Green Innovations www.thecleantechcenter.com The Clean Tech Center, based at The Tech Garden, i a NYSERDA is NYSERDA-funded f d d initiative i iti ti focused f d on developing clean technology companies in New Y k State. York St t Cl Clean tech t h is i an emerging i sector t off products, services and processes that harness renewable bl energy sources, reduce d th the carbon b footprint and advance sustainability. Wh t are examples What l off Clean Cl Tech? T h? • Renewable Energy Bi Biomass, Geothermal, G th l Hydro, H d Solar, S l Solar Thermal, Wave, Wind • Alternative Fuels Bi f l Biodiesel, Biofuels, Bi di l S Synfuels, f l Clean Cl Fuels F l • System Integration Di t ib t d Generation Distributed G ti / O On-Site Sit Power, P Energy E Storage, Enabling Transmission, Smart Grid, I t lli t T Intelligent Technologies h l i • Transportation El t i Vehicles, Electric V hi l Fuel F l Cells, C ll Hybrid H b id Electric, El t i Hydrogen, Advanced Battery Technologies • Buildings & Construction Energy Efficient Construction Materials, Materials HVAC, HVAC Lighting, Appliances, Controls, Energy Management and Conservation LEED Technologies + Smart Buildings = “Bright Green Buildings” • Environmental Systems Ai andd W Air Water t Q Quality, lit TTesting, ti Treatment T t t andd Purification, Sensors, Bioremediation, Desalination, “G “Green iinfrastructure” f t t ” • Energy Conservation E Energy A Analysts, l t Auditors, A dit Installers, I t ll Insulators, I l t Recyclers, Waste Disposal and Management, D Deconstruction t ti andd Reuse R • Clean Tech Support Services Li Licensing, i IP, IP Early E l St Stage IInvestment, t t C Capital it l Providers, Specialists in Emissions Trading, Carbon C dit andd REC’s Credits REC’ • Industry Initiatives G Green M Manufacturing, f t i Bi Biomaterials, t i l E Eco-friendly f i dl Technologies, “Green Chemistry,” Carbon N t l/Z W Neutral/Zero Waste t St Strategies, t i “Greening “G i off the th Workplace” Wh t are industry What i d t drivers? di ? • Investment is flowing to this sector. Venture investment in the clean technology sector has grown from $506 million in 2001 to $8.4 billion in 2008. 2008 • US venture capital investments in clean tech i increased d 41% llastt year, while hil overallll VC investments were down 8%. • Enhanced funding through federal programs including the SBA, SBA USDA/Rural Development and the DoE will continue to stimulate the market for clean tech. tech • $43 billion in American Recovery and Reinvestment A t for Act f clean l ttech, h with ith D DoE E awards d hitti hitting $1 billi billion mark on 9-22-09. Market Growth Projections by 2011 • • • • • • • IEQ Biofuels Wind S l Solar Fuel cells Water quality Green build $10.4 billion $80.9 billion $60.08 billion $20 4 billi $20.4 billion $16.08 billion $53.5 billion $23.3 billion Where are the good green jobs? NYS has just produced a Cl Clean E Energy Labor L b Market and Workforce Intelligence Report Available on line on NYSDOL Website: www.labor.ny.gov The full range of clean tech jobs cut across a very broad skill set continuum Pathways out of poverty … career ladder to increasing wages … highly technical … advanced R & D Th jjust-released The t l d NYS E Energy Pl Plan iis a roadmap d ffor clean tech sector growth Available on line at: www.nysenergyplan.com www nysenergyplan com • A hot sector will be energy storage and smart grid solutions. Advanced batteries and fuel cells are the next big clean tech breakthroughs. • Upstate p New York is a bigg pplayer y in these arenas with global industry leaders, leading university g g clean research centers,, and clusters of emerging tech early stage companies. partnerships • There are opportunities for unique partnerships. • A Another th hot h t sector t is i smartt green bbuilding ildi technologies, with emphasis on retrofits. Energy conservation ti hhas th the shortest h t t ROI, ROI the th mostt incentives already in place, and the biggest potential f green jjobb creation. for ti Think smart. Think green. • Clean tech innovation means a smarter grid, smarter buildings, smarter materials, smarter transportation systems, smarter community planning, smarter public policy … and a smarter workforce. orkforce You can’t be smarter if you’re not greener. You can’t be greener if you’re not smarter. • The clean tech marketplace is dynamic and demanding. It will require our best and brightest efforts to compete. • Capital and talent will follow innovation and expertise. • To win at this game, we need to create innovation and entrepreneurship across the entire clean tech spectrum. p The call to action. If we don’t d ’t change h the th world, ld who h will? ill? www thecleantechcenter com www.thecleantechcenter.com Follow New York State clean tech sector news at: www.cleantechny.blogspot.com