Sec. 2. Definitions
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In this Act: The term clean technology means a technology, production process, or methodology that— produces energy from solar, wind, geothermal, biomass, tidal, wave, ocean, or another renewable energy source (as defined in section 609 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ( 7 U.S.C. 918c )); more efficiently transmits, distributes, or stores energy; enhances energy efficiency for buildings and industry, including combined heat and power; enables the development of a Smart Grid (as described in section 1301 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 ( 42 U.S.C. 17381 )), including integration of renewable energy sources and distributed generation, demand response, demand side management, and systems analysis; produces an advanced or sustainable material with energy or energy efficiency applications; improves energy efficiency for transportation, including electric vehicles; enhances water security through improved water management, conservation, distribution, or end use applications; or addresses challenges in advanced manufacturing and supply chain integration related to a technology, production process, or methodology described in subparagraphs
(A)through (G). The term advanced manufacturing — means a family of activities that— depend on the use and coordination of information, automation, computation, software, sensing, and networking; or make use of cutting edge materials and emerging capabilities enabled by the physical or biological sciences, including nanotechnology, chemistry, and biology; and includes both new ways to manufacture existing products and the manufacture of new products emerging from new advanced technologies. The term cluster means a network of entities directly involved in the research, development, finance, and commercial application of clean technologies and advanced manufacturing whose geographic proximity facilitates the use and sharing of skilled human resources, infrastructure, research facilities, educational and training institutions, venture capital, and input suppliers. The term consortium means a clean technology consortium established in accordance with this Act. The term project means an activity with respect to which a consortium provides support under this Act. The term qualifying entity means— a research university; a Federal or State institution with a focus on developing clean technologies or clusters; or a nongovernmental organization with expertise in translational research, clean technology, or cluster development. The term Secretary means the Secretary of Commerce. The term translational research means the coordination of basic or applied research with technical applications to enable promising discoveries or inventions to achieve commercial application.
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