The power industry continues to be a hotbed of patent innovation. Activity is driven by increased demand for solar energy and energy storage and the need for advancements to improve solar cell efficiency, and growing importance of technologies such as regular n-i-p structures and inverted p-i-n structures. In the last three years alone, there have been over 695,000 patents filed and granted in the power industry, according to GlobalData’s report on Advanced materials in power: perovskite photoactive layering. Buy the report here.
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According to GlobalData’s Technology Foresights, which uses over 83,000 patents to analyze innovation intensity for the power industry, there are 45+ innovation areas that will shape the future of the industry.
Perovskite photoactive layering is a key innovation area in advanced materials
Perovskite photoactive layering is used in some of the recent solar cells. It includes a perovskite-structured compound, most commonly a hybrid organic-inorganic lead or tin halide-based material, as the light-harvesting active layer.
GlobalData’s analysis also uncovers the companies at the forefront of each innovation area and assesses the potential reach and impact of their patenting activity across different applications and geographies. According to GlobalData, there are 140+ companies, spanning technology vendors, established power companies, and up-and-coming start-ups engaged in the development and application of perovskite photoactive layering.
Key players in perovskite photoactive layering – a disruptive innovation in the power industry
‘Application diversity’ measures the number of applications identified for each patent. It broadly splits companies into either ‘niche’ or ‘diversified’ innovators.
‘Geographic reach’ refers to the number of countries each patent is registered in. It reflects the breadth of geographic application intended, ranging from ‘global’ to ‘local’.
LG is one of the leading patent filers in perovskite photoactive layering. LG is an industrial conglomerate that offers television and home entertainment products, kitchen and laundry products, computers, air conditioners and solar panels. The company manages equity investment portfolios on a corporate level and allocates resources to subsidiaries. Some other key patent filers in the perovskite photoactive layering are Sekisui Chemical, Fujifilm Holdings, Samsung Group, and Oxford Photovoltaics.
In terms of application diversity, Toray Industries leads the pack, while Hon Hai Precision Industry and Kao stood in the second and third positions, respectively. By means of geographic reach, Investech Partners Investments held the top position, followed by Hyundai Motor and JFE.
To further understand the key themes and technologies disrupting the power industry, access GlobalData’s latest thematic research report on Power.
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