What has Ford been inventing?
Ford has been working on solving problems relating to the use of electric vehicles in a variety of scenarios. In this article, we will look at some of these patent filings.
We look at fashion brands responding to the global sustainability crisis by using innovative processes to create sustainable fashion and textiles.
In the most recent public crackdown on ‘healthwashing’ The Danish Food and Drug Administration has announced they are about to actively investigate certain companies’ claims that their nutritional supplements can cure diseases, relieve pain, or deliver any other health benefit.
The EU Parliament has voted on new legislature that could significantly shake up the patentability and commercialisation of gene-edited plants in Europe.
Ford has been working on solving problems relating to the use of electric vehicles in a variety of scenarios. In this article, we will look at some of these patent filings.
Energy storage is an essential technology for future power grids. In terms of innovation it will not be a surprise that Lithium-Ion battery technology has been the main focus.
Earlier this year the European Technology and Innovation Platform for Photovoltaics, ETIP PV, published a Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda, SIRA. The purpose is to guide Europe’s clean energy transition to success, in part through setting out the current performance of PV technology and explaining why and how to go further.
Criticisms of the UK Prime Minister’s recent announcement that several net zero policies will be diluted are fuelling debate on whether the UK can continue to lead on climate action if it is seen as back-tracking on climate policies.
Ben Lincoln looks at commercial innovation in connecting BESS to the grid, including some of the battery tech patents that have more of a focus on battery management, operation of grid connections and energy trading.
We look at the various forms of patent claim available for PV inventions and provide tips for seeking patent protection.
Where traditional chemical synthesis is faltering, however, molecular and synthetic biology is providing solutions.
Innovation - and by extension IP - has never been more important for cleantech companies. However the opportunities and need to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies prompts one question: is your innovation strategy fit for purpose?
Patent offices around the world typically do a good job of examining applications so that only the patents that meet the requirements, including novelty and inventiveness, make it through to grant. However, this is not always the case. Ben Lincoln considers the challenges being made against battery patents.
Ben Lincoln looks at the application of artificial intelligence and machine learning to energy storage technologies, and why protecting the IP involved is not straightforward, but nonetheless important.
Artificial intelligence (AI) and, in particular, machine learning is becoming a tool that is used in many technological fields. In the field of batteries and energy storage, the opportunities to apply AI and machine learning techniques are wide-ranging.
Even with software becoming a common part of most energy technologies to some degree, there is still a lot of confusion out there as to what is actually possible in relation to protecting the software elements.