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Below you will find in outline form, Kachan & Co’s taxonomy of what fits where in cleantech.  More on cleantech may be found at this link.

• Renewable energy generation
  • Wind
    • Turbines
    • Components, incl. gearboxes, blades, towers
  • Solar
    • Crystalline silicon
    • Thin film
    • Thermal
    • CSP
      • Thermal
      • PV
    • Organic
    • Nanotech
    • PPA providers
    • Systems
  • Renewable fuels
    • Grain Ethanol
    • Cellulosic Ethanol
    • Biodiesel
    • Biogas
    • Algal-based
    • Biobutanol
    • Hydrogen [when produced from non-fossil sources]
  • Marine
    • Tidal
    • Wave
    • Run-of-river and other new hydro innovations
    • Ocean thermal
  • Biomass
    • Wood
    • Grasses (e.g. miscanthus, switchgrass)
    • Algae, non-fuel
  • Geothermal
    • Hardware & systems
  • Waste-to-energy
    • Waste heat recovery
    • Anaerobic digestion
    • Landfill methane
    • Gasification
    • Plasma torching
  • Nuclear
    • New designs
    • Non-uranium fuels
    • Waste disposal
  • Emerging
    • Osmotic power
    • Kinetic power
    • Others
  • Measurement & analysis
    • Software systems
    • Sensor and other hardware
• Energy storage
  • Batteries
    • Wet cells (e.g. flow, lead-acid, nickel-cadmium, sodium -sulfur)
    • Dry cells (e.g. zinc-carbon, lithium iron phosphate)
    • Reserve batteries
    • Charging & management
  • Fuel cells
    • PEM
    • DMFC
    • SOFC
    • MCFC
    • Zinc air
  • Thermal storage
    • Molten salt
    • Ice
    • Chilled water
    • Eutectic
  • Flywheels
  • Compressed air
  • Super/ultra capacitors
  • Hydrogen storage
• Energy efficiency
  • Smart grid
    • Transmission
      • Sensors & quality measurement
      • Distribution automation
      • High voltage DC
      • Superconductors
    • Demand management/response
    • Management
      • Advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) & smart meters
      • Monitoring & metering
      • Networking equipment
      • Quality & testing
      • Self repairing technologies
      • Power conservation
      • Power protection
      • Software & data analysis
  • Green building
    • Design
      • Green roofs
    • Building automation
      • Software & data analysis
      • Monitoring, sensors and controllers
      • Metering
      • Networking & communication
    • Lighting
      • Ballasts & controllers
      • Solid state lighting
      • CFLs
    • Systems
      • HVAC
      • Refrigeration
      • Water heating
    • Consulting/facilities management
      • ESCOs
  • Cogeneration
    • Combined heat and power (CHPDH)
  • Electronics & appliances
    • Efficient power supplies
    • Data center virtualization
    • Smart appliances
  • Semiconductors
• Transportation
  • Vehicles
    • Improved internal combustion
    • Hybrid ICE/electric
    • All electric
    • Rail transport innovation
    • Water transport innovation
    • Components
  • Logistics
    • Fleet management
    • Traffic & route management
    • Lighting & signals
    • Car, bike, equipment sharing systems
    • Parking management systems
  • Fueling/charging infrastructure
    • Vehicle-to-grid (V2G)
    • Plug in hybrids
    • Induction
  • CNG
    • Engine conversion
    • Storage improvement
• Air & environment
  • Carbon sequestration
    • Carbon capture & storage
      • Geological
      • Ocean
      • Mineral
      • Bio capture, incl. algae
      • Co2 re-use
    • Geoengineering
    • Biochar
    • Forestry/agriculture
  • Carbon trading/offsets
    • Software systems
  • Emissions control
    • Sorbents & scrubbers
    • Biofiltration
    • Cartridge/electronic
    • Catalytic converters
  • Bioremediation
  • Recycling & waste
    • Materials reclamation
    • New sorting technologies
    • Waste treatment
    • Waste management & other services
  • Monitoring & compliance
    • Toxin detection
    • Software systems
    • Sensors & other measurement/testing hardware
• Clean industry
  • Advanced packaging
    • Packing
    • Containers
  • Design innovation
    • Biomimicry
    • Software
  • Materials innovation
    • Nano
      • Gels
      • Powders
      • Coatings
      • Membranes
    • Bio
      • Biopolymers
      • Biodegradables
      • Catalysts
      • Timber reclamation
    • Glass
      • Chemical
      • Electronic
      • PV
    • Chemical
      • Composites
      • Foils
      • Coatings
    • Structural building material
      • Cement
      • Drywall
      • Windows
    • Ceramics
    • Adhesives
  • Equipment efficiency
    • Efficient motors
    • Heat pumps & exchangers
    • Controls
  • Production
    • Construction/fabrication
    • Resource utilization
    • Process efficiency
    • Toxin/waste minimization
  • Monitoring & compliance
    • Software systems
    • Automation
    • Sensors & other measurement/testing hardware
• Water
  • Generation
    • Desalination
    • Air-to-water
  • Treatment
    • Filtration
    • Purification
    • Contaminate detection
    • Waste treatment
  • Transmission
    • Mains repair/improvement
  • Efficiency
    • Recycling
    • Smart irrigation
    • Aeroponics/hydroponics
    • Water saving appliances
  • Monitoring & compliance
    • Software systems
    • Sensors & other measurement/testing hardware
• Agriculture
  • Crop treatment
    • Natural fertilizers
    • Natural pesticides/fungicides
  • Land management
    • Erosion control
    • Sustainable forestry
    • Precision agriculture
    • Soil products/composting
  • Aquaculture
    • Health & yield
    • Waste management
    • Containment