Louis Hansen, writing for Silicon Beat, the tech blog of the San Jose Mercury News, covered the release of AEE's Advanced Energy Now 2016 Market Report. From the article:
The market for green and efficient energy grew slightly in the U.S. last year, according to a survey released Thursday.
The market for green energy — including efficient building materials, electricity generation, fuels, infrastructure and related industries — grew 1 percent last year, according toresearch by industry group Advanced Energy Economy.
The report authors noted the U.S. results were pulled down by a collapse in ethanol prices. Discounting ethanol, the market grew at roughly 10 percent.
Advanced Energy Economy CEO Graham Richard said the industry has seen huge progress and is “making the energy we use more secure, clean and affordable.”
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