cleantech
noun
clean·tech
ˈklēn-ˌtek 
: technology that places an emphasis on environmentally friendly products, services, or practices
At the same time, they hope to keep Europe competitive in the global sector known as cleantech, an area that includes everything from electric cars … to high-capacity batteries and technologies to harvest energy from new sources like waves and tides.—
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Moreover, China’s announcement of export controls on rare earth elements doesn’t bode well for U.S. cleantech.
—Wal Van Lierop, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Google’s data center in the nearby Hamina helped pique the interest of more digitalized industries, including cleantech and the bioeconomy.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 3 Apr. 2025
For the latest in cleantech and sustainability news, sign up here for our Current Climate newsletter.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
By leading the world in military cleantech, Europe has the opportunity to gain both strategic and economic dominance, setting the global standard for sustainable defense.
—Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
For the latest in cleantech and the environment, sign up for our Current Climate newsletter.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Hot Topic Arun Majumdar, dean of the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability, on cleantech and China’s challenge as Trump’s new administration sets its energy policy
Donald Trump has talked about big increases in oil and gas production and dialing back cleantech incentives.
—Amy Feldman, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Major pieces of legislation, such as the CHIPS and Science Act and the Inflation Reduction Act, have budgeted over $600 billion for basic sciences, the semiconductor industry, cleantech, and other investments.
—Scott Kennedy, Foreign Affairs, 26 Nov. 2024
China is also now outcompeting the United States and the rest of the world in cleantech.
—Scott Kennedy, Foreign Affairs, 26 Nov. 2024
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Wal Van Lierop, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Google’s data center in the nearby Hamina helped pique the interest of more digitalized industries, including cleantech and the bioeconomy.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 3 Apr. 2025
For the latest in cleantech and sustainability news, sign up here for our Current Climate newsletter.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
By leading the world in military cleantech, Europe has the opportunity to gain both strategic and economic dominance, setting the global standard for sustainable defense.
—Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
For the latest in cleantech and the environment, sign up for our Current Climate newsletter.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Hot Topic Arun Majumdar, dean of the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability, on cleantech and China’s challenge as Trump’s new administration sets its energy policy
Donald Trump has talked about big increases in oil and gas production and dialing back cleantech incentives.
—Amy Feldman, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Major pieces of legislation, such as the CHIPS and Science Act and the Inflation Reduction Act, have budgeted over $600 billion for basic sciences, the semiconductor industry, cleantech, and other investments.
—Scott Kennedy, Foreign Affairs, 26 Nov. 2024
China is also now outcompeting the United States and the rest of the world in cleantech.
—Scott Kennedy, Foreign Affairs, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Cleantech.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cleantech. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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