| English | German |
| advanced abatement technology | fortgeschrittene emissionsmindernde Technologie |
| after-treatment technology | Nachbehandlungstechnik |
| Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Environment | Nationales Institut für Alternative Energien |
| alternative technologies or equipment | alternative Technologie oder Ausrüstung |
| alternative technology Technology that, as an alternative to resource-intensive and wasteful industry, aims to utilize resources sparingly, with minimum damage to the environment, at affordable cost and with a possible degree of control over the processes | Alternativtechnologie |
| alternative technology | Alternativtechnologie |
| alternative technology | alternative Technologie |
| alternative waste disposal technologies | alternative Entsorgungstechnologien |
| appropriate technology techology transfer; 1. A flexible and participatory approach to developing economically viable, regionally applicable and sustainable technology. 2. Technology designed to be used in developing countries. Typical requirements are that it should: be easy to use by the unskilled; have no difficult-to-get parts; be easily repaired on the spot. Typical example: a simple windmill to pump water rather than a diesel-driven pump. The terms `alternative', `intermediate' and `appropriate' are often used interchangeably | Angepasste Technik (Technologietransfer) |
| appropriate technology | Angepasste Technik Technologietransfer |
| Asia-Europe Environmental Technology Center | Asia-Europe Environmental Technology Center |
| best available technology | beste verfügbare Technologie |
| best available technology economically achievable | beste zur Verfuegung stehende und wirtschaftlich erreichbare Technik |
| building technology | Bautechnik |
| building technology No definition needed | Bautechnik |
| clean energy technology | saubere Energietechnologie |
| clean energy technology | Technologie für saubere Energie |
| clean technology | umweltschonende Technologie |
| clean technology Industrial process which causes little or no pollution | Saubere Technologie |
| Clean Technology Fund | Fonds für Saubere Technologien |
| cleanup technology | Sanierungstechnik |
| closed-loop technology | Kreislauf-Technologie |
| coal technology | Kohletechnologie |
| coal technology The processing of coal to make gaseous and liquid fuels | Kohletechnologie |
| construction technology | Bautechnik |
| construction technology No definition needed | Bautechnik |
| Division of Technology and Contaminated Sites | Abteilung Sicherheitstechnik und Altlasten |
| EEC-Singapore Regional Institute of Environmental Technology | Regionales Institut EG-Singapur für Umwelttechnologie |
| "end of pipe" technology for elimination | Technologie für finale Entsorgungsverfahren |
| end-of-pipe-technology | nachsorgende Reinigungstechniken |
| end-of-pipe technology An approach to pollution control which concentrates upon effluent treatment or filtration prior to discharge into the environment, as opposed to making changes in the process giving rise to the wastes | End-of-Pipe Technik |
| end-of-pipe technology | End-of-Pipe Technik |
| end-of-pipe-technology | tertiäre Minderungstechnologie |
| end-of-pipe-technology | tertiäre Minderungstechnik |
| end-of-pipe-technology | End-of-pipe-Technologie |
| energy efficient technology | energieeffiziente Technologie |
| Energy Technology Clearing House | Clearinghaus für Energietechnologie |
| Environmental Centre for Administration and Technology | Umweltzentrum für Verwaltung und Technologie |
| environmental protection technology Technologies that meet environmental objectives by incorporating pollution prevention concepts in their design. Environmental control strategies introduced in the early design stages of a process, rather than an end-of-pipe control option introduced in the later stages, improve the technical and economic performance of a process | Umweltschutztechnik |
| environmental protection technology | Umweltschutztechnik |
| environmentally sound technology | grüne Technologie |
| environmentally sound technology | umweltverträgliche Technologie |
| environmentally sound technology | Umwelttechnologie |
| environmentally sound technology | umweltfreundliche Technologie |
| Environment-friendly water technologies | Umweltfreundliche Wassertechnologie |
| European Technology Platform for Zero Emission Fossil Fuel Power Plant | Europäische Technologieplattform für das mit fossilen Brennstoffen betriebene emissionsfreie Kraftwerk |
| evaluation of technology | Technologiebewertung |
| evaluation of technology No definition needed | Technologiebewertung |
| food technology The application of science and engineering to the refining, manufacturing, and handling of foods; many food technologists are food scientists rather than engineers | Lebensmitteltechnologie |
| Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Technology Initiative | gemeinsame Technologieinitiative für Brennstoffzellen und Wasserstoff |
| fuel-saving technology | energieeffiziente Technologie |
| galvanising technology | Galvanotechnik |
| green technology | grüne Technologie |
| green technology | Umwelttechnologie |
| green technology | umweltfreundliche Technologie |
| hard technology | harte Energietechnologie |
| indigenous technology Technologies employed by the native inhabitants of a country and which constitute an important part of its cultural heritage and should therefore be protected against exploitation by industrialized countries; the problem of indigenous knowledge has been discussed during the Rio Conference but it does not receive much protection under the Biodiversity Convention. Article 8 mandates that parties "respect, preserve and maintain knowledge, innovations and practices of indigenous and local communities embodying traditional life styles... and promote their wider application with the approval and involvement of holders of such knowledge, innovations and practices and encourage the equitable sharing of benefits arising from them" | Einheimische Technologie |
| information technology The systems, equipment, components and software required to ensure the retrieval, processing and storage of information in all centres of human activity (home, office, factory, etc.), the application of which generally requires the use of electronics or similar technology | Informationstechnologie |
| information technology and facilities | Informationstechnologie und -einrichtungen |
| Information Technology and Telematics Advisory Group | Beratungsgruppe Informationstechnologie und Telematik |
| information technology industry A sector of the economy in which an aggregate of commercial enterprises is engaged in the design, manufacture and marketing of electronic machines designed to accept information or data that is easily manipulated for some result based on a program or some set of instructions, and the technology or materials used with these machines, such as storage devices, terminals and peripheral equipment | Datenverarbeitungsindustrie |
| Information technology of EEA and EIONET | ormationstechnologie für EEA und EIONET |
| integrated environmental protection technology Technologies that meet environmental objectives by incorporating pollution prevention concepts in their design. Integrated environmental control strategies introduced in the early design stages of a process, rather than an end-of-pipe control option introduced in the later stages, improve the technical and economic performance of a process | Integrierte Umweltschutztechnik |
| integrated environmental protection technology | Integrierte Umweltschutztechnik |
| International Environmental Technology Centre | internationales Zentrum für Ökotechnologie |
| Joint Technology Initiative on Fuel Cells and Hydrogen | gemeinsame Technologieinitiative für Brennstoffzellen und Wasserstoff |
| low- and no-waste technology | abfallarme und abfallfreie Technologie |
| low-carbon energy technology | Energietechnologie mit niedrigem CO2-Ausstoss |
| low-carbon energy technology | Energietechnologie mit geringem CO2-Ausstoss |
| low-emission technology | Technologie mit niedrigen Emissionen |
| low-level technology Any relatively unsophisticated technical equipment or method with an amplitude or functionality below what is available in a similar or comparable system | Grundtechnologien |
| low-level technology | Grundtechnologien |
| low-waste technology | abfallarme Technologie |
| MAST I, II, III Specific research and technological development programme in the field of marine science and technology | Spezifisches Programm für Forschung und Entwicklung im Bereich Meereswissenschaft und -technologie |
| materials technology Any technical means or equipment used for the production and optimization of material goods that consist of any of a diverse range of properties, either alone or in combination, such as glass, metal, plastics and ceramics | Materialtechnologie |
| membrane technology | Membrantechnologie |
| microbial in-situ clean up technology | Technik der mikrobiellen In-Situ-Sanierung |
| multimedia technology Any technical means used to combine text, sound, still or animated images and video in computers and electronic products, often allowing audience interactivity | Multimediatechnologie |
| multimedia technology | Multimediatechnologie |
| naval technology | Schiffstechnik |
| Network for Environmental Technology Transfer | Informationsnetz für den Umwelttechnologietransfer |
| Network for Environmental Technology Transfer | Europäisches Informationsnetz für Umweltschutz-Technologietransfer |
