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Offshorewindenergy
Patentinsightreport
November2023
OFFSHOREWINDENERGYPATENTINSIGHTREPORT
Contents
Executivesummary03
1.Introduction06
1.1Theroleofoffshorewindenergyinenergytransition 06
1.2Aboutthestudy 08
2.Methodology09
2.1Usingpatentinformation
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2.2Patentsearch
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3.Results
3.1Patenttrendsinoffshorewindenergytechnologies
3.1.1Patentfilings
3.1.2Topapplicantcountries
3.1.3Toppatentoffices
3.1.4Topapplicants
3.1.5Maturitymap
3.1.6Citations
3.2Technologyconceptgrouping
3.2.1Fixedandfloatingfoundations(QA&QB)
3.2.2Towers(QH)
3.2.3Mechanicalpowertransmission(QC)
3.2.4Bladesandrotors(QI)
3.2.5Hybridsystems:solarandoceanenergy(QE)
3.2.6EnergyStorage(QD)
3.2.7Grid,submarinecablesandprotections(QJ&QL)
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4.Conclusion
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Glossaryandnotes56
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Executivesummary
Offshorewindenergyisacleanandrenewablesourceofelectricitygeneration.Ithelpstocombatclimatechange(UNSustainableDevelopmentGoal13)byreducing
greenhousegasemissions,airpollutionandtherelianceonfossilfuelsforelectricityproduction,thuscontributingtoamoresustainableenergymix.
Offshorewindenergyplaysasignificantrolein
supportingUNSustainableDevelopmentGoal7(SDG7),whichaimstoensureaccesstoaffordable,reliableandsustainableenergyforallby2030.
InacollaborativeeffortbytheEuropeanPatentOffice(EPO)andtheInternationalRenewableEnergyAgency(IRENA),thispatentinsightreportexaminestheglobalevolutionofpatentfilingspublishedbetween2002and2022inthedomainofoffshorewindenergy.
Patentfilingstatisticsprovideinsightfulindicatorsfor
measuringandexamininginnovation,commercialisationandknowledgetransfertrendsacrossinternational
markets.Theyalsoprovidemeaningfulinformation
onchangesintechnologytrendsandmakeiteasiertoidentifynewplayersorconsolidationefforts.Allinall,thisreportaimstoshedlightonhowkeytechnologicalchallengesarebeingaddressedviainnovation.
UsingaprovenEPOdataanalysismethodology,thisreport’sfindingsconsiderinformationfromroughly
17000patents(fromtheEPO’spatentdatabase).Thesepatentscoverinventionsrelatedtooffshorewindenergy,includingkeytechnologyconceptgroupingssuchas:
fixedandfloatingfoundations,towers,mechanicalpowertransmission,bladesandrotors,hybridsystems,energystorage,andgridsandsubmarinecables.
Policyinsights
Patentdatashowamassivesurgeinglobalpatent
filingsfrom2006to2012,followedbyastagnation
until2017whenpatentactivitywitnessedaresurgence.Floatingfoundations,transportation,andmechanical
transmissionaccountedforthelargestnumberofpatentswithintheoffshorewindarea.Somekeypolicyinsights
fromthepatentdataaresummarisedbelow:
1.Increasedinventioninoffshorewindwith
dominanceinEuropa,AsiaandUSAemergingas
futuremarket.IntherankingofthetoptencountriesinfiledInternationalPatentFamilies(IPFs),seven
countriesareEuropean,withGermanyandDenmarkinthelead.TheUSAisthirdwhileChinaandJapan
rankfourthandfifthrespectively(theRepublicof
Korearanks11th).Asfornon-IPFpatentsmainlyfor
domesticmarkets(i.e.notprotectedinternationally),Chinaleads,whichreflectsitsrelianceonalargelocalmarketforoffshorewind.
2.Floatingfoundation,logisticsandgreenhydrogen
attractinventionactivity.Mostinventionsforoffshorewindfocusonthreeareas:floatingfoundations,
transportationequipment,andtheinstallationand
erectionofturbines.Itisworthnotingthatafourth
areaisrapidlyscalingupininnovationactivity,i.e.
combiningoffshorewindandelectrolysers,indicatinggreatexpectationsofalargegreen-hydrogeneconomyasavaluecreationopportunity.
3.Floatingfoundationsposetoexpandoffshorewindmarkets.Markettrendsindicateagrowinginterestindevelopingfloatingfoundationsgiventheirpotentialforsitingturbinesindeeperwaterswithabundant
windpotential.Thisisconfirmedbypatentdata,
whichshowsthatindustryplayersareinnovatinginthistechnologyarea.
