Through a combination of innovation and regulation, the script for how the world's economies operate is being totally rewritten. Cleaner and greener technologies are playing an increasing role in global business -- and while there will be costs involved adapting to those technologies, there are also opportunities for business which are capable of commercializing them.
From carbon capture to new sources of renewable energy, the overall potential of this shift is enormous, as evidenced by the amount of private capital and public funds looking for clean technologies in which to invest.
Clean Tech, Clean Profits is designed as a practical guide for entrepreneurs, innovators and investors on how to bring clean technologies to market in the most effective and profitable manner. It covers topics such as funding clean tech, renewable power generation, clean energy in emerging economies, intellectual property for clean tech, geo-engineering, the shift to low carbon vehicles, waste management, technology challenges, innovation opportunities, and wind, marine, solar and biomass energy.
Emphasizing the specific steps that can be taken now in reviewing options, drawing up plans, upgrading a process, writing a specification, or making an investment, this book is ideal for leaders of organizations who want to move ahead of their competitors and offer new sources of value to their customer.
Adam Jolly is a business writer and editor, specializing in the management of growth, innovation, technology and risk. He is the consultant editor for a number of other titles, including The Innovation Handbook, The Growing Business Handbook and The Handbook of European Intellectual Property Management (Kogan Page).
Contributors:
Katherine Adams, BRE
Raymond Alcorn, Beaufort Research
Paul Allen, Centre for Alternative Technology
Catherine Anderson, AECOM
Jeremy Biggs, Narec Capital
Matt Bonass, Bird & Bird
Professor Mike Bradley, The Wolfson Centre for Bulk Solids Handling Technology, University of Greenwich
Cees Buisman, Wetsus
Nick Cottam, ERM
Dr Mark Crittenden, OXIS
Gordon Dalton, Beaufort Research
George Day, Energy Technologies Institute
Andy Eastlake, Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership
Melanie Eddis, ERM
Huw Hampson-Jones, OXIS
David Handley, RES
Mark Healy, Beaufort Research
Leon Korving, Wetsus
Professor Duncan Laxen, Air Quality Consultants Ltd
Liam Lidstone, Energy Technologies Institute
Ellen MacArthur, Ellen MacArthur Foundation
Nick Medic, RenewableUK
Andrew Mitchell, CleanWeb Factory
Ian Nicholson, Responsible Solutions
Michael O’Connor, Beaufort Research
Paul Priestman, Priestmangoode
Michael Rudd, Bird & Bird
Rob Saunders, Technology Strategy Board
Judith Shapiro, Carbon Capture & Storage Association
Rob Shuttleworth, UKLPG
Richard Solomon, KSR Architects
Godfrey Spickernell, Atlantic Supergrid
Nick Sutcliffe, Mewburn Ellis
Lee Sutton, 4Eco
Mark Thompson, Energy Innovation Centre
Martin Queen, Energy Innovation Centre
Tom Woollard, ERM
