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First Solar investigates potential TOPCon patents infringement
PV Tech
JULY 19, 2024
US solar manufacturer First Solar has started an investigation into several crystalline-silicon cell solar manufacturers for potential infringement of its patents.
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First Solar Takes Ownership of TOPCon Patents Through Acquisition
Solar Industry
JULY 19, 2024
patents related to the manufacturing of Tunnel Oxide Passivated Contact (TOPCon) crystalline-silicon PV solar cells. First Solar secured the patent and related international counterparts through its acquisition of TetraSun, and has initiated an investigation of several solar manufacturers for potential infringement of its patents.
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Maxeon: Dutch court rejects ABC cell patent lawsuit against Aiko Solar
PV Tech
MAY 24, 2024
Singapore-headquartered solar manufacturer Maxeon has failed to sue fellow manufacturer Aiko Solar over alleged solar technology patent infringement.
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Maxeon sues REC Solar over US TOPCon cell patent infringement
PV Tech
APRIL 19, 2024
Solar manufacturer Maxeon Solar Technologies has initiated a patent infringement lawsuit in the US against module manufacturer REC Solar Holdings.
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Maxeon Initiates Unitary Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Aiko, Partners
Solar Industry
JUNE 19, 2024
Maxeon Solar Technologies has initiated a patent infringement lawsuit in the Düsseldorf Local Division of the Court of First Instance of Unified Patent Court (UPC) against Aiko Energy Germany, Solarlab Aiko Europe, Aiko Energy Netherlands and several of Aiko’s European partners.
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S-5! Announces New Bonding Clip in 2023 Patent List
Solar Industry
DECEMBER 14, 2023
announced an additional 21 company patents issued this year, bringing the total number of issuances since the company’s first product was patented in 1991 to 133. The United States Patent and Trademark Office most recently granted S-5! Other patents were issued to S-5! founder and CEO. The post S-5!
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Maxeon sues Aiko Solar for technology patent infringement in Germany
PV Tech
JUNE 19, 2024
Singapore-headquartered solar manufacturer Maxeon Solar Technologies has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Aiko Solar and its partners in Europe.
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Hydrogen Bar System Lands Pioneering Polish Patent for Revolutionary Hydrogen Storage Tech
FuelCellsWorks
SEPTEMBER 6, 2023
Warsaw — Hydrogen Bar System (HBS) has hit a milestone by securing a groundbreaking patent from Poland’s esteemed patent office. The patent puts HBS on the map as a leader in hydrogen storage, aiming.
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Infinity Fuel Cell and Hydrogen, Inc. Announces New Patent
FuelCellsWorks
OCTOBER 16, 2023
announced today it has been awarded a key new patent, US 11,777,114 B2, entitled “Cascading Stack Electrochemical Fuel Cell” covering its core. WINDSOR, Conn.– – Infinity Fuel Cell and Hydrogen, Inc.
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Maxeon Solar Technologies Initiates TOPCon Patent Infringement Lawsuit
Solar Industry
MARCH 28, 2024
Maxeon Solar Technologies has initiated a patent infringement lawsuit in the Eastern District of Texas against Canadian Solar, alleging infringement of its patents relating to its Tunnel Oxide Passivated Contact (TOPCon) solar cell technology.
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H2 Clipper Granted U.S. Patent for “Lighter-Than-Air” Dirigible Design, Advancing the Company’s Mission to Accelerate the Hydrogen Economy
FuelCellsWorks
APRIL 10, 2024
New patent covers an improved structural and delivery system for H2 Clipper’s “lighter-than-air” airships, which will be essential to unlocking the global hydrogen economy. SANTA BARBARA, Calif– H2 Clipper, Inc.,
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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. Panasonic took second place with 445 patents, and another Japanese firm, Idemitsu Kosan, came in third with 272 patents.
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Smoltek Has Been Granted Three New Patents – All in the Field of Reducing Contact Resistance in Electrolyzer and Fuel Cells
FuelCellsWorks
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
Smoltek Nanotech Holding AB (“Smoltek”) announces that the company has been awarded three new patents. The patents are divided into three new and separate patent families, all related to how.
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Maxeon sues Hanwha QCells over alleged US TOPCon cell patent infringement
PV Tech
APRIL 22, 2024
Solar manufacturer Maxeon Solar Technologies has initiated a patent infringement lawsuit in the US against Korean-owned PV manufacturer Hanwha Qcells.
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FuelPositive Files Patent for Green Aqueous Ammonia Production Module and Provides Update on First Farm-Ready System
FuelCellsWorks
MARCH 22, 2024
Provisional patent filed on new Green Aqueous Ammonia add-on module systems: the “FP300A” and “FP1500A” Benefits of Green Aqueous Ammonia Factory Acceptance Testing of FuelPositive’s Green Anhydrous Ammonia system occurring.
