WIPO GREEN Year in Review 2018

www.wipo.int/green Letter from the Director General

Five years ago, we launched WIPO GREEN – Climate-change mitigation and adaptation a public-private partnership that promotes requires concerted efforts on multiple innovation and the diffusion of sustainable fronts, and green technology innovation technologies – to fast-track concrete, col- is only part of the response to one of lective action on climate change. WIPO the most complex global challenges of GREEN continues to grow, evolve and our time. Yet sustainable technology has demonstrate that it can catalyze green been, and will continue to be, a key entry technology transfer. point for action because it offers immense potential to provide solutions for real-world In 2018, we increased the number of problems exacerbated by climate change. records in our database by 600, and As we look ahead, we have good reason leveraged the power of collaboration to to be optimistic about the future of green connect owners and potential users of tech and its contribution to sustainable those technologies. This Year in Review development. 2018 provides a snapshot of our activities and achievements in this regard, including By developing a targeted strategy, mobiliz- the technology transfer “deals” that re- ing our network, focusing on value-added sulted from our successful Matchmaking activities, and optimizing our technology Project on Air, Agriculture, Energy and database, WIPO GREEN is poised to make Water needs in Southeast , supported a significant contribution to climate change by the Government of Australia. efforts in 2019 and beyond.

This past year, we also reflected on our Thank you for your unwavering support of work, accomplishments, and impact in WIPO GREEN. the green tech sector, and through a con- sultative process, laid the groundwork for the forthcoming WIPO GREEN strategic plan 2019-2023. This roadmap will define the objectives of WIPO GREEN over the next five years, ensuring that the part- nership can respond to the challenges Francis Gurry and opportunities of international green Director General technology transfer. World Intellectual Property Organization WIPO GREEN in Numbers

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5 Deals New Partners in 2018

IVL Swedish Environmental G-STIC Research Institute 2018.gstic.org www.ivl.se

IVL Swedish Environmental Research Global Sustainable Technology & Inno- Institute was founded jointly by the Swed- vation Conferences (G-STIC) is an annual ish government and the Swedish business conference that brings together key actors sector in 1966. With a multidisciplinary from across the sustainable technology team composed of engineers, scientists, and innovation sector, to review, discuss biologists, and political scientists, to name and identify breakthrough technologies. It a few, the Institute conducts research using offers a forum for collaboration and serves a holistic approach to develop innovative as a technology advisory system to national solutions for environmental challenges. and international policy makers.

Reed Exhibition Green Technology Bank www.reedexpo.com www.greentechbank.com

Reed Exhibitions is one of the world’s The Green Technology Bank was estab- leading events businesses, enhancing lished in 2017 by the Ministry of Science the power of face to face through data and Technology of China and the City of and digital tools at over 500 events a year, Shanghai to underline China’s commitment in 30 countries. Reed Exhibitions Middle to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable De- East organizes Climate Innovations Ex- velopment and the Paris Climate Change change (CLIX), a World Future Energy Agreement. The Bank compiles advanced Summit (WFES) initiative that connects technologies and promotes environmentally entrepreneurs, innovators and investors to friendly solutions to address development power climate change solutions through challenges. knowledge, innovations and funding. Database Highlights

• Registered users up from 1,041 in December 2017 to 1, 238 (+19%)

• By December 2018, 3,357 technologies had been uploaded into the database – up from 2, 685 in December 2017 (+25%)

• …and 231 needs had been uploaded – up from 161 needs in December 2017 (+43%)

• The WIPO GREEN Experts Database, launched in late 2017, currently features listings from 360+ experts offering a wide range of services – from engineering and technology certification to business services (legal, financial, etc.) – covering 78 countries and across all eight WIPO GREEN database categories

• WIPO GREEN Partner Fujitsu Ltd. uploaded 400+ of its assets to the technology/needs database, and concluded its first two green technology licensing agreements

• 46% of WIPO GREEN technologies are at a useable level, 29% have a proven record of commercial use and 25% are under R&D

