Could Brexit be the reason behind the 43% spike in green energy patents?
In 2016, an estimated 10,500 patents for renewable energy were filed by companies and corporations worldwide. In 2017? Over 14,800 patents for green energy have been filed so far, a 43% increase. This includes patents filed in a number of sectors, including solar energy, biofuels, hydropower, wind energy, geothermal, and waste-generated energy. A study by UK law firm EMW also found that the number of patents filed for these types of energy has nearly doubled in the last five years […]