4.Towerandbladedesignstoreducesteeldemandandenhancesustainability.Playersintheoffshorewindsectorarealsolookingintoalternativedesignsfortowers(i.e.concreteandlatticestructures),
whichmayreducedemandforsteel.Theyare
alsoexploringmodularbladeassemblyoptions,
aswellassustainableandrecyclableblades,to
promotecircularityandaddressmanufacturingandtransportationchallenges.
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5.Increaseduseofrareearthmaterialsindrivetrains.
Herethetrendshowscontinuedinterestindirect-drivesystemsduetotheireffectivecost-weight-
powerdensityratio;howeverthattrendwould
meananincreaseintheutilisationofpermanent
synchronousmagnetgenerators.Theincreaseintheuseofpermanentmagnetswould,inturn,resultinhigherdemandforrareearthmaterialsneededto
manufacturethem.
6.On-siteenergystorageandhydrogenproductiontobalancepowersystemsandcreateadditionalvalue.
Thereisagrowingfocusonflexibleenergysystemstocounterthevariabilityofrenewabletechnologies.Patentdatainoffshorewindenergytechnologiesalsoshowagrowinginterestinenergystorageoptions,
especiallyinthecombinationofoffshorewindparksandhydrogenproduction,whichoffertheadded
benefitofhelpingtodecarbonizeactivities.
7.Uptakeofsubmarineelectricalinfrastructure.
Theneedfortransmissioninfrastructureisalso
drivinginnovationactivitiesandpatentdatarevealsthattherearemanycorrespondinginnovationsinsubmarinecablingtoconnectsupplyanddemandcost-effectively.
8.Moderateinterestinhybridisingoffshorewind
withotherenergygenerationsources.Toexpandthepotentialofoffshorewindsolutionsthere
areincreasingeffortstocombineoffshoreenergy
generationwithothertechnologiessuchasPVor
oceanenergy.Insightsfrompatentsrevealthat
innovationactivitiesremainsteadysince2013.Thiscanpotentiallybeascribedtothedecliningcostofoffshorewindthatactsasdisincentivisegiventhecomplexityassociatedwiththehybridisationof
offshorewindwithadditionaloceantechnologiesintermsofoperationandmaintenance.
Summaryofpatentdatatrends
Filingstatistics:
—From2002to2022,about17000patentfamilies
relatedtooffshorewindenergywerepublished,
reflectinganaverageannualincreaseof18%.Between2014and2017filingsstagnated,butthiswasfollowedbyasteepincrease.
—ThetopapplicantcountryisChina(52%ofthe
totalpatentfamilies),followedbytheRepublicofKorea(6%),Germany(5%),Japan(5%),USA(4%),andDenmark(4%).
—Twenty-sevenpercentofalloffshorewindenergy
patentfamiliesareinternationalpatentfamilies(IPFs)i.e.excludingsingledomesticfilings.Morespecifically79%ofthetotalpatentfamiliesdevelopedby
EuropeancountriesareIPFs,as-are64%bytheUnitedStatesofAmerica.FourpercentofChinesepatent
familiesareinternational.
—Sixty-sevenpercentofalloffshorewindenergyIPFs
includeatleastonegrantedpatentapplication.
—ForallgrantedEPapplications,68%arestillinforceinatleast1memberstate.(10%morethanthe
average).
Mainactors:
—Vestas,Siemens,GeneralElectric,MitsubishiHeavyIndustriesandHitachiarethetopIPFapplicants.
Inthelast5years,RWERenewablesandItrechaveenteredthetopfive,replacingMitsubishiHeavyIndustriesandHitachi.
—Francehasthehighestnumberofpatentfamilies
withinternationalcooperation.TheUnitedStatesofAmericahasthemostdiverseco-operationpicture,pairingwith24countriesonatotalof81patent
families.Germanyco-operateswith15countriesonatotalof79patentfamilies.
—From2017onwards,Chineseapplicationsare
increasinglymorecited.MostcitationscomefromotherChineseapplications(andapplicants),butalsobyapplicationsfromGermany,DenmarkandUSA,whichindicatesadvancesinpatentquality.
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—Until2012,patentapplicantswhoarenatural
personsusedtofile50%ofallpatentapplications,
onaparwithcompanies.Sincethen,thatsharehas
successivelydecreasedtoitscurrentlevelof6%.