Database Uploads by Category

44% Energy 23% Pollution and Waste 44% Energy 9% Water 23% Pollution and Waste 8% Farming and Forestry 9% Water 7% Green Products 8% Farming and Forestry 4% Chemicals 7% Green Products and Advanced Materials 4% Chemicals 2% Banduild Aingdv anandced C onMasterruicatlison 2% Transportation 2% Building and Construction 1% Other Areas 2% Transportation 1% Other Areas

Database Users by Country

32% United States 21% Japan 32% United States 17% Israel 21% Japan 9% Kenya 17% Israel 6% Germany 9% Kenya 4% Switzerland 6% Germany 3% China 4% Switzerland 3% Singapore 3% China 2% Korea, Republic of 3% Singapore 2% 2% Korea, Republic of 2% India 2018 at a Glance

WIPO GREEN @ Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week JAN Abu Dhabi, UAE World IP Day 2018: Interviews with Women in Green Tech Innovation

World Water Day 2018: MAR WIPO GREEN and Nature-based Green CleantechAlps @ Climate Technologies APR Show 2018 Geneva, Switzerland

WIPO GREEN Webinar: MAY Air, Agriculture, Energy and Water Technologies in WIPO GREEN Southeast Asia Matchmaking Event JUN @ Asia Clean Energy Forum ,

WIPO GREEN Webinar: JUL Understanding Intellectual Intellectual Property, Property in Green Tech Managing Green Innovation and Diffusion OCT Technologies and Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Milan, Italy

Green Technology Bank OCT Summit Forum @ Pujiang Innovation Forum WIPO GREEN NOV Advisory Board Meeting Shanghai, China Geneva, Switzerland

DEC WIPO GREEN @ G-STIC Brussels, Belgium Featured Deals Joining Forces to Promote Sustainable Water Supply Photo credit: Kopernik

Installation of Zero Mass Water's hydropanels at the Green School in Bali, Indonesia.

Challenge

“Droughts are common in Northeast Bali, The Green School’s Innovation Hub seeks where the rainy season is the only reliable user-friendly, low-maintenance technol- source of water and needs to be stored ogies that can increase water security in as wells tend to dry up throughout the drought-prone Bali and Southeast Asia. dry season. Groundwater is still the main source of water production.” – Baxter Smith, Innovation Hub Coordinator, The Green School Impact

Green School, a non-profit school and the Green School, which will be used for social enterprise based in Indonesia, forged a dew water harvesting machine that can a partnership with Zero Mass Water, a produce up to 5 liters of water per day. US-based startup that created SOURCE hydropanels – a "water perfecting technol- The Green School will also use the new ogy" similar to the solar panel – to generate hydropanels for educational purposes. By clean drinking water from sunlight and air. showcasing innovative technologies that use renewable energy to produce water, After connecting at the 2018 WIPO GREEN they aim to inspire the next generation of Southeast Asia Matchmaking Event, Zero changemakers. Mass Water donated six hydropanels to Photo credit: Kopernik Zero Mass Water dispenser at the Green School in Bali, Indonesia. Improving Rural Electricity Access in Underserved Areas Photo Credit: OKRA

Kids commuting to school in Takeo Province, , where Okra installed their innovative solar micro-grids with Pay-as-you-go (PAYG) systems.

Challenge

“The challenge is to provide clean, sus- What is needed is a commercially viable tainable and affordable access to energy and scalable solution. to Cambodian rural off-grid households.” – Louis Jolivet, Business Development and Operations, Okra Solar Impact

Okra Solar, a smart micro-grid technology been successfully rolled out in over 100 provider in Cambodia, connected with Cambodian households, with average French NGO Entrepreneurs du Monde at uptime of over 98%. the WIPO GREEN Southeast Asia Match- making Event and are now collaborating on In China, Okra & Entrepreneurs du Monde a project to improve electricity access in also recently won the grand prize at the rural Cambodia. Entrepreneurs du Monde 2018 IEEE Empower a Billion Lives regional has already distributed solar power systems finals, a global competition that promotes equipped with a pay-as-you-go mechanism innovative solutions for improved electricity to at least 60 households in Cambodia. With access, organized by the Institute of Elec- support from partners like Entrepreneurs trical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). du Monde, Okra smart micro-grids have Photo Credit: OKRA Solar panel installed by Okra, one of the technology seekers identified in Cambodia, at a pilot household in Takeo Province. 2018 Matchmaking Project Identifying Sustainable Solutions in Southeast Asia Photo credit: Kopernik