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Wildcat receives 100th patent for battery cathode materials technology
Charged
APRIL 29, 2024
Battery materials developer Wildcat Discovery Technologies has received its 100th patent, advancing its strategy for US-based cathode materials manufacturing. The 100th Wildcat patent, granted by the US in January 2024, protects the company’s development of “Cathode with Disordered Rocksalt Material and Method of Forming the Cathode.”
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Maxeon files US TOPCon patent infringement lawsuit against Canadian Solar
PV Tech
MARCH 27, 2024
Solar manufacturer Maxeon Solar Technologies has initiated a TOPCon patent infringement lawsuit against Canadian Solar in the US.
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Sunrise New Energy receives approval for two Na-ion anode patents for EV batteries
Charged
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
China-based Sunrise New Energy , a manufacturer of anode material, has announced that its subsidiary, Sunrise (Guizhou) New Energy Materials, has received preliminary approval from the National Intellectual Property Office for two separate patents related to anode materials for sodium-ion batteries.
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HYCO1 Celebrates 9,000 Hours of Run-Time on its Revolutionary, Patent-Pending CO2 Utilization Catalyst
FuelCellsWorks
JANUARY 9, 2024
HOUSTON— HYCO1 celebrates over 9,000 hours of run-time on its proprietary, patent-pending CO2 utilization catalyst at its Houston, Texas CUBE™ Technology Center (CUBE™ is Carbon Utilization at Best Efficiency). Operating for over a.
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LG Energy Solution fires warning shot to patent infringers as battery industry prepares for wave of lawsuits
Energy Storage News
APRIL 24, 2024
LG Energy Solution has said it will take a strong stance against those copying its technology following what it says is a surge in battery patent infringements, including in the ESS market.
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Hanwha Solutions and Solarwatt enter into patent licensing agreement
altenergymag
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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Maxeon investigates ‘several companies’ for US TOPCon cell patent infringements
PV Tech
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
Solar manufacturer Maxeon Solar Technologies has said that it is issuing a number of patent infringement investigations in the US pertaining to tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) solar cell technology.
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Aiko Shares Triumphs Over Maxeon's Patent Infringement Allegations in Dutch Court
EnergyTrend
MAY 17, 2024
Aiko Shares Triumphs Over Maxeon's Patent Infringement Allegations in Dutch Court OnMay17,theofficialWeChataccountofAikoSharesannouncedthatonMay16,theHagueDistrictCourtintheNetherlandsreleasedthejudgmentonthetemporaryinjunctionappli.
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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.
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Hydrogen | Patent and Technology Portfolios Resulting from R&D Funding
Energy Central
JANUARY 14, 2024
Patent and Technology.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology Patented by Alva’s Foundation Marks a Sustainable Energy Milestone
FuelCellsWorks
JANUARY 8, 2024
The Controller of Patents, Intellectual Property of India, has awarded Alva’s Education Foundation, based in Moodbidri, a patent for its groundbreaking
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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.
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PITT OHIO Receives Patent for Sustainable, Renewable Energy Process
altenergymag
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.
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PGE files patent for real-time two-phase measurement in geothermal wells
ThinkGeoEnergy
AUGUST 31, 2023
PT Pertamina Geothermal Energy (PGEO) has filed patents for the work of Mohamad Husni Mubarok, Production and Operation Excellence Manager, for a technology that allows for real-time flow rate and enthalpy measurements of two-phase fluids from geothermal wells. PGE has completed the registration of Husni’s patents in the U.S.
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Technology Trending: Electrification trend, DEWA battery patent, solar table
Smart Energy International
SEPTEMBER 4, 2023
DEWA innovates on battery performance Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA)’s Research and Development (R&D) Centre has filed a new patent for an innovation for improving the performance of electrodes in lithium-ion batteries, sodium–sulphur batteries and electrolyte distribution batteries.
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Ferrari Patents a Strange Hybrid Hydrogen Car With an Upside-Down Engine
FuelCellsWorks
MARCH 29, 2024
It’s strange on the face of it, but Ferrari has some practical reasons for inverting this hybrid engine. It appears the attention of the automotive world has been captured by.
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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. Fascinating reading for electrical engineers.
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Solaria Sues Canadian Solar for Patent Infringement
altenergymag
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.,
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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.
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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.
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Intelligent Energy Launch Breakthrough IE-FLIGHT Hydrogen Fuel Cell System Products to Power Sub-Regional and Regional Flights
FuelCellsWorks
JULY 22, 2024
Intelligent Energy launches IE-FLIGHT fuel cell product line for accelerating decarbonisation of aviation Patented high-temperature heat rejection technology enables high-temperature system operation, reducing size of fuel cell heat exchanger and.
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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.
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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., That’s for electric vehicle charging, energy security and outdoor media.
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