Clean Technology
San Francisco is making Cleantech a cornerstone of its development strategy. Nearly 100 clean tech companies are already established in the City and the San Francisco/Silicon Valley Area boasts the largest concentration of clean technology investors in the U.S.-with abundant business opportunities for clean technology/service companies targeting the West Coast and Asia. As the leading city in clean technology adoption, San Francisco offers a payroll tax exemption for businesses that engage in clean energy technology.
San Francisco's tech-savvy business community, enlightened local leaders and world-class academic institutions make the City an ideal setting for incubating and developing new environmentally friendly technologies. Its natural resources, technological innovation and environmental leadership position it to continue leading in cleantech and green transportation well into the future.
The links at left access information about San Francisco's environmental and clean/green industries.