This13th annual edition of the Clean Energy Trends report published by Clean Edge Inc includes tracking, forecasting and market sizing of the global solar, wind, and biofuels markets, analysis on solar PV pricing, public market performance, venture capital investments, and energy capacity additions, as well as five key trends to watch. This 2014 editon also features global figures for LEED buildings and EV/hybrid vehicles.
Clean energy, with double-digit growth rates and competition spanning Europe, Asia, and the Americas, has been a dynamic and forward-looking industry for more than a decade. This report is the 11th annual edition in Clean Edge's Clean Energy Trends report series.
This report represents a full decade of Clean Edge data and trends analysis. This special anniversary edition looks at the past 10 years of clean-energy activity in the U.S. and abroad.
Following one of the worst years in economic history, signs of hope have begun to emerge for the clean-tech sector, with clean energy becoming a driving force for global economic recovery from Beijing to Seoul, and Washington D.C. to Brussels.
Clean Edge, which has been tracking the growth of clean-tech markets for nearly a decade, reports that global revenues for solar photovoltaics, wind power, and biofuels expanded from $75.8 billion in 2007 to $115.9 billion in 2008. For the first time, one sector alone, wind, had revenues exceeding $50 billion.
