Through a combination of innovation and regulation, the script for how the world's economies operate is being totally rewritten. Cleaner and greener technologies are playing an increasing role in global business -- and while there will be costs involved adapting to those technologies, there are also opportunities for business which are capable of commercializing them.
From carbon capture to new sources of renewable energy, the overall potential of this shift is enormous, as evidenced by the amount of private capital and public funds looking for clean technologies in which to invest.
Clean Tech, Clean Profits is designed as a practical guide for entrepreneurs, innovators and investors on how to bring clean technologies to market in the most effective and profitable manner. It covers topics such as funding clean tech, renewable power generation, clean energy in emerging economies, intellectual property for clean tech, geo-engineering, the shift to low carbon vehicles, waste management, technology challenges, innovation opportunities, and wind, marine, solar and biomass energy.
Emphasizing the specific steps that can be taken now in reviewing options, drawing up plans, upgrading a process, writing a specification, or making an investment, this book is ideal for leaders of organizations who want to move ahead of their competitors and offer new sources of value to their customer.
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List of tables
Foreword
Part 1 The size of the challenge
1.1 Towards the circular economy
Ellen MacArthur
The limits of linear consumption
From linear to circular - accelerating a proven concept
An economic opportunity worth billions - charting the new territory
Substantial net material savings
The shift has begun - mainstreaming the circular economy
References
1.2 Energy innovation
Rob Saunders
Competitive renewables
Smart energy
Innovate better
1.3 Zero Carbon Britain
Paul Allen
Key actions
1.4 Powering change
David Handley
The advantage of on-site renewable generation
Renewable energy options for powering business
Effective energy management
Towards the future - a greener outlook for business?
Notes
Part 2 The potential for innovation
2.1 Low-carbon growth
Andy Eastlake
The policy backdrop
A ‘virtuous circle
Technology options and cost efficiency
Conclusion
2.2 Smarter buildings
Richard Solomon
Integration is key
The business case
Create a great customer experience
2.3 Efficiency gains
Andrew Mitchell
Investment
Waste
2.4 Changes in corporate behaviour
Matt Bonass
Directors duties under company law
Mandatory disclosure of environmental emissions
‘Greening the supply chain
Renewable energy generation
Opportunities for demand-side management and ‘co-venturing
Conclusion
Notes
2.5 Clean options on major projects
Tom Woollard and Nick Cottam
Project delays
Innovative project thinking
Its all in the planning
Design for the future
A clean tech blueprint
Part 3 How the market works
3.1 Funding future energy
Jeremy Biggs
3.2 The value of measuring carbon
Melanie Eddis and Nick Cottam
CDP as a reporting driver
Third-party assurance
Material risks
Consumer behaviour
3.3 Structuring techniques for demand-side management solutions
Michael Rudd
Demand-side management: an overview
Key issues
Conclusion
Notes
3.4 Responsibly sourced
Ian Nicholson
Case studies of reputation
Early steps in the construction industry
Responsible sourcing in building services and M&E - the next steps
Conclusions
3.5 Energy system modelling
George Day
What can modelling tell us?
The characteristics
Energy markets
The scale of investment
3.6 Intellectual property for clean tech
Nick Sutcliffe
Intellectual property protects innovation
Intellectual property is a business asset
Patents protect technical innovations
Any technical innovation may be patentable
Strategies for intellectual property
Management of intellectual property
Other peoples intellectual property
Recycling old intellectual property
Part 4 Re-thinking energy
4.1 New demands on electricity
Mark Thompson and Martin Queen
Innovation in energy generation
Innovation in energy use
Innovation in electricity distribution
Conclusion
4.2 Smart energy
Andrew Mitchell
The global context
Consumer behaviour
Super-useful information: who will win?
Notes
4.3 The supergrid
Godfrey Spickernell
Harnessing the power of the planet
A European energy supergrid
The energy grids we have today
The emergence of a supergrid
What could the supergrid do for renewable energy?
Supergrid projects in development
Supergrid supporters and proponents
Bolstering existing AC grids
Laying an HVDC cable
Alternatives to the supergrid
4.4 Prospects for self-generation
Jodie Huggett
Self-consumption technologies
Clean efficiencies
4.5 Pumped storage hydropower
Catherine Anderson
4.6 Carbon capture and storage
Judith Shapiro
Projects update
Costs and funding
Conclusion
Part 5 Renewable sources
5.1 De-risking ocean energy
Raymond Alcorn, Gordon Dalton, Mark Healy, and Michael OConnor
Current issues facing the industry - technical and non-technical barriers
De-risking the industry
Conclusion
Notes
5.2 Solar technology
Lee Sutton
The state of solar technology
The development of solar technology
Expectations for the future
5.3 Offshore renewable energy
Nick Medic
Reference
5.4 Biomass
Professor Mike Bradley
What is it about biomass?
Examples of common handling problems with biomass
Why the problems?
Choosing the right solutions
Feedstock variability
Know your enemy
Note
Part 6 Environment
6.1 Water
Cees Buisman and Leon Korving
Energy from water
Control of antibiotic resistance and pharmaceuticals
Nutrient control and recovery
Conclusion
6.2 Current priorities for air pollution control
Professor Duncan Laxen
6.3 Resource efficiency
Katherine Adams
The problem
The opportunity
Design
New business models
Product collection and reuse
System changes
How can I adopt circular thinking?
What does the future hold?
Part 7 Transport
7.1 Powering tomorrows electric vehicles
Dr Mark Crittenden and Huw Hampson-Jones
Has the electric vehicle (EV) uptake gone to plan?
Some history first - the domination of the internal combustion engine
Introducing lithium sulfur
Safety
Performance
Clean tech
The first lithium sulfur vehicle
Mass-market adoption
EV battery improvements benefit other applications
Looking further ahead - lithium air
7.2 Transport design
Paul Priestman
7.3 Low-carbon mobility
Liam Lidstone
Building blocks already in place
The chicken and the egg
Whats best - charging at home or in the street?
A need to shift policy
7.4 LPG Autogas
Rob Shuttleworth
Note
Index
Index of advertisers