CleanTech

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The Triangle is built to make room for emerging technologies. One of the most recent additions to the region’s industry is sustainability and green technology.

Companies in the CleanTech sector can generally be identified by the fact that they are working towards preserving natural resources.  The Research Triangle Region includes a heavy focus on smart grid technologies, smart water and smart transportation. There is a statewide renewal energy portfolio initiative, tax credits for solar, and investments in research and development that nurtures the state’s clean energy economy.

CleanTech at a Glance

There are 1,859 CleanTech companies in the region.
There are 26,950 people employed in CleanTech in the region.
CleanTech contributes 4.6 billion dollars to the Gross Regional Product.

The CleanTech Echosystem

Clean Energy Systems

Electrification of vehicles, fleet conversion, retirement of internal combustion engines, low- or no-carbon energy generation for vehicle charging, battery and fuel cell technologies, and charging infrastructure

Smart Utility Technologies

Technologies that promote the efficient use of resources, digitization, communications, cloud computing, data analytics and management, AI, machine learning, and cybersecurity

Clean Transportation

Electrification of vehicles, fleet conversion, retirement of internal combustion engines, low- or no-carbon energy generation for vehicle charging, battery and fuel cell technologies, and charging infrastructure

CleanTech Companies Located in the Triangle

(Partial List)

ABB

Cree

Delta Products

DNA Group

Duke Energy

Field2Base

Itron

KoolBridge Solar

MeterSYS

Microgrid Labs

PlotWatt

Power Analytics

PowerSecure

RTI International

SAS

Sensus, a Xylem brand

Strata Solar

Tanatalus

TE Connectivity

Tethis

Trilliant

Utility Metering Solutions

Company Highlights

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PowerSecure

Founded in Wake Forest, NC in 2000, PowerSecure has grown to 1700 employees and is now a Southern Company subsidiary. The company provides energy solutions in distributed generation, energy storage and renewables, energy efficiency and utility infrastructure. 

PowerSecure expanded into its new 260,000 square foot campus in Durham County in 2017. The decision to stay and grow in the Research Triangle region was made for several reasons, including its ability to attract and retain top talent, and close proximity to several partners, suppliers and vendors. The company's location near the Raleigh-Durham International Airport also makes it easy for customers to visit its facility where it showcases new technologies on its very own microgrid. 

Triliant

"Trilliant made the decision to relocate our global headquarters from Silicon Valley to Research Triangle Park in 2017," says Trilliant Chairman and CEO, Andrew White. "The area is globally a recognized technology community, especially in the energy, smart grid, and IoT space. By establishing our global headquarters in the Research Triangle area, we've added our footprint to the other world leading technology companies as we continue to advance and innovate in the energy space. We've found some of the brightest and most innovating talent for a high-tech company like us."

Research Triangle CleanTech Cluster

Research Triangle Cleantech Cluster. Transformation through collaboration.

The Research Triangle CleanTech Cluster (RTCC) is an industry-funded, industry-led initiative of business, government, academic and nonprofit leaders focused on accelerating cleantech innovation and our cleantech economy. Visit their website to learn more.

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Research Triangle CleanTech Cluster

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