Winners and Losers in Greentech in 2009
A lot happened in the world of greentech in the last 12 months – the U.S. government started doling out stimulus funds, the smart grid became a mainstream moniker, the Copenhagen climate summit passed with a whimper, and the first half of the year was overshadowed by that whole economy crashing thing. One thing’s certain: The greentech landscape that ushered in 2009, isn’t the same that will soon give way to 2010, and our researchers at GigaOM Pro have picked through the winners and losers of the past year (subscription required).
Some of our 10 picks are obvious — open standards emerged as the clear way forward for the smart grid, or the successes that CEO and President of Renault-Nissan, Carlos Ghosn, has had with his bet on plug-in vehicles this year. However, for some of our choices, like the poor moves that the Consumer Electronics Association made this year, and the struggling OLED display tech market, you should really go dig into our explanations on GigaOM Pro. Unfortunately, now that the Copenhagen summit has produced with a weak accord, one of the big winners of 2009 was carbon polluters. Hopefully 2010 will see more international policy action on climate change — perhaps led by the passing of the U.S.’s own energy bill?
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