Environmental technology (envirotech), green technology (greentech), or clean technology (cleantech) is the application of one or more of environmental science, green chemistry, environmental monitoring, and electronic devices to monitor, model, and conserve the natural environment and resources, and to curb the negative impacts of human involvement. The term is also used to describe sustainable energy generation technologies such as photovoltaics, wind turbines, etc. Sustainable development is the core of environmental technologies. The term environmental technologies are also used to describe a class of electronic devices that can promote sustainable management of resources.
Environmental Technologies include:
Waste Management & Purification
Sustainable Energy
- Hydroelectricity
- Wind power
- Wind turbine
- Ocean thermal energy conversion
- Solar power
- Photovoltaic
- Wave energy
- Electric vehicle
- Heat pump
- Hydrogen fuel cell
- Green computing
- Energy conservation
- Doubly fed electric machine
- Energy saving modules
- Bio Refinery Systems and Fuel
Regional Environmental Technology Companies
- Allterra Solar (Santa Cruz)
- Blume Bio Systems (Watsonville)
- Prometheus Fuels (Santa Cruz)
- Zero Motorcycles (Scotts Valley)
- Central Coast Community Energy (Santa Cruz/Monterey County)