Edition |
1st ed. |
Description |
xii, 308 p. ; 24 cm. |
Note |
"Discover the top technologies & companies to watch"--Jacket. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [287]-292) and index. |
Contents |
Introduction : The clean-tech opportunity -- Solar energy : scaling up manufacturing and driving down costs -- Wind power : exploiting big finance, large projects, and emerging niches -- Biofuels and biomaterials : developing next-generation refineries and feedstocks -- Green buildings : leveraging advanced materials and the power of "negawatts" -- Personal transportation : designing ultra-efficient, low-emissions, high-performance vehicles -- Smart grid : creating an intelligent, distributed, twenty-first-century grid -- Mobile technologies : powering a world on the go -- Water filtration : turning oceans, wastewater, and other untapped sources into pure water -- Create your own silicon valley : jobs, growth, and economic potential -- Clean-tech marketing : five key lessons -- Conclusion : Leading the way. |
Summary |
Developing clean technologies is no longer a social issue championed by environmentalists; it's a moneymaking enterprise moving solidly into the business mainstream. In fact, as the economy faces unprecedented challenges from high energy prices, resource shortages, and global environmental and security threats, clean tech--technologies designed to provide superior performance at a lower cost while creating significantly less waste than conventional offerings--promises to be the next engine of economic growth. Here, authors Pernick and Wilder identify the major forces that have pushed clean tech from utopian dream to a revolution in corporate boardrooms, on Wall Street trading floors, and in government offices around the globe. By highlighting eight major clean-tech sectors--solar energy, wind power, biofuels and biomaterials, green buildings, personal transportation, the smart grid, mobile applications, and water filtration--they uncover how investors, entrepreneurs, and individuals can profit from this next wave of technological innovation.--From publisher description. |
Subject |
Green technology -- Capital investments.
|
|
Green technology.
|
|
Renewable energy sources -- Capital investments.
|
|
Renewable energy sources.
|
|
Environmental engineering -- Capital investments.
|
|
Technology -- Environmental aspects -- Economic aspects.
|
|
Industries -- Environmental aspects -- Economic aspects.
|
|
Energy policy -- Economic aspects.
|
|
Capital investments.
|
|
Investments.
|
|
Renewable energy sources.
|
|
Energy industry.
|
Added Author |
Wilder, Clint.
|
ISBN |
006089623X : $26.95 ($33.95 Can.) |
|
9780060896232 : $26.95 ($33.95 Can.) |
Standard No. |
YDXCP 2501444 |
|
NLGGC 30412494X |
|
AU@ 000042096556 |
|