Energy Resource Patent Research

Patent Trends Patent Trends in Renewable and Non-Renewable Energy Technologies in Renewable and Non-Renewable Energy Technologies

Diana AndersonChin ho ChungNelly Zapata

Team Roles

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Agenda

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Why we became interested in energy research Investment in

renewable energy is rapidly increasing

Renewable energy markets are expanding worldwide

It was in response to a number of global challenges and concerns

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Introduction

Source: Global Trends In Sustainable Energy Investment, UNEP, 2007 Eric Martinot, 2003-2004, www.martinot.info/markets.htm

Introduction How we chose the energy types Main Source of

Gathering Keywords and Energy Type “Renewable Energy,

Power for a Sustainable Future”, Godfrey Boyle, Oxford University Press, USA; 1 edition (June 6, 1996) covering all

the actual and potential sources of renewable energy

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Introduction

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Project Ultimate Goal

“To perform analysis with the goal of educating potential

investors about patent trends within various energy types;

namely renewable and non-renewable energy.”

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Research Objectives Investigate patent filing trends in energy resources

from 2000 to 2007

Identify companies filing the most patents in energy resources

Identify the types of energy resources that have the greatest number of related patents being filed

Compare patent trends in renewable and non-renewable energy

Raise public awareness about investing in the renewable energy and energy efficiency industries

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Literature Review

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Research Process

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Keyword List

54 Keywords

Used

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Data Sources

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Analysis Tools

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Energy Type Analysis<Renewable and Non-renewable>Energy Category by Year

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Energy Type Analysis<Type of Energy Sources>

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Source: Annual Report on U.S. Wind Power Installation, Cost, and performance trends, 2006, U.S. Department of Energy, Ryan Wiser&Mark Bolinger

Energy Type Analysis<Type of Energy Sources>

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Energy Type Analysis<Type of Energy Sources>

<U.S. Renewable Energy Supply and Consumption Quadrillion Btu, Energy Information Administration, Official Energy Statistics from U.S. Government, May, 2008>

Quadrillion

Btu

Quadrillion

Btu

Global investment in renewable energy could reach US$750 billion within the next 10 years "Renewable energy country attractiveness index", Ernst & Young, Q2

2007

Climate change worries coupled with high oil prices and increasing government support top a set of drivers fueling soaring rates of investment in the renewable energy and energy efficiency industries “Global trends in sustainable energy program”, UN Environment

Programme,2007

There is no direct relationship between patent filings and energy supply and consumption

Energy Type Analysis<Secondary Research>

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Country Analysis <Energy Type by Country>

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Country Analysis <Top 3 Countries issuing energy patents>

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Country Analysis <Energy Type Trend in the US>

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30% Solar energy Investment Tax Credit (ITC) due to expire in Dec. 2008

As May of 2008, Senate and the House cannot agree on a single version of the bill

The All Renewables Index, which scores investment for all forms of renewable energy, from solar to wind and biomass, shows that the US continues to be the global leader "Renewable energy country attractiveness index", Ernst & Young, Q2 2007

Japan has numerous solar energy companies, such as Sharp Corp., Kyocera Corp. and Sanyo Electric Co., which are leaders in the field.

http://www.uofaweb.ualberta.ca/chinainstitute/nav03.cfm?nav03=50105&nav02=43603&nav01=43092 Accessed ?? <Accessed date: April 23th, 2008>

Denmark aims to increase its use of renewable energy to 20 percent of its overall energy mix by the end of 2011, up from 15 percent today

by Staff Writers Copenhagen (AFP) Feb 22, 2008, http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Denmark_sets_renewable_energy_target_at_20_percent_by_2011_999.html <Accessed date: April 23th, 2008>

Country Analysis <Secondary Research>

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Assignee Analysis <Patents per Assignee>

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Assignee Analysis <Energy Types of Top 10 Assignees>

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Assignee Analysis <Top 3 Assignees>

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Total of 453 patents

GE has a more evenly

distribution of patents

across energy types

GE has nine research labs

globally dedicated to

various energy technologies

GE is the leader supplier of

wind turbines in the US

Assignee Analysis <Top 3 in non-renewable>

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Total of 330 patents

Each company

specializes in a

specific technology

Exxon concentrates in

Bio-energy

Canon formed the United Solar joint venture in 1990. Canon has achieved significant advances in photovoltaic field.  http://www.ovonic.com/ne_ecd_ovonics_press_releases_more.cfm?

pressrelease_id=268<Accessed date: April 20th, 2008>

“Shell sees wind as an increasingly important part of the energy industry. It is looking to continue to grow. It wants to look for new opportunities, and wind is clearly in their sights.” Randall Swisher , executive director of the American Wind Energy

Association.

The establishment of an infrastructure for hydrogen-powered vehicles is “economically viable and doable.” General Motors Corp. ,the National Hydrogen Association's annual

meeting.,2007

Assignee Analysis <Secondary Research>

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Inventor Analysis <Co-inventor Network>

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Inventor Analysis <Co-inventor Clusters>

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Inventor Analysis <Co-inventor Clusters>

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Inventor Analysis <Co-Inventor Network Analysis>

Conclusion

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