A top-down analysis: Determining photovoltaics R&D; investments from patent analysis and R&D; headcount

For alternative energy technologies like photovoltaics (PV), the analysis of Research and Development (R&D;) expenses is important to observe and understand market dynamics. This is, in turn, essential for policymakers. However, the quantitative evaluation of global corporate R&D; in...

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Autori principali: Breyer, C, Meiss, J, Birkner, C, Goldschmidt, J, Riede, M
Natura: Journal article
Pubblicazione: Elsevier 2013
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Meiss, J
Birkner, C
Goldschmidt, J
Riede, M
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description For alternative energy technologies like photovoltaics (PV), the analysis of Research and Development (R&D;) expenses is important to observe and understand market dynamics. This is, in turn, essential for policymakers. However, the quantitative evaluation of global corporate R&D; investments is a challenging task due to unavailability or high scatter of precise data. Here we present a top-down approach to estimate the current and global historic cumulated PV R&D; investments based on international PV patent applications. High growth rates of PV-related patents and R&D; headcount accompany growth and development of the PV market and are an excellent indicator to analyze R&D; investments. With this approach, current annual corporate PV R&D; investments are found to be about 6000. m? and show a rapidly increasing trend on a global scale.
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spelling oxford-uuid:f019ab4e-4ab8-44a0-86c1-9a5ec8dc7ad72022-03-27T11:45:14ZA top-down analysis: Determining photovoltaics R&D; investments from patent analysis and R&D; headcountJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:f019ab4e-4ab8-44a0-86c1-9a5ec8dc7ad7Symplectic Elements at OxfordElsevier2013Breyer, CMeiss, JBirkner, CGoldschmidt, JRiede, MFor alternative energy technologies like photovoltaics (PV), the analysis of Research and Development (R&D;) expenses is important to observe and understand market dynamics. This is, in turn, essential for policymakers. However, the quantitative evaluation of global corporate R&D; investments is a challenging task due to unavailability or high scatter of precise data. Here we present a top-down approach to estimate the current and global historic cumulated PV R&D; investments based on international PV patent applications. High growth rates of PV-related patents and R&D; headcount accompany growth and development of the PV market and are an excellent indicator to analyze R&D; investments. With this approach, current annual corporate PV R&D; investments are found to be about 6000. m? and show a rapidly increasing trend on a global scale.
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