from #BETD25? We’ve got you covered! 📲 Available anytime, from anywhere. 🔗 www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... #BETDCommunity #CleanEnergy #ClimateAction #Sustainability #GreenInnovation #JustTransition #GlobalDialogue #RenewableEnergy

#Renewables aren’t to blame for #Spain ’s #poweroutage. The real #challenge? Building a flexible, modern #grid that can handle the #future. 🌞⚡ #EnergyTransition via @creacleanair.bsky.social energyandcleanair.org/spains-black...

In 2024, the #EU generated 46.9% of its #electricity from #renewables. #Denmark, #Portugal and #Croatia lead, while #Luxembourg lags behind. #EnergyTransition via #EU #Eurostat ec.europa.eu/eurostat/de/...

The @IRENA National #EnergyTransition Planning Dashboard has been upgraded! Now featuring over 100 countries across 8 regions and hosting more than 175 scenario-based planning documents, it provides essential insights for government energy planners. Explore & use the Dashboard here: bit.ly/3VGMvb8

📍Brazil 🚨The 1st Energy Planning Summit, marking the launch of GCEP, was co-organized by Gov. of Brazil & IRENA. Senior officials advanced evidence-based energy planning, fostered global cooperation to bridge the energy planning gap & set shared priorities to shape the GCEP Agenda for Action.

🌟 #Networking, #connections, #newideas & #learnings were at the heart of what brought our global community together at #BETD25 in #Berlin. 👇 #BETDCommunity #GlobalDialogue #CleanEnergy #Sustainability #Innovation #JustTransition #ClimateAction #RenewableEnergy #NetworkingForChange

How much #electricity will #AI demand and can our #grids handle it? The @iea.org dives into AI’s growing #energy #footprint and its potential to transform the #energysector. ⚡ #AI #Energy www.iea.org/reports/ener...

🚀 This year’s @startupget.bsky.social Award winners took the stage at #BETD25 & showed us what the #future of #cleanenergy looks like — #bold, #innovative & driven by #impact: #Cyclize, #Nyobolt, #Concular, #koolboks & #Cowa Thermal Solutions AG. 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3ih... #SET2025

#India added 7.8 GW of new #solar #capacity in Q1 2025, marking a major boost for its #cleanenergy push. #Rajasthan & #Gujarat led the charge as clean energy momentum grows. ⚡🇮🇳 via #pvmagazine www.pv-magazine.com/2025/04/29/i...

🌍 The energy transition doesn’t happen in a vacuum — it plays out on the global stage, shaped by complex geopolitical forces. We asked you at the #BETD25 👇 #Geopolitics #EnergyTransition #ClimateAction #CleanEnergy #CriticalMinerals #EnergySecurity #GlobalDialogue

At #BETD25, Dr. Susanne König of #Kraftblock shared a bold #milestone: 🌍 The world’s largest commercial high-temperature #storagesystem is being installed at a #PepsiCo potato chip factory in the #Netherlands! 🇳🇱🥔👇 youtu.be/tR2G63XfhOM?... #EnergyTransition #GreenHeat

🚫 What’s holding back the international green hydrogen market? We asked our #BETD25 participants to weigh in — and the results are clear 👇 #GreenHydrogen #HydrogenEconomy #EnergyTransition #CleanEnergy #HydrogenMarket #Decarbonization #ClimateAction #NetZero

🌍 #Hydrogen is key to the global #energytransition — but how do we ensure it’s truly #sustainable & #equitable? At #BETD25, Prof Dr Rainer Quitzow, Professor and Research Group Leader, #RIFS Potsdam & TU Berlin Germany, introduced the project GET Sustainable Hydrogen: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKjb...

🌍 What’s slowing down the global energy transition? We asked our #BETD25 participants & here are the ranked answers 👇 #EnergyTransition #CleanEnergy #SupplyChain #Bottlenecks #CriticalMinerals #BatteryMaterials #GridManagement #SolarPower #WindEnergy #RawMaterials

Strategic energy planning is the cornerstone of a successful #energytransition and plays a key role in attracting investments. This week, IRENA will join forces with Govt. of Brazil to host the 1st-ever Energy Planning Summit. Learn more: www.irena.org/Events/2025/...

🔥 It’s time to double down on ambition and triple up on action! 💪🌍 At #BETD25, Bruce Douglas @gra-3xrenewables.bsky.social , issued a powerful call in his pitch: youtu.be/K7dO_u_Yp50?... #EnergyTransition #TripleUp #DoubleDown #GreenFuture #JustTransition #PeopleOfBETD #RenewablesNow

🧠💡 What’s holding back a more inclusive and skilled energy workforce in your country? We asked our #betd25 participants — and the answers speak volumes. 📊 #EnergyTransition #JustTransition #SkilledWorkforce #EducationForAll #GreenJobs #EnergyEquity #InclusionMatters

🔋 #REboottheWorld with #Renewables 🌍 The #energytransition isn’t a distant dream — it’s already in motion & centered around people. 💡 At #BETD25, @ranaadib.bsky.social , @ren21community.bsky.social presented the campaign to showcase just that. Whatch here: youtu.be/vsZpSnwX-8c?...