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CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER. Latest granted patents 2016-2018. Experimental CSP
Summary
Experimental CSP is an important innovative area of solar energy. In addition to improving existing technologies, researchers pay special attention to expanding the scope of concentrated solar energy. First of all, it is necessary to mention the construction of the giant Miraah solar station at the Amal West oil field in Oman, with a total capacity of more than a 1000 MW, which will produce highly viscous oil due to thermal effects on the reservoir. Of significant interest is the integration of the carbon capture technology, Calcium Looping (CaL), and the affordable renewable energy source in the form of CSP. The AQUA-CSP project uses CSP technology for desalination of seawater in MENA countries (Middle East and North Africa), sponsored by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU). Timely and up-to-date information on the latest patented developments in the field of Experimental CSP is of enormous assistance for specialists working in the field of energy.
The present bulletin reviews patents granted by patent offices around the globe in 2016-2018 in the field related to experimental CSP. General research methodology can be found at Advanced Energy Technologies website. 99 patent documents from 11 patent offices around the world are represented in the bulletin. In total, 105 applicants from 13 countries and 172 subgroups of the International Patent Classification are mentioned.
Key Highlights
The bulletin provides general statistical figures, including the overall distribution of patent documents by years, by patent offices and by applicant countries, applicant-related data (residents and non-residents), data on the most frequently mentioned International Patent Classification divisions (sections, classes, subclasses, groups, and subgroups). The most popular patent offices among the applicants were: CNIPA (CN), USPTO (US), EPO, IP Australia, СIPC (ZA), CIPO (CA).
Based on the analysis of each of the patents, internal characteristics of unified indicators (technical problems, types of inventive solutions, belonging to one or other technological segment) were found, which allowed specific features for each of the indicators for the entire array of documents to be defined, for instance, to define the leading problems or technical solution types that were disclosed by the inventors the most. Document lists are provided for the ten most popular groups of patent documents with identical unified indicators, including their ID numbers and applicant names.
The following information can be found for the top 10 applicants: breakdown of patents, by problems, IPC sections, patent offices, as well as the estimation of their share in the established intellectual property market. The 10 leading applicants by the number of patent documents were: Zhao Wei (China), 3M Innovative Properties Company (USA), SunPower Corporation (USA), Miles Mark W (USA), Yeomans Allan James (Australia), BUCEA Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture (China), Buckley Shawn B (USA), CEWA Technologies, Inc. (USA), Docter Optics GmbH (Germany), Hangzhou Sanhua Institute Co Ltd (China).
The bulletin contains lists of the top 10 prominent patents having the highest bibliographical rating, the most extensive coverage of IPC sections, the shortest patent pending time.
The patent bulletin also includes a list of all of the documents reviewed, arranged by patent offices and indicated by the ID numbers of the granted patents.
Who needs this bulletin?
The data provided in the proposed bulletin is a timely reflection of the transformations that take place in the intellectual property sector of the industrial direction concerned. A thoroughly edited selection of patent documents can become a good complement to your library of available technical solutions. The bulletin is targeted at inventors, engineers, researchers, managers and business administrators involved in the development of solar energy production technologies.
