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RS Green Patent Data https://uk.rs-online.com/web/ Methodology: We scraped over 6000 patent applications containing the word 'renewable energy' and organised the number of applications per comapny as well as the year the application was made, in order to find out which companies are leading the way in green energy advancements. Data correct as of February 2020. Application Application Publication Full Link Link Number Title Applicant Inventor Office Date Grant Date Data "PANNELLO IBRIDO TERMO-FOTOVOLTAICO, RELATIVO CONSORZIO detail.jsf?docId=IT231041101&_cid=P10-K5XQXG-91547-18https://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/detail.jsf?docId=IT231041101&_cid=P10-K5XQXG-91547-18FI20120108 IMPIANTO E METODO DI PRODUZIONE DI ENERGIA" TERRANUOVA NERI ALESSANDRO Italy 2012-06-05 2013-12-06 2kw to 20kw Hybrid Power Systems for Recreational and Special Vehicles. This innovation relates to electrical power systems in recreational and special vehicles that don't use electrical power exclusively for locomotion. It introduces in-vehicle power generation greater than 2kw used in conjunction with renewable power sources to charge Lithium Batteries on an independent subsidiary electrical system at 48VDC with conversion to 12VDC network of appliances and energy consumers on an independent network with a battery and with conversion to 110-240V A/C network of appliances and energy detail.jsf?docId=AU239173241&_cid=P10-K5XQX8-91326-15https://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/detail.jsf?docId=AU239173241&_cid=P10-K5XQX8-91326-152019100177 consumers Hou, Changyi MS Australia 2019-02-17 2019-03-07 European Patent detail.jsf?docId=EP29904960&_cid=P10-K5XQXI-91597-19https://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/detail.jsf?docId=EP29904960&_cid=P10-K5XQXI-91597-192365606 A battery system SANYO ELECTRIC CO UEHASHI HIROYUKI Office 2011-03-10 2011-09-14 A BLENDED FUEL COMPOSITION HAVING IMPROVED COLD CONOCOPHILLIPS detail.jsf?docId=CA94549751&_cid=P10-K5XQX6-91309-14https://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/detail.jsf?docId=CA94549751&_cid=P10-K5XQX6-91309-142775148 FLOW PROPERTIES COMPANY XU, XIAOCHUN Canada 2010-10-29 2011-06-03 detail.jsf?docId=AU181525888&_cid=P10-K5XQX6-91309-14https://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/detail.jsf?docId=AU181525888&_cid=P10-K5XQX6-91309-142010325135 A blended fuel composition having improved cold flow properties ConocoPhillips Company Bao, Yun Australia 2010-10-29 2012-05-10 A BLENDED FUEL COMPOSITION HAVING IMPROVED COLD CONOCOPHILLIPS detail.jsf?docId=WO2011066058&_cid=P10-K5XQXD-91472-17https://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/detail.jsf?docId=WO2011066058&_cid=P10-K5XQXD-91472-17WO/2011/066058FLOW PROPERTIES COMPANY XU, Xiaochun 2010-10-29 2011-06-03 European LUKEY BOILERS Patent detail.jsf?docId=EP58178384&_cid=P10-K5XQX8-91326-15https://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/detail.jsf?docId=EP58178384&_cid=P10-K5XQX8-91326-152484990 A boiler assembly comprising a removable boiler unit LIMITED LUKEY BOILERS LIMITED Office 2011-10-07 2012-08-08 European A BROADCAST RECEIVING DEVICE ENERGIZED BY A Patent detail.jsf?docId=EP132410166&_cid=P10-K5XQW8-90762-3https://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/detail.jsf?docId=EP132410166&_cid=P10-K5XQW8-90762-32859721 RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE ARCELIK AS ORKUN TEVFIK Office 2013-05-18 2015-04-15 A BROADCAST RECEIVING DEVICE ENERGIZED BY A ARCELIK ANONIM detail.jsf?docId=WO2013182407&_cid=P10-K5XQWD-90807-5https://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/detail.jsf?docId=WO2013182407&_cid=P10-K5XQWD-90807-5WO/2013/182407RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE