US poised for renewables boom following tax credit extension

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Industry and analysts predict massive wave of new investment will be unleashed after Congress approves multi-year extension for crucial tax breaks

Hopes the Paris Agreement would be quickly translated into renewed national efforts to mobilise clean tech investment were given a boost last week, as the US Congress approved plans to extend key tax credits...

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