—From2013onwardsaconsolidationacrosspatent
applicantscanbeseen,withmergersandacquisitions
leadingtofewerapplicants,farfewernatural
personapplicants,butsimilartotalnumbersof
patentapplicationsarefiledwiththesamegrant
rates,whichsuggestsnoreductioninthequalityof
applications.
Maintechnologies:
—FloatingfoundationsleadinIPFs(49%),followedby
transportation,installationanderection(26%).
—Combiningoffshorewindturbinesandelectrolysers
isanemergingtrend:thenumberofIPFsdoubled
between2020and2021,withsignsofthistrend
continuingin2022.
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1.Introduction
1.1Theroleofoffshorewindenergyinenergytransition
Climatechangeisalreadyimpactingtheworld’s
largesteconomiesaswellasemergingeconomiesand,urgesthedecisionmakersandstakeholderstoadopt
correctiveactionsurgentlytotackletheglobalclimateemergency.IRENA’sWorldEnergyTransitionsOutlook
2023editionhasonceagainshownthattherenewablesbasedenergytransitionisthesolutiontothefight
againstclimatechangeandthepaceofthetransitioniscurrentlyoff-track1.
Limitingglobalwarmingto1.5°Cwillrequirecutting
carbondioxide(CO2)emissionsbyaround37gigatonnes(Gt)from2022levelstoachieveanetzeroscenarioin
theenergysectorby2050.Thiswillrequireaprofound
transformationofenergysystems,includingamassive
deploymentofrenewablegenerationcapacity.In2022,
IRENA’sstatisticsshowthatrenewablesaccountedfor
83%ofnewannualgenerationcapacityadditions,withanadditional295gigawatts(GW),reaching40%ofthetotalglobalinstalledcapacity2.UnderIRENA’s1.5°Cscenario,
renewablegeneratingcapacitywillneedtoreachabove33000GWby2050.3
By2050,wind(onshoreandoffshore)wouldsignificantlyincreasefromthecurrent900GWuptomorethan
10000GW,representingalmostone-thirdofthetotal
installedcapacityfromrenewablesources.Intermsof
offshorewind,theglobalinstalledcapacitywouldreachalmost2500GWby2050.Thisentailsa40timesincreasefromtoday’slevel(63GWby2022)andmakesoffshore
windoneoftheleadingtechnologiesinthebidtoachieveglobalclimatetargetswithinthenextthreedecades.
Yetthedeploymentofoffshorewindcomeswithits
ownchallenges.Eventhoughthetechnologyitselfhasexperiencedsharpcostreductions—afallof59%inthelevelisedcostofelectricity(LCOE)4between2010-2022,currentcommoditypriceinflationandhigherinterest
ratesareprovingachallengingenvironment.Inaddition,aspectssuchasintegratingthistechnologyintothe
energysystemvianewinterconnections,supplychain
bottlenecksandlogisticalchallenges,thedemandfor
criticalmaterialsandrecyclingortheneedforlarger
turbinesandmorerobustfoundations,amongother
factors,requirefurtherefforts,ifwearetoaccelerate
thesectorstotheenergytransition.Today,theoffshorewindmarketremainssmallerthantheonshorewind
market,withtotalinstalledcapacitiesreaching63GW
by2022.Consideringthecurrentplansandtargetsset
bycountriesasperIRENA’sPlannedEnergyScenario
(PES),theglobalcumulativeoffshorewindcapacityis
expectedtoreach275GWby2030andcloseto1200GWby2050respectively.Thisstillfallsbehindofthe494GWand2465GWtargetsby2030and2050respectivelyinIRENA’s1.5°CScenario.5
1IRENA(2023),WorldEnergyTransitionsOutlook2023:
1.5°CPathway,Volume1,InternationalRenewable
EnergyAgency,AbuDhabi.
/
Publications/2023/Jun/World-Energy-Transitions-Outlook-2023
2
/Publications/2023/
Jul/Renewable-energy-statistics-2023
3IRENA(2023),WorldEnergyTransitionsOutlook2023:
1.5°CPathway,Volume1,InternationalRenewableEnergy
Agency,AbuDhabi.
