'We're just getting started,' says Irena chief

Hélène Pelosse, who was elected the International Renewable Energy Agency’s first secretary-general last year, says she's hopeful of meeting high expectations

After more than a year at the helm of the International Renewable Energy Agency ( Irena), a lesser woman might be quietly eyeing the exits.

But Hélène Pelosse, who was elected Irena’s first secretary-general in July 2009, wishes to make one thing very clear: she is just getting started.

Irena’s creation, in early 2009, made a huge splash, but its impact thus far can only be described as a ripple.

Moulded partly on the International Energy Agency — which has been criticised for downplaying renewables — and partly on the

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