Is it ethical to patent emerging climate tech?
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AUGUST 31, 2022
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Hanwha Solutions and Solarwatt enter into patent licensing agreement
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MARCH 16, 2023
The two companies reach an agreement permitting Solarwatt to continue selling and marketing solar products covered by the licensed patent EP ’689
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Toyota is the global leader in solid-state battery patents
Charged
AUGUST 18, 2022
Believe it or not, Toyota is by far the leading holder of solid-state battery patents, according to a recent study by Nikkei. Other Japanese companies are also among the top patent-holders in this space.
Tigo Energy Files Patent Infringement Suit Against SunSpec
altenergymag
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
Public communications following Patent Office ruling show SunSpec inducing members to infringe on Tigo Energy intellectual property
Hanwha Solutions and Trina Solar reach patent licensing and transfer agreement
altenergymag
FEBRUARY 17, 2023
Both companies have reached a patent licensing and transfer agreement with each other over their intellectual properties
The Regional Court of Düsseldorf grants Hanwha Solutions’ application for a preliminary injunction for patent infringement against Trina Solar
altenergymag
DECEMBER 22, 2022
Parent company of Qcells successfully alleges in preliminary injunction proceedings to German court that Trina Solar GmbH is unlawfully importing and selling solar modules in Germany that infringe Qcells’ patented technology
Draper wins patent for electrostatic motor
Charged
APRIL 5, 2021
Underpinning the initiative is a recent patent on aspects of the technology. The company’s patented approach to electric motors, which is available to license, replaces steel, copper coils and rare earth magnets with thin, light and widely available materials.
PITT OHIO Receives Patent for Sustainable, Renewable Energy Process
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OCTOBER 6, 2020
PITT OHIO receives a patent for the process they developed to take wind and solar energy into a battery system and the subsequent distribution of that power to points of use throughout their facilities
Ampt Brings Patent Infringement Lawsuits Against SolarEdge to Protect Optimizer Technology
altenergymag
JULY 29, 2022
-Complaint with U.S. International Trade Commission Seeks to Ban Import of Infringing SolarEdge Products -Similar Infringement Action in U.S. District Court Seeks Injunction and Substantial Monetary Damages
Q CELLS reaches agreement to license use of its patent-protected technology with a German solar module manufacturer
altenergymag
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
Agreement allows unnamed German solar company access to Q CELLS’ patent-protected cell passivation technology
What Is Behind The U.S. Navy’s ‘UFO’ Fusion Energy Patent?
Forbes Green Tech
FEBRUARY 8, 2021
Navy patents which range from compact fusion devices to faster than light travel technology. One man is responsible for a slew of bizarre U.S.
Tesla files patent for new type of stator
Charged
JULY 16, 2020
The innovative automaker’s quest to improve its products is ongoing, and it recently published a patent for a new type of stator. Tesla’s patent application, Stator for an Electric Motor , reads, in part: An example stator includes a stator core having teeth that are radially arranged about a common central axis of the stator and located in a spaced apart manner from one another. The diversity of electric motors used in today’s EVs is quite striking.
Solaria Sues Canadian Solar for Patent Infringement
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MARCH 31, 2020
patent that covers a process for separating photovoltaic (PV) strips from solar cells for use in tiled or so-called "shingled" solar modules. Solaria Corporation, a US-based global provider of advanced solar energy products, announced today that it filed suit against Canadian Solar Inc.,
Envision goes Patent Pending for Floods with Solar EV Charging Station
Green Living Guy
JUNE 25, 2020
The post Envision goes Patent Pending for Floods with Solar EV Charging Station appeared first on Green Living Guy. EV Charging and Emergency Power That Can Survive Flooding to Over Nine Feet SAN DIEGO – June 16th, 2020 – Envision Solar International, Inc.,
Patented 3R 60mm Polycarbonate Breather Vent Kit Provides Reliable Ventilation And Installation With Just A Turn Of The Wrist
altenergymag
MAY 13, 2021
AttaBox Enclosures Patented 3R 60mm Polycarbonate Breather Vent Kit Now Available
Nexeon acquires 24 patents for silicon anodes
Charged
DECEMBER 29, 2019
Silicon anode specialist Nexeon has acquired three sets of patents relating to the use of silicon in lithium-ion battery anodes. The 24 patents cover the manufacture and use of nano-scale silicon particles, alone or combined with graphite, as well as methods for coating carbon particles with silicon using vapor deposition. The patents have global coverage, and were acquired from German battery maker Litarion, which went bankrupt in 2018.
