cleantech
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Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkliː.ntɛk/
Noun edit
cleantech (countable and uncountable, plural cleantechs)
- (manufacturing) Technologies that support increased productivity or profitability while also reducing resource consumption or pollution.
- 2009 January 19, Tyler Hamilton, “Clean tech programs losing steam”, in Toronto Star[1]:
- If I'm getting impatient, one can only imagine the impatience of auto workers who have lost their job, promising cleantech start-ups that can't afford to commercialize their prototype […] .
