The World Bank's Global Gas Flaring Reduction Partnership and the U.S. The Energy Information Administration published several papers throughout 2020 presenting statistics and technological advances in the area of associated petroleum gas utilization. This topic is of importance as methane is the most prevalent active greenhouse gas, with current levels of emissions dangerously high. The combustion of methane in controlled volumes is a...
As a continuation of the previous review (SYNTHETIC FUELS 2019/ key indicators), the results of patenting activity of major applicants from patent applications dedicated to synthetic fuel in 2019 are briefly evaluated here. 941 patent applications were collected for the analysis, which are represented by 388 applicants from 29 countries and filed in 29 patent offices around the world. The methodology of searching and processing patent...
Hydrogen is counted among the cleanest and most sustainable energy sources as it does not release harmful emissions into the atmosphere and can be employed in many industry sectors, including transportation and power generation. Effective technologies for transporting and storing hydrogen are paramount to a well-functioning hydrogen economy, but contemporary means to do so are expensive and susceptible to contamination. Therefore,...
Since 2005 The Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) from NGOs Germanwatch and the NewClimate Institute has been monitoring and comparing the climate protection performance of 57 countries and of the European Union (EU), which together are responsible for about 90% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The index, which is designed to increase transparency of international climate policy, enables comparison of climate change...
This review represents statistical indicators that characterize major priorities of inventors based on the patent applications registered during 2019 in patent offices around the world in the field related to the production of synthetic fuels (synthesis gas and its derivatives, liquid hydrocarbons via Fischer-Tropsch synthesis, direct coal liquefaction, etc.). In total, 941 patent applications were collected for the present review as...
HR consultancy Emerging is a leading international company specialising in connecting companies and institutions of higher education on a global scale. This company annually publishes a ranking, listing universities whose students are the most popular as employees with companies from all over the world. This ranking is published by Times Higher Education, and combines experience and human expertise with research and data-based...
Occidental Petroleum Corporation was incorporated in 1986 in Delaware, and produces oil, condensate, NGL, and natural gas. The Company conducts its exploration and production activities in the United States, the Middle East, and Latin America. Internationally, Occidental conducts operations in Oman, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar, and Colombia. Occidental employed approximately 14,400 people in 2019 with 10,000 employees located in...
This report provides information about the key applicants who registered the largest number of patent applications in 2019 in the field of technologies related to the subject of hydrocarbon production from low permeability reservoirs, mainly to horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing. In total, more than 3713 patent documents from 28 patent offices around the world and prepared by 796 representatives from 27 countries were...
In the past few years, solar panels have made vast improvements in terms of costs and efficiency so that nowadays many homes can afford to install them on rooftops and save money. However, when the sky is overcast or other circumstances prevent sunlight from reaching the surface of the earth, this otherwise valuable energy source cannot be harnessed properly. Now (2020), a way to circumvent the intermittency of solar energy has been...
The proposed review analyses the inventive activity of the major participants who registered their patent applications in 2019 in the field related to Concentrated Solar Power (concentrator photovoltaics, parabolic trough, linear Fresnel reflector, solar tower etc.). In total, 1316 patent applications accepted for detailed analysis by 38 patent offices around the world and prepared by 706 applicants from 40 countries were collected for...
