The United States Commercial Service (US Department of Commerce) is pleased to announce an active program to promote the export of US clean technology, products and services.  In addition to the calendar of events listed below, we will be co-hosting regular “Greening Asia Clean Technology Forums” in cooperation with the California Asia Business Council.  These forums will disseminate intelligence on clean technology market developments in Asia, and will serve to coordinate international market development activities among critical stakeholders.  For more information on these gatherings or any of the events listed in the calendar, please contact Stephan Crawford at 415-705-2301. 

What is "Clean Technology"?

"Clean Technology” is defined as ‘technology that optimizes the use of resources while reducing ecological impacts and delivering solid economic performance’. Clean technology covers a broad scope of industries, including those related to energy, water, materials (including green chemistry), transportation and design/planning. 

Converging Factors Are Creating Opportunities . . . .

A number of economic and policy factors are driving the now explosive growth in the clean technology sector, including long-term energy price projections and supply security, recent advances in critical technologies (such as energy technology and nano-technology), developing regulatory regimes, growing consumer demand for more innovative products, opportunities for profit through greater efficiencies, and growing raw materials scarcity in some industries. As a result, the sector has seen a massive infusion of capital over the past several years.  Clean technology is now the third largest venture capital category overall, with major investment banks and funds making significant commitments in the sector—including California’s public pension fund, CalPERS.

For U.S. Clean Tech Companies in Overseas Markets

Industry sources see international markets as being critical to the growth of the sector in the United States.  Opportunities exist for US cleantech firms in may countries around the globe.  Watch this space for information on upcoming international business development events for clean tech firms.

Clean Technology Event Calendar  2008 (last updated 05/28/08)

For more information on US Department of Commerce support at any of the following events, please contact Stephan Crawford, Tel: 415-705-2301 or e-mail: stephan.crawford@N0SPAM.mail.doc.gov   

 JUNE 2008

• AWWA 2008: The American Water Works Association is sponsoring the AWWA Annual Conference & Exposition on June 8-12, 2008 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia. It’s the most comprehensive and diverse conference in the world for professionals in the water and wastewater industry. The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Global Environmental Team will offer its Industry Focused Promotion to exhibitors who are interested in reaching international buyers by listing themselves in the free Online Export Interest Directory. To register, visit Register. The Team will also pre-schedule one-on-one meetings between international buyers and U.S. exhibitors, as well as make Show Time Program appointments with Commercial Specialists. Specialists are coming from China, Finland, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Korea, Mexico, Philippines, Romania, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. To register for these free meetings, visit the website Team website at: Environmental Team. The show website is: AWWA

• Taiwan's Sustainable Development Trade Event -June 18-20, 2008 - Taipei, Taiwan:

  The Taiwan authorities are changing economic development priorities from export-led GDP growth to sustainable development. American exporters of equipment and technologies for renewable energy, air-pollution control, water resource handling, and high-efficiency HVAC systems should explore business opportunities in these emerging market sectors.
  
  Taiwan's Chinese Architecture & Building Center (CABC) and the Taiwan Construction Research Institute (TCRI) are organizing an international conference and exhibition for sustainable development to be held in June 2008. This first time event may be a good opportunity for American suppliers or their agents to reach a large professional audience in this market. 

• Aviation Environmental Best Practices Orientation Visit--June 18-27--Washington, DC, Seattle, and Milwaukee, WI    USTDA (http://www.ustda.gov/) will host a senior-level visit to the United States for 10 government aviation representatives from China, India, Malaysia, and Thailand to highlight U.S. technological solutions and operational best practices for reducing aviation noise, emissions, and fuel burn.  For more information, contact Spencer Dickerson at AAAE at 703-824-0500 ext. 130 or spencer.dickerson@N0SPAM.aaae.org

• Ocean Energy 2008 - June 24-26, 2008 - Galveston, TX:

  The OceanEnergy 2008 is a Renewable Energy Conference expected to attract policy makers from the U.S. and around the world. Technologists will present the latest developments in offshore wind, wave, tidal, thermal, solar and hybrid power generation technology. 

