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clean technology

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noun

    1. techniques used in manufacturing processes that minimize the damage caused to the environment

    2. ( as modifier )

      clean-technology solutions

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Carolyn Campbell, the former head of clean technology innovation at Meta, and her team oversaw a request-for-proposal process in late 2024 that eventually led to the pairings with Oklo and TerraPower.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

Cary has several flourishing industry sectors, including clean technology, advanced manufacturing, life sciences and information technology.

From MarketWatch Oct. 29, 2025

GB Energy will not supply power to homes, but will help fund new and existing clean technology, as well as small and medium-sized renewable energy projects.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2024

The researchers say that this work helps to identify areas that might be the most improved by remediation programs such as clean technology incentives.

From Science Daily Feb. 21, 2024

These factors include growing pressures to reduce planet-warming gases, changing consumer behaviors, and clean technology becoming cheaper and more efficient.

From Seattle Times Nov. 1, 2023

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