CleanTech 123

Is Mattel's recalling of toys with lead paint a quality control issue or CleanTech issue? It depends on how you define what's CleanTech. Many people are familiar with Energy and Global Warming related CleanTech topics, but pay less attention to other areas needing equal "clean" treatment, such as safety toys, food etc.

So I try to incorporate as many things as possible into CleanTech by coming up with following expanded definition:

lAny products, services, and processes that harness renewable materials and energy sources, improves natural resources utilization and utility rate, dramatically reduce the use of natural resources , preserve/restore environment ecosystem, and cut or eliminate emissions and wastes.

Thus, the process of eliminating lead in paint or paint product without lead or any other harmful chemicals should be considered CleanTech.

CleanTech can be categorized into following 7 sub-categories:

1. Renewable Energy

lWind Power

lWater/Hydro Power

lHydroelectric

lMicro Hydro

lWave Power

lTidal Power

lTidal Stream Power

lOcean Thermal energy conversion

lDeep lake water cooling

lBlue energy

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Solar Energy

lPV Solar Cells

lConcentrated Solar Power

lSolar updraft tower

lpassive solar design

lsolar ovens

lsolar-thermal panels

lsolar chimneys

lsolar power satellites

lThin film

lBiofuel 生物燃料

lLiquid biofuel (ethanol, butanol, biodiesel, and straight vegetable oil)

lSolid biomass (bargess, wheat chaff, corn cobs, switchgrass, miscanthus, willow, field pelletize)

lBio Gas

lGeothermal Energy (Dry Stream, Flash, and Binary) 热能

2. Energy Efficiency

lClean Coal

Clean Fossil Fuel

lEnergy Efficiency

lGreen Building Materials

3. Transportation

lElectric Motors/propulsion

lAdvanced Battery Storage (Battery, fuel cells, ultra-capacitors)

lAlternative-fueled Vehicles

lHybrid-electric vehicles

lHydrogen Refueling stations

lFuel Cells

lCoal fuel Cells

4. Smart/Green Power

lDistributed Power Generation & The Virtual Utility

lGreen City

• lWaste streams recycled into new sources of energy, water, and useful materials

• lUtility-scale solar thermal plants

• lSelf driving vehicle

5. Pollution Control

lCarbon emission reduction/offset

lGreen Chemistry