Following the matchmaking event, a potential technology provider meets with Cambodian technology seeker, Okra, to discuss a possible collaboration.

In early 2018, WIPO GREEN launched a The objective of the first phase was to green technology matchmaking project uncover green technologies in the region, focused on clean energy, air, water, and building on national priorities and policies. agriculture in the Asia-Pacific region (Cam- Consultations, interviews and networking bodia, Indonesia, and the Philippines), yielded over 40 green technology needs supported by the Government of Australia. from a range of public and private organiza- tions, each looking for an innovative solution Implemented in collaboration with local to overcome their challenge. The second partners Kopernik and Baydrach, the proj- phase consisted of matching needs with ect sought to catalyze green technology appropriate green technology solutions, transfer by connecting technology seekers through outreach and matchmaking. with potential technology and service pro- viders, and build technology transfer and commercialization capacity. During the second phase, WIPO GREEN held a matchmaking event during the 2018 Asia Clean Energy Forum (ACEF) in Manila, Philippines. The half-day session helped 85 participants participants exchange ideas and connect with a range of stakeholders in the green 26 countries technology sector. Participants also had the opportunity to learn more about relevant 408 connections topics like project development, green tech transfer and project finance.

Three concrete “deals” have already re- sulted from this project and several others are in the pipeline. Photo credit: Kopernik

Group discussions underway during the WIPO GREEN Matchmaking Event. Partnership with Green Technology Bank Photo credit: GTB WIPO GREEN gave a keynote speech at the Green Technology Bank Summit Forum 2018

WIPO GREEN will be joining forces with ogies cover a range of green technology its newest partner – the Green Technology categories, including energy, farming and Bank (GTB) in Shanghai – to accelerate forestry, chemicals and advanced materials, green technology transfer in China, in sup- and pollution and waste. port of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The GTB compiles eco-friendly In the spirit of collaboration, WIPO GREEN technologies and promotes innovation took part in the Green Technology Bank and collaboration in the green technology Summit Forum 2018 in Shanghai, China. sector, domestically and globally. The Summit took place during the annual Pujiang Innovation Forum – a yearly inter- By the end of 2018, the GTB had already national innovation forum launched by the uploaded ten technologies to the WIPO Ministry of Science and Technology of the GREEN Database, and is expected to People’s Republic of China and Shanghai upload even more in 2019. The technol- Municipal People’s Government. WIPO GREEN Partners Worldwide

