Ocean Power Technologies was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in New Jersey. The company is the leader in ocean wave power conversion technology. The PB3 PowerBuoy® is the company´s first fully commercial product which generates electricity by harnessing the renewable energy of ocean waves. In addition to PB3 PowerBuoy®, the company continues to develop its PowerBuoy® product line based on modular, ocean-going buoys, which have...
As the prices for solar modules have constantly been decreasing in the international market for many years, cost reduction is crucial for module manufacturers to remain competitive. One possibility to cut costs is to reduce the content of silver in a solar module, which is contained in its contact fingers. Contact fingers, i.e. its conductive lines made of metal, are applied to the solar cell surface to transport the produced energy...
The present review contains brief statistical information on patent applications published in 2019 in patent offices around the world and relate to the production of energy from biomass (Algae; Biomass-to-liquids (Fischer-Tropsch); Biogas; Cellulosic ethanol; Biomass gasification; Landfill gas; Methane from wastewater; Pyrolysis & torrefaction; Other and unspecified technologies). As of the date of this publication the collection of...
Schlumberger is the world’s leading provider of technology for reservoir characterization, drilling, production and processing to the oil and gas industry. Schlumberger supplies products and services, from exploration through production, and integrated pore-to-pipeline solutions that optimize hydrocarbon recovery to deliver reservoir performance sustainably. In 2019, the company employed...
The creative association Advanced Energy Technologies has presented a map of the global energy hydrogen infrastructure. The compilers have attempted to demonstrate on a small map of the world the main statistical indicators of the production and use of hydrogen for energy purposes, to display the largest or most notable infrastructure facilities, and to present a list of regional and national development programs. The main purpose of...
Suncor is an integrated energy company headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The company develops one of the world's largest petroleum resource basins – Canada's Athabasca oil sands. The Company also explores for, acquires, develops, produces and markets crude oil in Canada and internationally, transports and refines crude oil, and markets petroleum and petrochemical products. Suncor also operates a renewable energy...
Redox flow batteries are electrochemical energy storage devices which can transform chemical energy into electrical energy through reversible oxidation and reduction of working fluids. Due to the flexibility in its system design, redox flow batteries are promising media in stationary storage of energy from sources such as solar and wind. They can also provide high functionality at low cost, with little harm to the environment. To...
Halliburton Company is one of the world's largest providers of products and services to the energy industry. The company has 55,000 employees, representing 140 nationalities in more than 80 countries, serves oil and natural gas companies throughout the world and operates under two divisions, the Completion and Production segment and the Drilling and Evaluation segment. Completion and Production delivers...
Sasol is an international chemicals and energy company that produces and markets chemical and energy products. The major part of their operations is located in South Africa. The Company operates a number of plants and facilities for the manufacture, storage, processing and transportation of chemical feedstock, products and wastes. Sasol has three main business units: Mining, Exploration and Production International, and the Strategic...
Enel Américas S.A. is Latin America’s largest privately owned energy company. The company is engaged in the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity businesses in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, and Peru. Since June 2009 the controlling shareholder has been the Italian company Enel, which owns 56.4%. The main businesses of the company depend heavily on hydrology, flooding, storms, ocean currents and other...
