Clean Energy

Clean Energy Trends 2011

This year’s report represents a full decade of Clean Edge data and trends analysis. Ten years ago, Clean Edge released Clean Tech: Profits and Potential, the firm’s first publication. This year’s special anniversary edition looks at the past 10 years of clean-energy activity in the U.S. and abroad.

The report also outlines five key trends that will impact clean-energy markets in the coming years:

*Incandescent Phase-Out Lights the Way for Low-Cost LEDs
*Natural Gas Advances as a Powerful Partner for Wind and Solar Energy
*Cleaner Aviation Fuels are Poised for Takeoff
*Low-Cost Green Building Brings Relief – and Sustainability – Around the World
*Innovation Provides Alternatives to Rare Earths

The following is an excerpt from Clean Energy Trends 2011. To read the full report, please open the PDF file by clicking on the “Download” links {continued}