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INTERNATIONAL NETWORKS
92 Renewable Energy Sources in Figures
International networks for renewable energy sources
International Renewable Energy Conferences (IRECs)
– renewables2004 – and the follow­up process
The International Conference for Renewable Energy Sources “renewables2004” in Bonn, initiated
by the German government, put the issue of renewable energy on the global agenda.
3,600 high-ranking representatives of governments, international organisations, industry and
non-governmental organisations from 154 countries took part in the conference. Their numerous
declarations of intent to do more to further renewable energy gave the global renewables
movement a strong voice. The conference in Bonn was responsible for a number of initiatives,
such as the founding of the global policy network REN21, the signing of the IEA
Implementing Agreement on Renewable Energy Technology Deployment (RETD) and the
stimulus that led to the founding of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).
The great success of “renewables2004” continued with the series of International Renewable
Energy Conferences (IRECs) in other countries. The Bonn idea was propagated in Beijing (BI-
REC 2005) and Washington (WIREC 2008). The most recent conference in the series was the
“Delhi International Renewable Energy Conference (DIREC 2010)” in October 2010. The political
declarations by the IRECs document the common aim of stepping up worldwide expansion
of renewable energy, and stress the associated opportunities for climate protection, access
to energy and sustainable growth. IREC participants regularly express their commitment
to renewables by making voluntary announcements of specific measures and expansion targets
(“Pledges” programme). The next IREC will take place in Abu Dhabi early in 2013.
First session of the IRENA Assembly in April 2011 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.