CleanTech Sectors - Alberta
Productive and Responsible Natural Resource Use
1. Bio Economy Alberta
a. Bio Mass from forest and agriculture byproducts
b. Bio Fuels from cellulosic ethanol
c. Bio Chemicals
d. Bio Materials and Bio Products
i. Nanotechnology
ii. Bio degradable products
2. Water & Wastewater
a. Water recovery and reuse,
b. Water conservation
c. Hydro and marine energy
3. Agriculture and Food Production
a. Aquaponics and Hot House Technology
b. Land management
c. Natural pesticides and sustainable fertilizers
d. Precision agriculture and crop yield
Energy Efficiency and use of Data Application Technologies and Analytics
4. Energy Efficiency
a. Information and Data Application Technology for Smart Grids and Analytics
b. Smart Building Construction and Management
c. Co-generation
d. On-site, local energy systems and distributed energy
5. Green Building Products and Technologies
a. Building Envelope & Insulation
b. Building Automation, heating, ventilation, air conditioning and lighting
6. Smart Grid
a. Data Application Technologies for Smart Grids and Analytics
b. Energy infrastructure, transmission and management
Alternative and renewable energy technologies
7. Wind
a. Farms
b. Turbines and Components
c. Research and training
8. Geothermal
a. Large-scale
b. Small scale, local and geo-exchange
9. Solar
a. Concentrated photovoltaic and solar thermal
b. Systems
10. Other - Fuel Cells and Fusion
Storage, waste and emission management
11. Energy Storage
a. Advanced Batteries
b. Fuel Cells
c. Other Storage Technologies
12. Air & Environment
a. Monitoring/compliance, emissions control and management of carbon emissions
b. Environmental remediation
c. Clean Coal
13. Recycling & Waste
a. Waste Treatment and recycling (including metals, plastics and rubber)
b. Waste to Energy
Transportation
14. Mass transit
15. Clean and efficient vehicles.
Innovative Technologies & Manufacturing