# Clean Tech Nation

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2012 book by Ron Pernick and Clint Wilder

Clean Tech Nation First edition Author Ron Pernick Clint Wilder Subject Environmental technology Publisher HarperBusiness Publication date 2012 Pages 308 pp. ISBN 978-0-06-208844-4 OCLC 805672961

***Clean Tech Nation: How the U.S. Can Lead in the New Global Economy*** is a 2012 book written by [Ron Pernick](/source/Ron_Pernick) and [Clint Wilder](/source/Clint_Wilder). The book surveys the expansion of [clean technology](/source/Clean_technology) and [renewable energy](/source/Renewable_energy) over the past decade. It tracks the growth of [wind power](/source/Wind_power) and solar [photovoltaics](/source/Photovoltaics) 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. *Clean Tech Nation* is the sequel to the 2007 book *[The Clean Tech Revolution](/source/The_Clean_Tech_Revolution)*.[1][2]

## See also

- [Renewable energy portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Renewable_energy)

- [List of books about renewable energy](/source/List_of_books_about_renewable_energy)

- [List of books about energy issues](/source/List_of_books_about_energy_issues)

- [Renewable energy commercialization](/source/Renewable_energy_commercialization)

- [Renewable energy policy](/source/Renewable_energy_policy)

- [Sustainable business](/source/Sustainable_business)

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## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** William Pentland (September 8, 2012). ["Clean Tech Nation: The Scramble for Clean Tech Supremacy"](https://www.forbes.com/sites/williampentland/2012/09/08/clean-tech-nation-the-scramble-for-clean-tech-supremacy/). *Forbes*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Adam Johnston (September 21, 2012). ["Clean Tech Nation (Book Review)"](http://cleantechnica.com/2012/09/21/clean-tech-nation-book-review/). *Clean Technica*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-TheTechNations_3-0)** The Tech Nations. ["Latest Technology Trends and Innovations"](https://thetechnations.com/). *thetechnations.com*. Retrieved 2025-12-22.

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