Hydro-Québec commercializing electrolyte patents for solid-state batteries
Charged
FEBRUARY 24, 2020
The University of Texas at Austin has agreed to transfer patents relating to a new type of electrolyte to be used in solid-state lithium batteries to Hydro-Québec, Canada’s largest electricity producer. The patents are co-invented by Dr. John B. Hydro-Québec’s team of researchers will integrate the patent’s technology into a battery with the goal of bringing it to the commercialization stage. “We
Revolutionary mounting solution for sandwich roofs: AEROCOMPACT launches patented support system for PV installations
altenergymag
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
The patented racking system is the first solution on the market that neither stresses nor damages the panels as it transfers all compressive and tensile forces directly into the roof's substructure. The Austrian expert in PV mounting solutions AEROCOMPACT has developed a new support system for solar power systems on sandwich panels.
Nano One secures patent on high-energy NMC cathode powders
Charged
AUGUST 22, 2019
Nano One Materials has secured a US patent for its NMC cathode powders, which it says offer a proprietary means of making Li-ion batteries more durable, safer and cheaper. This patent is particularly significant as it defines the properties of our high-energy NMC cathode powders, rather than the underlying process to make them,” said Dr. Stephen Campbell, Chief Technology Officer.
Nexeon Acquires Key Patent Sets
altenergymag
DECEMBER 6, 2019
Move Strengthens Nexeon's Position in Battery Materials
Tesla’s Effort To Short-Circuit Nikola Lawsuit Fizzles As Patent Office Denies Door Argument
Forbes Green Tech
APRIL 20, 2020
Patent and Trademark Office denied Tesla's attempt to invalidate its side door patent The upstart maker of electric trucks powered by hydrogen fuel cells and batteries claims a small victory after the U.S.
Wave energy gets boost to pioneer green economy with US patent approval.
altenergymag
AUGUST 16, 2019
US Patent Office grants AW-Energy’s Patent Application for WaveRoller® technology
Study: Europe and Japan lead boom in low carbon hydrogen patents
Business Green
JANUARY 9, 2023
Latest EPO-IEA report reveals hydrogen production technology patents have shifted towards low-emission methods such as electrolysis. Researchers analysed global patent data to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date analysis of innovation in the hydrogen field.
Stahlin Enclosures Patented 3R 60mm Polycarbonate Breather Vent Kit Now Available
altenergymag
OCTOBER 29, 2020
Designed to help maintain component temperatures inside the enclosure within certain design limits, the Stahlin® 60mm breather vent quickly and easily installs with just a turn of the wrist
Meet the VelociWrapperTM, a Newly Patented Creature Speeding up Clean Energy Installations
altenergymag
MAY 18, 2022
The less it costs to install wind and solar farms, the less it costs consumers, the more consumers will make the switch to clean energy, and the faster we can reduce greenhouse gas emissions worldwide
Trade Commission finds JinkoSolar did not infringe on Q CELLS’s patent
Solar Power World
APRIL 13, 2020
International Trade Commission investigation into whether module competitors infringed on Hanwha Q CELLS’s manufacturing patent found that Jinko’s products do not infringe on the patent.
REC is now suing Q CELLS over split-cell manufacturing and junction box patent infringement
Solar Power World
MAY 14, 2020
The patent infringement lawsuit war is heating up in the solar panel manufacturing world. REC confirmed in a press release that it filed… The post REC is now suing Q CELLS over split-cell manufacturing and junction box patent infringement appeared first on Solar Power World.
SolarEdge sues Huawei again for inverter, power optimizer patent infringement
Solar Power World
OCTOBER 7, 2019
SolarEdge has filed three additional lawsuits in China against Huawei, citing patent infringement on its inverters and power optimizers. a Chinese entity,… The post SolarEdge sues Huawei again for inverter, power optimizer patent infringement appeared first on Solar Power World. The company is seeking damages and an injunction. The recently filed lawsuits follow the filing of three other lawsuits in Germany by SolarEdge in June and July 2018 against Huawei Technologies Co.,
Lamborghini and MIT patent a new material for supercapacitors
Charged
NOVEMBER 17, 2019
Lamborghini and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have patented a new synthetic material that the carmaker hopes will serve as the technological base for a new generation of supercapacitors. The two organizations began working together in 2017 , when they produced the Terzo Millennio concept car. With support from Lamborghini’s Concept Development Department, a research team led by MIT Chemistry Professor Mircea Dinc? synthesized the new material.
