The World's Top One Hundred Cleantech Firms
In Enlow and Associates ’s opinion, the top 100 cleantech businesses are those that are predicted to have a significant influence on the industry in the next five to ten years. An expert panel of 80 members from major firms and investors chose these startups. The list includes 63 North American enterprises, 29 European companies, four Asian Pacific companies, and two African companies. Nearly $7 billion has been invested in these firms. Energy efficiency scored first among the most promising cleantech businesses, with 10 companies in that area. The solar business, in particular, has seen a decline in recent years, owing in part to Trump's pro-fossil-fuel agenda and denial of climate change. The forecast for the cleantech industry in 2019 is bleak, since 71% of these businesses have failed their profit expectations for the year. Other variables, such as unfavorable macroeconomic circumstances and the likelihood of interest rate hikes, may have an impact on the development of cleante...