/Publications/2023/
Jun/World-Energy-Transitions-Outlook-2023
4IRENA(2023),RenewablePowerGenerationCostsin2022,
InternationalRenewableEnergyAgency,AbuDhabi.
https://www.irena.
org/Publications/2023/Aug/Renewable-Power-Generation-Costs-in-2022
5IRENA(2023),WorldEnergyTransitionsOutlook:1.5°CPathway,
InternationalRenewableEnergyAgency,AbuDhabi.
https://www.irena.
org/Publications/2023/Jun/World-Energy-Transitions-Outlook-2023
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Avg.distancefromshore(km)
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2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
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2021
2022
Levelisedcostofelectricity
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588
4
513
4
0
.17
0
5
.18
2
64
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0.12
3
3
48
3
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Totalintalledcost
[2021USD/kW]
Levelisedcost
ofelectricity
[2021USD/kWh]
0.197
5217
0.081
3461
0.10
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Box1:Thecost-competitivenessofoffshorewind
Duetoitsoffshorelocation,itshighenergyoutputper
squaremetreanditsabilitytobebuiltupquicklyat
gigawatt-scale,offshorewindisavaluableoptionto
provideelectricitytodenselypopulatedcoastalareasinacost-effectivemanner.6Givenitspotential,offshore
windisexpectedtoplayakeyroleintheenergytransitiontowards2050.
Theperiodfrom2010to2022witnessedamassive
deploymentofoffshorewindinstalledcapacity,from
3.1GWin2010upto63.2GWin2022—atwentyfold
increase.Duringthesameperiod,globalweighted-averagetotalinstalledcostsfell34%,fromUSD5217/kilowatt(kW)toUSD3461/kW.Atitspeakin2011,theglobalweighted-averagetotalinstalledcostwasUSD5975/kW–1.7timeshigherthanits2022value7.
Inaddition,technologyimprovementsrelatedtolargerturbineswithlongerblades,higherhubheights,and
newlocationsfurtherawayfromshorelineswherewindresourceincreasesareresultinginhigherestimated
lifetimecapacityfactors(fornewlycommissioned
projects)thatincreasedfrom38%in2010to45%in2017andthendroppedto42%in2022.
Thesetrendsunderscorethepotentialforsignificant
advancementsthroughtheprocessoflearningvia
researchanddevelopment,leadingtotechnological
enhancements.Initially,offshorewindfarmswere
situatedclosertoshoreandatshallowdepths(seethebubblechart8below).However,thankstostrongerandmoreconsistentwindresources,research,developmentanddemonstration(RD&D)initiativeshavepromptedashiftofwindfarmstogreaterdistancesfromthecoastandintodeeperwaters.
Thetechnicalpotentialthatcanberealisedinwatersofdepthsbeyond50metres,mainlyviatheutilisationof
floatingoffshoreplatforms,representsanopportunityforcountriesandregionswithsubstantialseabeddrops,suchasJapan,China,theUnitedStatesandEurope,topositionwindfarmssignificantlyfartherfromthecoastline.Yet,
thegeographicaldistributionofoffshorewindprojectsremainedconsistent,ledbyEurope(includingtheUnitedKingdom,Denmark,andGermany)andAsia(representedbyChinaandJapan).
Offshorewindturbinedevelopmenttrend
Waterdepth
(m)
>40
40
30
20
≤10
Turbinesize
(MW)
9
40
3
20
1
0
140
100
120
160
60
80
6
Alltheabovetechnologyimprovementsandthegrowingmaturityoftheindustryhaveresultedina59%declineoftheweighted-averagelevelisedcostfortheperiod2010-2022,fromUSD0.197/kilowatthour(kWh)toUSD0.081/kWh.2021alonesawadeclineof13%year-on-year(seetrendlines9).Yet,in2022,a2%increasewasobserved.6
6IRENA(2021),Offshorerenewables.AnactionagendafordeploymentAcontributiontotheG20presidency
/publications/2021/Jul/Offshore-Renewables-An-Action-Agenda-for-Deployment
7IRENA(2023),
RenewablePowerGenerationCostsin2022
,InternationalRenewableEnergyAgency,AbuDhabi.
8Source:IRENA(2022),RenewableTechnologyInnovationIndicators:Mappingprogressincosts,patentsandstandards,InternationalRenewableEnergyAgency,AbuDhabi.
/publications/2022/Mar/Renewable-Technology-Innovation-Indicators
9IRENARenewableCostDatabase
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1.2Aboutthestudy
Theobjectiveofthisstudyistoexaminetheglobal
evolutionofpatentfilingstoidentifymajortrendsinthefieldofoffshorewindenergyandpinpointmarketandtechnologygapsaswellasopportunitiesrelevanttothecontributionofoffshorewindtotheenergytransition.
