Report by Clean Edge on the top trends in clean tech in 2011, and performance over the last decade. I assisted with research on biofuels and sustainable architecture.
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1. CLEAN
ENERGY
TRENDS
2011
BY RON PERNICK
AND CLINT WILDER
WITH TREVOR WINNIE
SEAN SOSNOVEC
MARCH 2011
2. table of contents
clean energy trends 2011......................................................................................... 2
A Decade of Unstoppable Growth ............................................................... 3
U.S. Clean-Tech Venture Investments .......................................................... 4
NASDAQ® Clean Edge® Stock Indices Performance........................................ 5
Getting To Cost Parity ................................................................................ 6
Moving Forward ......................................................................................... 7
five trends to watch................................................................................................. 8
1. incandescent Phase-out lights the way for low-cost leds.............. 8
Recent Headlines ....................................................................................... 9
Select Companies to Watch......................................................................... 9
2. natural gas advances as a Powerful Partner for wind and
solar energy .................................................................................................. 10
Recent Headlines ..................................................................................... 11
Select Companies to Watch....................................................................... 11
3. cleaner aviation fuels are Poised for takeoff........................ ........... 12
Recent Headlines ..................................................................................... 13
Select Organizations to Watch .................................................................. 13
4. low-cost green building brings relief – and sustainability –
around the world ......................................................................................... 14
Recent Headlines ..................................................................................... 15
Select Organizations to Watch .................................................................. 15
5. innovation Provides alternatives to rare earths ............................ 16
Recent Headlines ..................................................................................... 17
Select Companies to Watch....................................................................... 17
Premier sPonsors ..................................................................................................... 18
major sPonsors ........................................................................................................ 19
about clean edge, inc. ............................................................................................. 20