Cleantech Sector

OneVentures also term this sector environmental economics.

Investment in this sector is now becoming attractive due to the changing global forces in industry including sky rocketing oil prices, climate change, tightening environmental regulations and reporting through government legislation, more sustainable industry practices and a greater social awareness.

OneVentures believes this sector is currently one of the most exciting and interesting investment specialisations. OneVentures defines Cleantech as technologies that:

	Address market demand through technological innovation.
	Create less waste or toxicity.
	Use energy, water and other raw materials more efficiently and productively.
	Are geared toward producing a commercial return.

OneVentures would extend this to say that as well as reducing environmental and financial costs, an investee company in this sector must drive better performance through technological enhancement. Where Web2.0 is the emergence or extension of the internet revolution, Cleantech is the enabling technology of the modern industrial revolution.

OneVentures will consider investments in the following categories:

	Water purification and management
	Transportation and logistics
	Materials recovery and recycling
	Materials and nanotechnology
	Manufacturing/industrial
	Green buildings
	Energy storage
	Energy infrastructure
	Energy generation (renewables)
	Energy efficiency
	Alternative fuels
	Air quality
	Agriculture and
	Nutrition

The fund has preference for materials recovery and recycling and energy efficiency and generation (renewables).

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