Francesco La Camera — Director-General of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) — told Daily News Egypt (DNE) that storage technology will be a priority in the coming period to ensure flexibility and balance in the renewable energy system.
He explained that renewable energy is intermittent and variable, and the interconnectedness of grids in countries makes the grid more flexible and balanced for storage.
La Camera also indicated that IRENA is cooperating with the Egyptian government in supporting the transition to clean energy and following up on many directions to establish water desalination projects using renewable energy and projects for the production of hydrogen and green ammonia.
He added that IRENA will present an integrated analysis and report at the upcoming UN Conference of Parties on Climate Change (COP27) that will be…
