Today, the business group Advanced Energy Economy announced that total revenue for global advanced energy was a record $1.4 trillion in 2015, making the industry twice as big as the airline industry, bigger than apparel/fashion, and approaching worldwide spending on media and entertainment. The U.S. advanced energy market hit $200 billion, nearly double the nation’s beer market, larger than pharmaceutical manufacturing, and closing in on wholesale consumer electronics.
In 2015, advanced energy revenue grew 8 percent worldwide over 2014, more than three times the rate of the global economy overall. U.S. advanced energy revenue grew 1 percent over 2014.
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