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Sector Data

Clean Tech Rankings

  • 1st in Energy and Climate Change Policy, 2008
  • 2nd Greenest US City, 2008
  • 2nd Most Sustainable US City, 2008
  • 2nd City with Most Certified LEED Professionals, 2006
  • 4th Best Green Economy, 2008
  • 6th City with Most LEED Buildings, 2008
  • 197 Cleantech companies in the San Francisco Bay Area
  • Over 70 Cleantech venture capital firms

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Demonstrated Commitment to Clean Tech

  • A City fleet of approximately 800 light duty clean vehicles
  • 39% of the City's diesel fleet vehicles and equipment run on B20 biodiesel
  • Of 1,381 taxis, nearly 15% are clean air vehicles
  • 69 percent of all waste-stream materials are recycled
  • Nation's largest city-owned solar project atop the Moscone Convention Center, generating 676-kilowatt of electricity and $600,000 in annual utility savings
  • Legislation: Climate Action Plan—San Francisco adopted a climate action plan committing the City to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 20% below 1990 levels by 2012. The plan outlines actions the City can take to meet this goal. Sustainability Plan — San Francisco developed the Sustainability Plan in 1996. The plan set broad goals across several key issue areas. It identified a wealth of good environmental ideas, and most have been put in place over the past decade. Business Council on Climate Change (BC3) — a partnership of businesses committed to making the San Francisco Bay Area a model of commercial climate stewardship by following the five Principles for Climate Leadership. Plastic Bag Reduction Ordinance requires the use of compostable plastic, recyclable paper and/or reusable checkout bags by stores located in the City of San Francisco.

Clean Technology Infrastructure Under Development

  • The new "Green Power Community" will be San Francisco's first neighborhood powered entirely by clean, renewable energy. The 93-acre parcel at a site of the former Hunters Point Naval Shipyard will deliver reliable, 100% renewable and cost-competitive power to more than 1,600 new residential units and 300,000 square feet of commercial and retail space.
  • 18,500-square-foot photovoltaic solar power system on the rooftop of Recycle Central at Pier 96—the new 245-kilowatt solar array will generate the equivalent energy demand of more than 100 homes and help off-set 30% of the 200,000-square-foot recycling facility’s electricity needs.
  • The Southeast Water Pollution Control Plant is the City's largest wastewater treatment facility. Covering 20,000 square feet, this 255-kilowatt solar array will compliment the City's largest installation at the Moscone Center.
  • The North Point Wastewater Treatment Plant’s $2.4 million solar installation adjacent to Pier 39 covers two separate rooftops near the facility and sources 241 kilowatts of power assisting in the treatment of waste water and storm water. The solar system was designed to resist corrosion from salt in the air and other harsh environmental factors along the Bay.

Clean Technology Businesses in San Francisco

 

We have identified 197 Clean Technology businesses that are located in the San Francisco Bay Area.  For full disclosure of the CleanTech sector within the city, please fill out an Information Request.