| new technology Electronic instruments and devices which have recently been developed and are been introduced into industry. New technologies have been introduced often in almost total ignorance or disregard of the biological and ecological systems that they subsequently disturb, and of the dynamic and evolving nature of living systems | Neue Technologie |
| new technology | Neue Technologie |
| noise-free technology Sound is radiated both as air-borne and as structure-borne; most sources produce both, thus various noise attenuation principles must be employed. Measures include: the replacement of components with quieter parts and material; the enclosure of particularly noisy components; the selection of quieter types of fan; the replacement of noisy compressed-air nozzles with quieter types; the choice of quieter transmission and cooling systems | Lärmarme Technik |
| noise-free technology | Lärmarme Technik |
| non-waste technology | abfallfreie Technologie |
| Office for Technology Assessment | Amt für Technikfolgen-Abschätzung |
| plasma technology 1. Common name for a number of industrial applications of plasma, such as: etching of semiconductor chips, deposition of silicon for solar cell production, deposition of silicon dioxide for passivation of surfaces, activation of surfaces, melting and welding with plasma arcs as well as plasma chemistry. 2. Plasma technology consists of minute gas-filled cells, which emit light when an electric current is channelled through them | Plasmatechnik |
| plasma technology | Plasmatechnik |
| pollution control technology | Umweltschutztechnik |
| pollution control technology Methods used to reduce the amount of contaminants discharged from a source | Umweltschutztechnik |
| process technology Any technical strategies, methods or tools used for the conception, design, development or implementation of any system | Verfahrenstechnik |
| process technology | Verfahrenstechnik |
| recombinant DNA technology Techniques and practical applications associated with recombinant DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid artificially introduced into a cell that alters the genotype and phenotype of the cell and is replicated along with the natural DNA) | DNS-Rekombinationstechnik |
| recombinant DNA technology | DNS-Rekombinationstechnik |
| remedial technology | Technologie zur Sanierung |
| Science and Technology for Environmental Protection 1989 to 1992 | Wissenschaft und Technologie für den Umweltschutz |
| Science and technology for environmental protection programme | Wissenschaft und Technologie für den Umweltschutz1989-1992 |
| selection of technology | Technologieauswahl |
| selection of technology No definition needed | Technologieauswahl |
| separation techniques/technologies | Trenntechniken |
| soft energy technologies | weiche Energietechnologie |
| soft energy technologies | weiche Energie |
| soft energy technologies | sanfte Energietechnologie |
| solar energy technology Solar energy can be converted to useful work or heat by using a collector to absorb solar radiation, allowing much of the sun's radiant energy to be converted to heat. This heat can be used directly in residential, industrial, and agricultural operations; converted to mechanical or electrical power; or applied in chemical reactions for production of fuels and chemicals | Solartechnik |
| Special Group on Low- and Non-waste Technology | NWT-Sondergruppe |
| Swiss Federal Institute for Environmental Science and Technology | Eidgenössische Anstalt für Wasserversorgung,Abwasserreinigung und Gewässerschutz |
| task force on environmental water technology | task force "Umwelttechnik für Wasser" |
| technology acceptance The approval, favorable reception and ongoing use of newly introduced devices and systems, usually developed from recent advances in the engineering sciences or industrial arts | Technologieakzeptanz |
| technology acceptance | Technologieakzeptanz |
| technology assessment The systematic analysis of the anticipated impact of a particular technology in regard to its safety and efficacy as well as its social, political, economic, and ethical consequences | Technology Assessment |
| technology transfer The transfer of development and design work: 1. from a parent company to a subsidiary, perhaps in another nation where it will be paid for in repatriated profits or royalties; 2. from one country to another as a form of aid to help promote development and sustainable growth. Many nations have made great progress on the strength of technology transfer | Technologietransfer |
| The Swiss Association for Environmental Technology | Schweizerischer Verband für Umwelttechnik |
| Waste Substances and Clean Technology Department | Direktion Abfallstoffe und umweltfreundliche Technologie |
| zero-discharge technology | Technologie der Nullableitung |