JULY 2008

•  China Power Plant Emissions Monitoring and Control Technologies Orientation Visit
•  Dates: July 2008 Location: Washington, DC; Raleigh-Durham, NC; Pittsburgh, PA
• The United States Trade & Development Agency (USTDA) is providing funding to host up to eleven officials from China's Ministry of Environmental Protection and national and provincial environmental monitoring centers who are responsible for enforcing established emissions regulations and are expected to be involved in substantial procurements of monitoring and control systems. Several thousand coal-fired power plants are currently in operation in China, many of which have not been outfitted with equipment to monitor and control harmful emissions of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide and particulate matter. This OV would introduce the delegation to the U.S. government agencies which regulate and promote emissions reductions, as well as U.S. producers of equipment and services in this sector.
• A business briefing will be held in Washington, DC.
• For further information, contact Olympia Brescia of Global Marketing & Communications at (781) 641-2900.

OCTOBER 2008

• ENVIRO-PRO POWERMEX 2008: Is the largest and most important international exhibition for the environmental and energy industries in Mexico. It’s scheduled to take place on October 16-18, 2008 in Mexico City. Industry and government decision makers will meet with the leading suppliers of innovative technologies and solutions to their environmental problems. Enviro-Pro Mexico 2008 is also being held in conjunction with PowerMex Clean Energy & Efficiency 2008, which focuses on products, services, and technologies involved in the transmission, generation, distribution, and cogeneration of electrical energy. For additional information, contact Commercial Specialist Francisco Ceron, U.S. Commercial Service Mexico City, by e-mail at franciso.ceron@mail.doc.gov. Visit the website: Enviro-Pro

• Eco Expo Asia 2008 - October 27-30, 2008 - Hong Kong:

  Hong Kong has won international acclaim for its commitment to environmental protection and is recognized by many as a regional leader in the field of environment protection. Hong Kong’s environmental technology market has grown due to the city's investment of resources to tackle air pollution, water pollution and solid waste treatment problems. Owing to the imminent need to extend the life of existing landfills and construct a new Integrated Solid Waste Management Facility, solid waste management solutions and technologies will absorb the most in terms of Government expenditure on the environment in the next few years.
  
  The majority of Hong Kong’s wastewater undergoes primary treatment provided through the Harbor Area Treatment Scheme (HATS). Stage 2A of HATS, which the Hong Kong Government is embarking on, requires the provision of additional disinfection, the construction of sewage tunnels and expansion of existing chemical treatment capacity. The Hong Kong Government will consider moving Stage 2B forward in 2008, which requires the installation of biological treatment facilities.
  
  To tackle Hong Kong’s regional air pollution problem, the Government has been working with local power plants and the authorities in Guangdong (the province across the border) to cut emissions of major air pollutants before 2010. Clean manufacturing and desulphurization / denitrification technologies will continue be sought after in Hong Kong and Southern China.

NOVEMBER 2008

• Pollutec - November 25-28, 2008 - Lyon, France: Pollutec is France's premier environmental technologies trade show, covering the major environmental technology sectors, including water and waste water treatment, air pollution control, solid waste and hazardous waste management, recycling, renewable and clean energies, soil and groundwaster remediation, noise, and engineering. The US Commercial Service France, in conjunction with Environmental Marketing Group and Reed Exhibitions, will be offering comprehensive trade promotion program to promote U.S. companies at one of Europe’s most prestigious environmental technology trade exhibitions. This package includes a turnkey booth in the highly visible U.S. Pavilion, pre-show promotion, a market briefing, logistical and special on-site assistance, interpreters, market studies, specialized round table seminars and especially customized marketing assistance to U.S. Pavilion exhibitors for the duration of the show.