Tue, 10/19/2010 - 20:59
http://www.climatechangebusiness.com/industry_segments
1. Low-Carbon & Renewable Power
Renewable or Clean Energy Systems, Equipment & Power Sales
Solar power: photovoltaic, concentrated solar, solar thermal, etc.
Wind power
Biomass, biogas
Hydro power, mini-hydros
Geothermal
Wave & tidal
Microturbines
Fuel cells
Low Carbon Conventional Energy
Waste-to-energy, landfill gas
Nuclear power
Coal, gas or IGCC with carbon capture/storage
2. Carbon Capture & Storage (CCS)
Technology development, design and construction, operation and maintenance
Carbon capture technology and systems
Pipelines and other CO2 transport infrastructure and services
Geological storage, enhanced oil and gas recovery
Other storage: oceans, mineral carbonation
3. Energy Storage: Equipment & Systems
Chemical: hydrogen, etc.
Electrochemical: batteries
Electrical: capacitor, superconducting magnetic energy storage (SMES)
Mechanical: flywheels, compressed air energy storage (CAES), pumped air and water
Thermal: molten salt, solar ponds, cryogenic liquid air or nitrogen. seasonal thermal
4. Energy Efficiency and Demand Response
Energy Efficiency Services
Energy audits, feasibility studies and related technical services
Project development, measuring and verification
Design and construction of energy retrofits
Consumer/user education
Energy Efficiency Equipment/Supply
Lighting
Building materials, insulation
Machinery and motors
Appliances: residential and commercial
Co-generation systems; on-site power reuse
Demand Response & Smart Grid Systems and Services
Smart transmission, smart grid systems
Metering, monitoring and control devices
Demand response: usage reduction at peak
5. Green Buildings
Green building design
Green building construction & contracting
Green development
Green building materials
Energy efficiency devices: power and heat
Water conservation & reuse devices
Smart building systems
6. Transportation
Transportation Vehicles
Low-carbon vehicles: hybrid, electric, fuel-efficient internal-combustion vehicles
Electrified transport (plug-in hybrids)
Vehicle motors, parts, components systems
Transportation Fuels
Grain biofuels
Non-grain biofuels
Hydrogen fuels (from nuclear or renewables)
Other low-carbon fuels
Transportation Systems
Urban design/land use
Public transportation
Telecommuting & carpooling
Traffic engineering
Non-motorized transport
7. Carbon Markets; Trading & Projects
The voluntary market: carbon offsets
The regulatory market: carbon emission credits
Carbon credit & offset trading: brokering, banking, futures
Project development: CDM & JI, forestry, agriculture, landfill gas, renewable energy, low-carbon
Energy, etc.
Project verification services & registries
8. Climate Change Adaptation
Coastal building and reconstruction; walls, breaks, etc.
Emergency response & preparedness systems
Agricultural and natural resource adaptive management
Water resource planning
Utility/other infrastructure planning
Relocation; population transfer & redevelopment
9. Consulting & Research
Consulting & engineering: emission inventories, studies, efficiency, renewables, other power systems
Climate science & studies: government, academic, non-profit, corporate, etc.
Research and development
Project finance
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