10 Years Of Energy Technology: How The Industry Has Changed

Mintz Levin recently hosted an Energy Tech 10 Year Anniversary Celebration at District Hall in Boston. To mark over a decade of helping energy innovators succeed, our Energy Technology Practice Group would like to thank our more than 250 clients nationwide for aiding in our success.

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9:44 PM - 21 May 2015

A lot has changed over the past decade for the energy technology industry.

The US has added over 75 GW of renewable energy capacity since 2005, according to Ren21's "The First Decade" Report. American investment in renewable energy, which includes both government and private R&D, has swelled from $11.7 billion in 2005 to over $50 billion in 2014, according to Ren21. Energy related carbon dioxide emissions are down about 10% from 2005 levels, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA). Over the past decade, installed solar energy has increased from 500MW nationwide to over 20GW, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association. Total biomass capacity currently stands at 16GW, up from 10GW in 2005, according to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. In addition, consumption has increased more than 60% over the last decade, according to the EIA. Global investment in clean energy was $310 billion last year. This was up more than five times from the amount invested in 2004 ($60 billion), according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance. Looking forward to the next ten years, we see a bright future for this industry.

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