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Zusatztext "[A] clear! intelligently written roadmap to this new frontier. . . . particularly valuable to entrepreneurs! individual investors and venture capitalists." Informationen zum Autor Ron Pernick is cofounder and managing director of Clean Edge, a leading clean-tech research and advisory firm, is coauthor of the book The Clean Tech Revolution , and has co-produced the annual Clean-Tech Investor Summit. He also manages the company's stock and leadership index products and services and is a consultant for governments, corporations, and entrepreneurs. Pernick is widely cited in the media, and lectures at industry events in the U.S. and abroad. He has taught MBA-level courses at New College and Portland State University. He lives with his wife and two children in Portland, Oregon. Clint Wilder is senior editor at Clean Edge and coauthor of The Clean Tech Revolution . He is an award-winning business journalist who has covered the high-tech and clean-tech industries since 1985. He coauthors reports and writes columns on industry trends for Clean Edge and has been a facilitator at the Clinton Global Initiative. He is a frequent speaker at clean-energy and green business events in the U.S. and overseas, and a regular blogger for the Huffington Post . He lives with his wife in Sausalito, California. Klappentext Newly revised with the latest market trends and growth opportunitiesIn The Clean Tech Revolution, authors Ron Pernick and Clint Wilder identify the major forces that have pushed clean tech from back-to-the-earth utopian dream to its current revolution among the inner circles of corporate boardrooms, on Wall Street trading floors, and in government offices around the globe. By highlighting eight major clean-tech sectors--solar energy, wind power, biofuels and biomaterials, green buildings, personal transportation, the smart grid, mobile applications, and water filtration--they uncover how investors, entrepreneurs, and individuals can profit from this next wave of technological innovation. Pernick and Wilder shine the spotlight on the winners among technologies, companies, and regions that are likely to reap the greatest benefits from clean tech--and they show you why the time to act is now. Zusammenfassung Identifies the major forces that have pushed clean tech from back-to-the-earth utopian dream to its revolution among the inner circles of corporate boardrooms, on Wall Street trading floors, and in government offices around the globe. This book highlights major clean-tech sectors - solar energy, wind power, and biofuels and biomaterials....
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"Should be required reading for any responsible citizen of this planet." Guy Kawasaki, Managing Director, Garage Technology Ventures, and Author of The Art of the Start
