We are your online resource for all things Clean Tech. Clean Technology in general refers to technologies that have environmental benefits that go beyond their primary purposes. Cleantech Investor, CI for short, helps investors locate the best investments in the Clean Technology sector. 

We look for companies with products, technologies and services that create energy and fuels with a smaller environmental footprint, companies that are more resource and energy efficient and companies that eliminate or reduce harmful emissions and toxic wastes.  We provide current news and updates so that investors can locate and research the best investments in the Clean Technology space.  

The Clean Technology sector includes renewable and sustainable energy sources such as wind power, solar power, biomass, hydropower and bio-fuels, as well energy efficiency technologies such as smart grid technologies, smart meters, efficient appliances, lighting and other sources that are more energy and resource efficient.  It also includes clean information technology, sustainable transportation, green building products and technologies which are both more energy efficient and environmentally benign.

At CI we break the Clean Technology sector into 5 main categories (Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency, Sustainable Transportation, Water & Waste, and Green Building) and also highlight the green and clean consumer area, which includes products and services based on natural and organic living products.  

1. Renewable Energy - BioEnergy, BioFuels & BioMass, Solar Technologies & Applications, Renewable Energy (non-solar), Hydropower, etc.
   
   
2. Energy Efficiency - Smart Grid Technologies, Hydrogen Technologies & Applications, Fuel Cell Technologies & Applications, etc.
   
   
3. Sustainable Transportation - Personal transportation (Hybrid Vehicles, Electric Vehicles), Mass Transportation, , New Transportation Technologies, etc.
   
   
4. Water & Waste & Water Reclamation - Water Desalination, Water Purification, etc.
   
   
5. Green Building - Green Building Products, Green Construction Companies, Green Building ProjectsGreen & Clean Consumer natural, sustainable and organic products (Bamboo, Hemp, Bio plastics, organic and natural foods) and service providers.

Investments in clean technology are growing. According to the United Nations Environment Program, wind, solar and biofuel companies received a record $148 billion in new funding in 2007 as rising oil prices and climate change policies encouraged investment in renewable energy. $50 billion of that funding went to wind power. Overall, investment in clean-energy and energy-efficiency industries rose 60 percent from 2006 to 2007. By 2018 it is forecast that the three main clean technology sectors, solar photovoltaics, wind power, and biofuels, will have revenues of over $325 billion.

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