cleantech
nounUK /ˈkliː.ntɛk/
Etymology From clean + tech.
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Business, Manufacturing Technologies that support increased productivity or profitability while also reducing resource consumption or pollution.
- 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 […].2009 January 19, Tyler Hamilton, “Clean tech programs losing steam”, in Toronto Star: