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Green Industry Clusters

by pfrase — last modified January 13, 2011

Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency and Environmental Industry Clusters



Building Services

  • Operations, such as meter reading/reporting, performance monitoring/optimization, retro-commissioning, and energy efficient new technologies
  • Maintenance, such as maintaining renewable energy systems, green roofs/landscaping and indoor air qualit
  • Other green activities, such as green cleaning and recycling
  • Residential property managers
  • Nonresidential property managers
  • Offices of real estate appraisers
  • Janitorial services
  • Other services to buildings
  • Lessors of Residential Buildings
  • Lessors of Non-Residential Buildings

    Construction

  • Construction of energy efficient new buildings, including residential, commercial, institutional and industrial buildings.
  • Remodeling, retrofitting or retro-commissioning of existing buildings to improve energy or resource efficiency
  • Construction of structures related to generating or transmitting renewable energy (solar, wind, biomass, geothermal, hydro)
  • Installation of renewable energy systems
  • New single-family housing construction
  • New multi-family housing construction
  • Residential remodelers
  • Industrial building construction
  • Commercial/institutional building construction
  • Power structure construction
  • Glass and glazing contractors
  • Roofing contractors
  • Electrical contractors
  • Plumbing,heating and air -conditioning contractors
  • Drywall and insulation contractors
  • Finish carpentry contractors
  • Building equipment contractors
  • Building finishing contractors

    Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution

  • Generating electric power from renewable sources such as hydroelectric, solar, wind, biomass, or geothermal.
  • Increasing efficiency and/or reducing carbon emissions associated with fossil fuel power generation.
  • Transmitting, controlling or distributing electrical power associated with renewable sources such as hydroelectric, solar, wind, biomass, or geothermal.
  • Developing smartgrid technology
  • Hydroelectric power generation
  • Fossil fuel electric power generation
  • Nuclear electric power generation
  • Other electric power generation (inc. solar & wind)
  • Electric bulk power transmission and control
  • Electric power distribution

    Financial Services

  • Investment advice or financing related to renewable energy, storage devices, cleantech companies or smartgrid infrastructure
  • Carbon or other energy trading
  • Underwriting energy efficiency projects
  • Investment banking and securities dealing
  • Securities brokerage
  • Commodity contracts dealing
  • Commodity contacts brokerage
  • Securities and commodities exchanges

    Manufacturing

  • Wood window and door manufacturing
  • Plastic material and resins
  • Unlaminated plastic profile shapes
  • All other plastic products
  • Glass products made from purchased glass
  • Copper wire
  • Fabricated structural metal
  • Metal windows and doors
  • Sheet metal work
  • Power boilers and heat exchangers
  • Ball and roller bearings
  • Air-conditioning and heating equipment
  • Turbine and turbine generators
  • Power transmission equipment
  • Air and gas compressors
  • General purpose machinery
  • Semiconductors
  • Electronic capacitors
  • Electonics coils, transformers and other inductors
  • Electronic connectors
  • Other electric components
  • Printed circuits and electronics assemblies
  • Instruments for measuring industrial processes
  • Instruments for measuring/testing electricity
  • Measuring and controlling devices
  • Residential electric lighting fixtures
  • Commercial electric lighting fixtures
  • Motors and generators
  • Current-carrying wiring devices
  • Electronic equipment and components
  • Motor vehicle electrical/electronic equipment
  • Railroad rolling stock

    Professional Services

  • Offices of lawyers
  • Architectural services
  • Landscape architectural services
  • Engineering services
  • Building inspection services
  • Testing laboratories
  • Industrial design services
  • Computer systems design services
  • Process and logistics consulting services
  • Environmental consulting services
  • Energy consulting services
  • R & D in Biotechnology
  • R & D in Physical, Engineering and Life Sciences

    Transportation

  • Activities related to increasing efficiency and/or reducing environmental impact of various modes of transportation including trucking, mass transit, and freight rail.

    Waste Management and Remediation

  • Activities related to solid waste and wastewater management, treatment, and reduction, as well as processing recyclable materials.
  • Activities related to environmental remediation, climate change adaptation, and ensuring or enhancing air quality.

    Agriculture

  • Activities related to using natural pesticides, efficient land management or farming, and aquaculture.
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