SIRKETI ORKUN, Tevfik 2013-05-18 2013-12-12 A BUNDLING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CREDITS OF AN GLOBAL EMISSIONS detail.jsf?docId=WO2008112827&_cid=P10-K5XQSO-88829-13https://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/detail.jsf?docId=WO2008112827&_cid=P10-K5XQSO-88829-13WO/2008/112827ENVIRONMENTAL COMMODITIES EXCHANGE EXCHANGE, LLC. GOTTHELF, Philip 2008-03-12 2008-09-18 A CATALYTIC MATERIAL, METHOD OF MANUFACTURE AND NEWSQUARE TRADING STEPHENSON, Neville, detail.jsf?docId=WO2010144972&_cid=P10-K5XQXR-91732-22https://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/detail.jsf?docId=WO2010144972&_cid=P10-K5XQXR-91732-22WO/2010/144972METHOD OF USE LIMITED Charles 2010-06-18 2010-12-23 COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC A CATALYTIC PROCESS TO CONVERT RENEWABLE & INDUSTRIAL detail.jsf?docId=WO2014049621&_cid=P10-K5XQXZ-91918-25https://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/detail.jsf?docId=WO2014049621&_cid=P10-K5XQXZ-91918-25WO/2014/049621FEEDSTOCK INTO AROMATICS RICH AVIATION FUEL RESEARCH SINHA, Anil Kumar 2013-09-30 2014-04-03 A CIRCUIT BREAKER AND METHOD FOR INTERRUPTING LARGE VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS detail.jsf?docId=WO2013000483&_cid=P10-K5XQXO-91701-21https://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/detail.jsf?docId=WO2013000483&_cid=P10-K5XQXO-91701-21WO/2013/000483DIRECT CURRENTS A/S CHAPMAN, Jamie 2012-07-02 2013-01-03 NGUMI COSMOS NGUMI COSMOS United detail.jsf?docId=GB137546115&_cid=P10-K5XQYQ-92162-33https://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/detail.jsf?docId=GB137546115&_cid=P10-K5XQYQ-92162-332500168 A cleaning device for identifying microscopic objects WATHINGIRA WATHINGIRA Kingdom 2012-01-14 2012-02-29 A combination of interconnected technologies for exploiting the advantages of closed cyclic chain reactions, on a global scale, to MILLER PETER United detail.jsf?docId=GB137548722&_cid=P10-K5XQX6-91309-14https://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/detail.jsf?docId=GB137548722&_cid=P10-K5XQX6-91309-142490047 mitigate the effects of c ANTHONY MILLER PETER ANTHONY Kingdom 2012-05-01 2012-06-13 A combined floating renewable energy platform with new designs for United detail.jsf?docId=GB137579947&_cid=P10-K5XQW8-90762-3https://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/detail.jsf?docId=GB137579947&_cid=P10-K5XQW8-90762-32515577 wind and water energy recovery, also supporting solar power BLACK ANGUS BLACK ANGUS Kingdom 2013-06-29 2013-08-14 A COMBINED SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING FUEL AND THERMAL ENERGY AND A METHOD FOR PODUCTION OF FUEL AND detail.jsf?docId=US236453212&_cid=P10-K5XQWO-90983-9https://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/detail.jsf?docId=US236453212&_cid=P10-K5XQWO-90983-920190024002 THERMAL ENERGY Tadeusz BAK Tadeusz BAK A COMBINED SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING FUEL AND THERMAL ENERGY AND A METHOD FOR PODUCTION OF FUEL AND detail.jsf?docId=WO2017029189&_cid=P10-K5XQWO-90983-9https://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/detail.jsf?docId=WO2017029189&_cid=P10-K5XQWO-90983-9WO/2017/029189THERMAL ENERGY BAK, Tadeusz BAK, Tadeusz 2016-08-11 2017-02-23 United detail.jsf?docId=GB137469639&_cid=P10-K5XQX6-91309-14https://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/detail.jsf?docId=GB137469639&_cid=P10-K5XQX6-91309-142473684 A control unit for a heating system WATERFORD FOUNDRY STACK MICHAEL Kingdom 2010-01-29 2010-03-17 A DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM (DSS) FOR MAINTENANCE OF A PLURALITY OF RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATORS IN A VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS 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