Tigo Energy Secures Overwhelming Legal Victory Protecting Innovation in U.S. Solar Industry
altenergymag
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
Patent Office rejects more than 80% of SunSpec Alliance patent challenges, helping Tigo protect solar industry R&D investments
New Patented Technology from EO Charging Set to Transform Fleet Charging
altenergymag
DECEMBER 1, 2021
Tigo Dismisses Patent Infringement Lawsuit as Tigo and APsystems Sign License Agreement
altenergymag
APRIL 29, 2021
Settlement validates Tigo IP while reinforcing customer choice in the marketplace
US vaccine patent waiver: A 'game changer' for the global south?
Eco-Business
MAY 9, 2021
Health experts from India and South Africa welcomed Biden's U-turn on Covid-19 vaccine patents and urged the World Trade Organisation to urgently hammer out a deal
Q CELLS’ patent infringement complaint against JinkoSolar, REC and LONGi Solar confirmed by Regional Court of Düsseldorf in Germany
altenergymag
JUNE 18, 2020
A patent infringement complaint filed by Hanwha Q CELLS GmbH in March 2019 to the Regional Court of Düsseldorf in Germany has been upheld. The Court has found that JinkoSolar GmbH, REC Solar EMEA GmbH and LONGi Solar Technologie GmbH breached Hanwha Q CELLS GmbH’s intellectual property rights by unlawfully incorporating its patented passivation technology into their solar cells
Moixa Awarded New International Patents for Smart Charging Fleets of Batteries
altenergymag
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
The patents complement a growing smart energy IP portfolio and help support the ability of Moixa's AI-enabled GridShare software to unlock value for customers by aggregating fleets of batteries to provide gigawatt-scale virtual power plants and help balance electricity grids worldwide
US International Trade Commission Issues Final Determination Confirming No Infringement of Hanwha Q-Cells' Patent by REC Group
altenergymag
JUNE 8, 2020
Patent 9,893,215 ('215 patent). REC Group, an international pioneering solar energy brand with Scandinavian heritage, is pleased to report that on June 3, 2020, the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) issued a Final Determination that REC Group's products do not infringe the asserted claims of Hanwha Q-Cells' U.S. The Final Determination affirms the Initial Determination (Order No. 40) by the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) dated April 10, 2020
Nathan Orme, Partner and Patent Attorney, Dorsey & Whitney LLP
CleanTech Alliance
JANUARY 26, 2023
Nathan helps companies protect their inventions with strong patents. His background in chemistry and the machining industry helps me understand a wide range of technologies and draft stronger patents. His practice focuses on patent preparation, prosecution, opinions, and counseling in a wide range of technologies including: chemical separation technologies, advanced materials, drill bits and bearing […] Member News
Does Tesla’s latest patent have to do with its promised million-mile battery?
Charged
JANUARY 6, 2020
In December, Tesla, in partnership with physicists from Canada’s Dalhousie University, filed a patent for “ Dioxazolones And Nitrile Sulfites As Electrolyte Additives For Lithium-Ion Batteries.” Tesla claims that the new battery chemistry, which appears to build on another patent filed in September , improves efficiency, energy density, longevity and cost compared to current Li-ion batteries. Last April, Elon Musk announced that a “1 million-mile battery pack” was in the pipeline.
REC Group Welcomes Order by US ITC in Hanwha Q Cells Patent Infringement Claim: Initial Determination of Non-infringement to be Granted
altenergymag
NOVEMBER 18, 2019
On November 12, 2019, the US International Trade Commission Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) issued an order to indefinitely stay the hearing in a patent infringement investigation initiated by Hanwha Q Cells in March 2019 against Longi Solar, JinkoSolar and REC Group.
Patented and certified Bolt-Check system developed by R&D A/S offers accurate bolt tension measurements and traceability for wind turbines
altenergymag
MAY 4, 2021
- Reduced repairs costs, increased reliability and support for long-term monitoring among key benefits of accurate tensioning. Correct bolt tension is hard to achieve but essential to safety and product reliability
Tigo Energy Files Intellectual Property Infringement Lawsuit Against SMA
altenergymag
JULY 12, 2022
The complaint against SMA covers six patents related to solar rapid shutdown technology
Reduce, reuse, recycle, register?
GreenBiz
MARCH 9, 2021
Protecting inventions with patents can assist with these aims, but innovators may be skeptical of being able to obtain patent protection for products that are made using recycled materials — materials that in many cases are, by definition, not new. Reduce, reuse, recycle, register?
Mechatron Solar Gains UL3703 Dual-Axis Tracker Certification This Underwriters Laboratories certification, combined with a pending
altenergymag
JUNE 2, 2022
Tier-1 bankability study, enhance the competitiveness of the patented Mechatron Solar M18KD dual-axis tracker for commercial and industrial projects
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