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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".
REpower and Valorem agree to supply 21 wind turbines to France
The REpower MM92 wind power plants, each with a rated power of 2.05 megawatts (MW) and a hub height of 80 metres, are intended for five wind farms projects in the Vendée and Loire Atlantique regions in the West of France.
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.

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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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"Yes to RES": US wind industry rallies in Chicago
Steve Sawyer reports back from some notable events, including the second (of 6) negotiating sessions leading up to the UNFCCC cop 15 in copenhagen, where the world is supposed to agree a new comprehensive global agreement to combat climate change…
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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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Marine energy can balance intermittency of renewables
With increasing use of renewables in the electricity sector, overcoming the intermittency of for example wind and solar is key. James Tipping and Duncan Sinclair at UK energy consultancy Redpoint Energy investigate the use of marine energy to combat intermittency.
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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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