Wind turbines in Scotland, photo: Gary Denham.

In the deepening alphabet soup of energy policy organizations, here’s another one to look out for. The newly formed International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) doesn’t even have a formalized plan for a headquarters, leadership, or funding, but has indicated that it will announcing its first projects in January. Currently involved nations include pretty much all of Europe, Australia, Argentina, Brazil, India, Indonesia, and the United Arab Emirates. (Maybe the United States would be willing to ge…

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