Europe ∙∙Toilet Board Coalition ∙∙PatSnap (Singapore) Sub-Saharan Africa ∙∙Advance Water Technologies (Switzerland) ∙∙Queensland University of ∙∙African Agricultural Technology (UK) ∙∙United Nations Environment Technology (Australia) Foundation (Kenya) ∙∙CambridgeIP (UK) Program () ∙∙Robin Paul Advisory (Malaysia) ∙∙ Bamboo Bikes Initiative ∙∙CleantechAlps (Switzerland) ∙∙United Nations Industrial ∙∙Singapore-ETH Centre (Ghana) ∙∙Climate KIC (Switzerland) Development Organization for Global Environmental ∙∙Kenya Climate Innovation ∙∙Climate Technology Centre (Austria) Sustainability (Singapore) Center (Kenya) and Network, UNEP/CTCN ∙∙Vaultitude (former IPCHAIN) (UK) ∙∙South-South Global Assets and ∙∙Strathmore University, CIPIT (Denmark) ∙∙Waterpreneurs (Switzerland) Technology Exchange (China) (Kenya) ∙∙Danish Patent and Trademark ∙∙World Business Council for ∙∙Team E-Kansai (Japan) ∙∙The Innovation Hub (South Office (Denmark) Sustainable Development ∙∙Teijin Limited (Japan) Africa) ∙∙EcoMachines Ventures (UK) (Switzerland) ∙∙VisionEdge Technologies Pte ∙∙Engineers Without Borders (UK) Ltd (Singapore) Latin America & ∙∙GIVEWATTS (Sweden) Southeast Asia, East Asia & ∙∙Waseda Environmental Institute ∙∙Brazilian Forum of Innovation ∙∙G-STIC (Belgium) Oceania (Japan) and Technology Transfer ∙∙Innovation Insights ∙∙Asia IP Exchange / Hong Kong Managers (Brazil) (Switzerland) Trade Development Council Central & Southern Asia ∙∙National Institute of Industrial ∙∙Institut National de la Propriété (Hong Kong SAR, China) ∙∙Patent Agents Association, Property (Brazil) Industrielle (France) ∙∙Asian Development Bank India (India) ∙∙Solben (Mexico) ∙∙International Chamber of (Philippines) ∙∙Sathguru Management Commerce (France) ∙∙Asia-Pacific Industrial Property Consultants (India) North America ∙∙International Federation of Center - Japan Institution ∙∙Villgro Innovations Foundation ∙∙Association of University Intellectual Property Attorneys for Promoting Invention and (India) Technology Managers (USA) (Switzerland) Innovation (Japan) ∙∙Crosstaff Solutions (Canada) ∙∙International Federation ∙∙Australian CleanTech (Australia) North Africa & Western Asia ∙∙General Electric (USA) of Inventor's Associations ∙∙China Technology Exchange ∙∙Inovent (Turkey) ∙∙infoDev / The World Bank (USA) (Switzerland) (CTEX) (China) ∙∙League of Arab States (Egypt) ∙∙InvenTrust (USA) ∙∙IP*SEVA, Intellectual Property ∙∙CleanTek Market (Australia) ∙∙Reed Exhibitions FZ-LLC ∙∙Public Interest Intellectual for Sustainable Energy Ventures ∙∙Fujitsu Limited (Japan) (United Arab Emirates) Property Advisors (USA) (Germany) ∙∙Green Technology Bank (China) ∙∙Sabancı University (Turkey) ∙∙Qualcomm (USA) ∙∙IVL Swedish Environmental ∙∙Haier (China) ∙∙K. A. CARE (Saudi Arabia) ∙∙United Nations Global Compact Research Institute (Sweden) ∙∙International IP ∙∙Kuwait Environment Public (USA) ∙∙Leonhard Ventures (Germany) Commercialization Council Authority (Kuwait) ∙∙United Nations Office for South- ∙∙Magnefico GmbH (Switzerland) (Hong Kong) ∙∙Licensing Executives Society South Cooperation (USA) ∙∙NEUW Ventures (Switzerland) ∙∙IP Nexus (Hong Kong SAR, China) International (Turkey) ∙∙Canadian Intellectual Property ∙∙Patenterprise (Switzerland) ∙∙Japan Intellectual Property ∙∙Office Marocain de la Propriete Office (Canada) ∙∙R20 Regions of Climate Change Association (Japan) Industrielle et Commerciale Action (Switzerland) ∙∙Japan Patent Attorneys (Morroco) ∙∙SEED Initiative (Germany) Association (Japan) ∙∙Technology Development ∙∙Siemens (Germany) ∙∙Kopernik (Indonesia) Foundation of Turkey (Turkey) ∙∙TechnologieAllianz (Germany) ∙∙Korea Technology Finance ∙∙The Ground_Up Project Corporation (Republic of Korea) (Switzerland) - KOTEC World Intellectual Property Organization 34, chemin des Colombettes P.O. Box 18 © WIPO, 2019 CH-1211 Geneva 20 Attribution 3.0 IGO Switzerland (CC BY 3.0 IGO)

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