Clean technology products and services address the growing constraints on the world’s resources – energy, power, water, air, and raw materials. Factors driving the development of new clean technologies include energy supply and demand imbalances, growing shortages of pure water, aging power and water delivery infrastructure, competitive pressures on business to achieve lower production costs, advances in enabling technologies, and increasing environmental regulations. These factors challenge global economic growth and corporate profitability.

As a result, the number of companies developing novel clean technology products and services has increased dramatically over the past decade. Clean technologies account for more than $200 billion in annual global revenues, and address every aspect of the manufacturing and industrial life cycle: from the sourcing, storage and acquisition of energy, water and raw materials – through the optimization and efficient management of resources – and to their ultimate recycling or disposal. The clean technology market opportunity affects all major sectors of the world economy.

Attractive private equity and venture capital investment opportunities in the clean technology sector are found in companies at all stages of development and in a wide range of industries including:

• Energy and Power: Power Generation, Energy Efficiency, Energy Storage and Infrastructure
• Water and Environmental: Water and Wastewater Treatment, Water Infrastructure, Air Quality and Emissions Control
• Materials and Chemicals: Advanced Materials, Bioscience, Communications and Sensing, Information Technology, and Power Electronics
• Manufacturing and Industrial: Materials Sourcing and Supply, Process Management