Renewables Academy Closing Session

Address:Ursula Borak, Director, European and International Energy Policy, External Energy Policy, Oil, Gas, and Energy Efficiency Division, Federal Ministry of Economics and Energy [BMWI], GermanyChristine Lins, REN21:The year 2014 marks a decade since the seminal event, renewables 2004. Held in Bonn, Germany this event marked the first time that an international conference was dedicated exclusively to renewables. Ten years later, REN21 celebrated a decade of existence by hosting the first REN21 Renewables Academy. This multiple-day event and unique format brought REN21 contributors together for the first time in one location. Over the course of 2 days, 150 participants from more than 40 countries listened, debated and voiced opinions on how to advance a global transition with renewables. Participants agreed that renewables were no longer an alternative, add-on option but rather a viable resource to meet the worlds growing energy needs.