Clean Edge
Clean Edge, Inc., founded in 2000, is an American research and advisory firm devoted to the clean-tech sector. The firm is best known for its research reports, such as the annually published Clean Energy Trends[1] report which has tracked leading trends and the solar, wind and other markets for more than 11 years,[2] State and Metro Clean Energy Indexes which track and analyze more than 100 indicators of cleantech development at the state and metro-levels,[3] and also provides a range of other research and consulting products and services.[4] The firm also partners with NASDAQ OMX to produce three clean-energy focused stock indexes - CELS for US clean energy,[5] QWND for global wind energy and QGRD for global smart grid.[7] Clean Edge analysts are regularly quoted in the media and the firm has offices in the San Francisco Bay Area and Portland, Oregon.
Private | |
Industry | Cleantech |
Founded | 2000 |
Headquarters | Portland, Oregon and Oakland, California |
Key people | Ron Pernick, Co-Founder and Managing Director; Clint Wilder, Senior Editor; Joel Makower, Co-Founder |
Products | Clean-tech research and consulting |
Website | http://www.cleanedge.com/ |
In 2007, Clean Edge's Ron Pernick and Clint Wilder authored The Clean Tech Revolution: The Next Big Growth and Investment Opportunity and in 2012, Pernick and Wilder authored a sequel called Clean Tech Nation: How the U.S. Can Lead in the New Global Economy (HarperCollins, September 2012).[8] The latest book from Clean Edge's directors has been recommended by U.S. President Bill Clinton, Reed Hundt, Hunter Lovins, NRG Energy CEO David Crane, and others.
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References
- "Clean Edge: $246B Market for Solar, Wind, Biofuels in 2011 | Greentech Media". greentechmedia.com. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
- "Clean-tech: a decade of explosive growth with more to come | Greenspace | Los Angeles Times". latimesblogs.latimes.com. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
- "California and American West Top 2012 State Clean Energy Index". cleantechnica.com. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
- "Our Story: Key Milestones | Clean Edge". cleanedge.com. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
- "5-Star ETFs Poised to Pop: First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge (QCLN)". fool.com. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
- "First Trust NASDAQ® Clean Edge® Smart Grid Infrastructure Index Fund (GRID)". ftportfolios.com. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
- "Clean Tech Nation: The Scramble for Clean Tech Supremacy". forbes.com. Retrieved 2016-07-24.