As countries around the world rally behind net zero targets, hydrogen is increasingly seen as a missing piece of the energy transformation puzzle to decarbonise harder-to-abate sectors. This report considers whether and how hydrogen may disrupt future energy systems, reflecting on many of the key themes discussed in a report released by IRENA in 2019.

This report highlights climate-safe investment options until 2050, the policy framework needed for the transition and the challenges faced by different regions.

This report provides an overview of utility-scale stationary battery storage systems and their role in integrating a greater share of variable renewable energy in the system by providing the flexibility needed.

This report looks at the world’s progress towards global energy targets on access to electricity, clean cooking, renewable energy and energy efficiency.

This report maps and categorises examples of the innovations being developed and implemented globally to facilitate the large-scale integration of variable renewable power.