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The US House approves the Waxman-Markey American Clean Energy and Security Act (H.R. 2454) legislation.
Some – most notably Al Gore - are hailing the decision as the most important legislation Congress will ever pass. It sees the US pledging to cut emissions by 17% (below 2005 levels) by 2020, and 83% by 2050.
June's top 5 stories
What were the top 5 stories at www.renewableenergyfocus.com during June?
Tanaka: renewables have a "key role to play"
Speaking at the Renewable Energy Finance Forum in New York City, International Energy Agency (IEA) Executive Director Nobuo Tanaka, said that renewable energy sources have a "key role to play with respect to both energy security and climate change".
VC investment in green technologies "rebounds" with US$1.2 billion in Q2 2009
Greentech Media Inc., the online media company covering green technology news and analysis, has released the most recent quarterly data showing that venture capital (VC) investment in green technologies totalled US$1.2 bn in 85 deals in the second quarter of 2009.
Wells Fargo and SunPower Corp to partner on SunPower commercial-scale solar systems.
A new collaborative effort will result in funding of up to US$100 million in SunPower commercial-scale solar systems.
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Podcasts
What will Intersolar reveal about the mood of the solar industry?
David Hopwood introduces the May/June issue and the EU solar supplement - released in the run up to Intersolar 2009
Welcome to our new website
David Hopwood and Kari Larsen introduce the new Renewable Energy Focus website.
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Features
Renewables in Africa (part 2)
The energy scene in Southern Africa is dominated by South Africa. While its coal-based electricity used to be cheap and reliable by world standards, the South African state utility recently ran out of reserve capacity – with blackouts resulting. In the second part of an article for Renewable Energy Focus, Dieter Holm, long-serving member of the International Solar Energy Society (ISES), reports on renewed awareness of energy efficiency and renewable energy in South Africa.
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Power stations: can solar power join the big hitters?
Power stations: can solar power join the big hitters?
Large conventional and nuclear power stations have traditionally been the ‘big hitters’ of electrical power generation, with a few up to 4 GW. Wind, too, is beginning to muscle into the ‘Gigawatt-Plus’ club. George Marsh asks: How soon solar power could join the big hitters.
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Renewable energy rising in Chile
Renewable energy rising in Chile
Looking to reduce dependence on imported energy and diversify the sources feeding the main power grid, Chile’s interest in harnessing renewable energies has grown significantly over the last year. A major conference in Santiago tackled the barriers to energy independence, reports Colin Bennett.
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BIPV hotspots in the EU
BIPV hotspots in the EU
The European building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) market is a niche market with great potential. Although the market takes up less than 5% of the total European solar photovoltaic (PV) market, there is considerable interest due to its high year-on-year growth and the increasing number of countries with supportive legislation for BIPV. Akhil Sivanandan, Research Analyst - Building Technologies - at Frost & Sullivan, reports.
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