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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| author | Breyer, C 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. |
| spellingShingle | Breyer, C Meiss, J Birkner, C Goldschmidt, J Riede, M A top-down analysis: Determining photovoltaics R&D; investments from patent analysis and R&D; headcount |
| title | A top-down analysis: Determining photovoltaics R&D; investments from patent analysis and R&D; headcount |
| title_full | A top-down analysis: Determining photovoltaics R&D; investments from patent analysis and R&D; headcount |
| title_fullStr | A top-down analysis: Determining photovoltaics R&D; investments from patent analysis and R&D; headcount |
| title_full_unstemmed | A top-down analysis: Determining photovoltaics R&D; investments from patent analysis and R&D; headcount |
| title_short | A top-down analysis: Determining photovoltaics R&D; investments from patent analysis and R&D; headcount |
| title_sort | top down analysis determining photovoltaics r amp d investments from patent analysis and r amp d headcount |
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