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Clean Tech Nation
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<p><i>Clean Tech Nation: How the U.S. Can Lead in the New Global Economy</i> is a 2012 book written by <a href="/facts/Ron_Pernick/PsH27B48">Ron Pernick</a> and <a href="/facts/Clint_Wilder/mkGv0Aw4">Clint Wilder</a>. The book surveys the expansion of <a href="/facts/Clean_technology/5RWDNJQP">clean technology</a> and <a href="/facts/Renewable_energy/6Bu6IrpF">renewable energy</a> over the past decade. It tracks the growth of <a href="/facts/Wind_power/vlNN3u16">wind power</a> and solar <a href="/facts/Photovoltaics/5Xefaayl">photovoltaics</a> and shows that these markets grew 20 fold from 2000 to 2010. Factors which are driving the global expansion of clean tech are identified, as are the new economic opportunities which are being created. China, the United States, and Germany are leading the way. <i>Clean Tech Nation</i> is the sequel to the 2007 book <i><a href="/facts/The_Clean_Tech_Revolution/99okw4Dk">The Clean Tech Revolution</a></i>. </p>