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CLIMATE CHANGE INDUSTRY SEGMENTS
CCBJ Climate Change Industry Segments |
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| 1. Low Carbon Power & Renewable Power | Renewable/Conventional equipment & power sales; project design & development |
| 2. Carbon Capture & Storage (CCS) | Systems, equipment |
| 3. Energy Storage: Equipment & Systems | Equipment & systems (batteries, hydrogen, etc.) |
4. Energy Efficiency and Demand Response |
Systems, equipment & appliances; audits & studies |
| 5. Green Buildings | Design & development; building materials |
| 6. Transportation | Vehicles, fuels & systems |
| 7. Carbon Markets: Trading & Projects | Credit & offset trading; project development, verification and registration |
| 8.Climate Change Adaptation | Risk assessment, planning, engineering & construction |
| 9. Consulting & Research | Consulting & Engineering, Climate Science |
SOURCE: Climate Change Business Journal; Environmental Business International, Inc., San Diego, Calif.
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| 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 iInfrastructure 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
SOURCE: Climate Change Business Journal; Environmental Business International, Inc., San Diego, Calif. Copyright 2008 Environmental Business International, Inc. May not be reproduced without written permission of EBI Inc.
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