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REbooting Heat: Solar Thermal Energy is ready for its moment
When we think about solar energy, chances are we picture gleaming photovoltaic panels—on rooftops or sprawling across sunny fields—turning sunlight into electricity. What rarely comes to mind is another form of solar power: heat. Direct, immediate, practical. And in many ways, overlooked. Solar thermal energy uses the sun’s radiation to heat water or other fluids directly. It’s a simple...
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REbooting Heat: Solar Thermal Energy is ready for its moment
When we think about solar energy, chances are we picture gleaming photovoltaic panels—on rooftops or sprawling across sunny fields—turning sunlight into electricity. What rarely comes to mind is...
Lighting the Way: How Solar Sister is Powering Change in Sub-Saharan Africa
In 2009, Katherine Lucey had a revelation. While working with a small family foundation, bringing solar power to schools and clinics in Uganda, she witnessed...
Madagascar’s ‘Solar mamas’ are Lighting the Way
In the heart of Madagascar’s Menabe region — a biodiversity hotspot renowned for its sprawling mangroves, rare dry forests, and endemic species — a quiet...
Valencia’s Pioneering Energy Community: Strengthening Social Cohesion while Overcoming Energy Poverty and Inspiring Change
In 2021, the Castellar-l’Oliveral made headlines in local and national media for pioneering energy communities in Valencia. Today, energy communities have become increasingly common across Spain,...
Energie Partagée Empowers Citizens in France to Lead the Energy Transition, Driving Resilience and Wide Benefits
Energie Partagée is the leading national movement in France bringing together people, local authorities, civil society and the private sector to develop citizen and community led and owned renewable...
Powering Hospitals in Africa with Renewable Energy
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Redefining Resilience: Ann Arbor’s Community-Driven Energy Model
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Alleviating poverty with renewable energy and nature protection in Mindanao
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Uruguay’s shift to 98% renewables achieves energy sovereignty and economic prosperity
In the span of just over a decade and under the leadership of former Energy Secretary Ramon Mendez, Uruguay has achieved one of the most remarkable energy transitions in the world, transforming from...
Building renewable energy women leaders in Panama’s Indigenous communities
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Renewables are better for people, the planet, and the economy.
Phasing out fossil fuels and transitioning to renewables like solar, wind and hydropower not only improves air and water quality and associated health problems, it also unlocks green jobs, accelerates energy access and alleviates energy poverty.
But renewables are not competing on a level playing field. We need more countries to adopt renewables to showcase their transformative potential.
Countries, economies and communities that are already transitioning to renewables, are reaping considerable benefits in health, jobs and stable and affordable access to energy.
They are demonstrating significant resilience in the face of global geopolitical and energy shocks and crises.
More countries can enjoy the benefits of a green and just energy transition by shifting to renewables.