Thereportaimstoprovideusefulinsightsforinterestedplayersinthefieldandpolicymakerstoleverageactionsandinitiativesforfurtherdevelopinganddeploying
offshorewind-relatedtechnologies,therebyenabling
offshorewindenergyintheenergysystem.Thestudyusesvariousresourcesforthispurpose,includingEPOpatentdatabasesandregistersandotherpublicreportsavailable.ItalsobenefitsfromthetechnicalexpertiseinthefieldofbothIRENAandtheEPO.
Accordingtotheirrespectivemissionsandactivities,theEPOandIRENAshareacommoninterestinthestudyofpatentfilingstatisticstoimproveunderstandingoftrendsaffectingthetransitiontoasustainableenergyfuture
usingrenewableenergysources.In2023,IRENAandtheEPOextendedtheirmemorandumofunderstandingonbilateralcooperationtopromoteinnovationinthefieldofrenewableenergytechnologies10,andcommittedtopublishregularpatentlandscapereportsfocusingonspecifictechnologicalareas.11
Offshorewindenergy,whichcanbeconsideredakey
technologyfortheenergytransition,requirescontinuousimprovementtoharnessitsfullpotentialandbenefit
notonlytheenergydomain,butalsoeconomiesand
societies.Inthissense,thegrowthofoffshorewind
energyhasbroughtnewbusinessopportunitiesfortheenergyindustryandchangedthedynamicsoftheenergymarket.Amongotherbenefits,itstechnologicalprogresshasledtothedevelopmentofnewsolutionssuchas
largerturbines,bettertransmissionsystemsandspecialshipstoinstalltheturbines,whilealsocreatingjobsintherenewableenergysector.Overall,offshorewindenergy
isdisruptingtheenergyindustrybyprovidinganewandsustainablesourceofenergythathasthepotentialto
meettheworld’sgrowingenergyneeds.
Eventhoughpatentfilingsshowasteepincreaseinthelast10years,majorinnovationsinoffshorewindenergytechnologyarestillneededtorealiseitsfullpotential.
Buildingonthislong-standingEPO-IRENAcollaboration,
thepresentinsightreportassessespatentfilingstatistics
intheoffshorewindenergydomain.Thegrowingpolitical
interestaroundtheglobeinclimate-neutralenergy
production,energystoragetechnologiesandthepromise
thatoffshorewindenergyoffersisthedrivingforce
behindagreatmomentumforinnovationandspin-off
activities.
10
EPOandIRENAenhanceco-operationonpatent
informationaboutrenewableenergytechnologies.
11In2022,EPOandIRENApublishedapatentinsight
reportoninnovationtrendsinelectrolysersforhydrogen
production,whichyoucandownloadat:
https://www.
/news-events/news/2022/20220512.html
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2.Methodology
Thissectionintroducesthemainsourcesofinformationaswellastheapproachadoptedtoextractrelevant
informationfromthevariousdatasets.Keypatent-relatedconceptsareexplainedaswellastherationalefollowedtoselecttheseventechnologyconceptgroupings
relatedtooffshorewindenergytechnologies.Hence,theaimofthesectionistoprovidetheframeworkforunderstandingtheresultspresentedinthisreport.
2.1Usingpatentinformation
Patentsareexclusiverightsthatcanonlybegrantedforinventionsthatarenovelandinventive.12High-quality
patentsareassetswhichcanhelpattractinvestment,
securelicensingdealsandprovidemarketexclusivity.
Patentownerspayannualfeestomaintainpatentsin
thosecountriesthatareofcommercialvaluetothemandprotecttheirinventionsfrombeingusedbycompetitors,forexample.Inexchangefortheseexclusiverights,all
patentapplicationsarepublished,revealingthetechnicaldetailsoftheprotectedinventions.Thisallowsother
researcherstobuildonthepublishedinventionsof
otherinventorsandavoidthemistakeofinvestingin
developingasolutionforaproblemthathasalreadybeensolvedbyothers.
Patentdatabasescontainawealthoftechnical
information,muchofwhichcannotbefoundinany
othersource.TheEPO’sfreeEspacenet13database
containsmorethan140milliondocumentsfromover100countries.Patentfilingstatisticsprovideinterestingindicatorstomeasureandexamineinnovation,
commercialisationandknowledgetransfertrends.They
alsoprovideameansofobservingchangesintechnologytrendsaswellasidentifyingnewplayersorconsolidationefforts.Thiscanrevealnewinsightsintotrendsinthe
offshorewindenergysectorandhelpsupportinformeddecision-makingprocesses.
2.2Patentsearch
Thispatentinsightreportprovidesasnapshotofthepatentsituationofoffshorewindenergytechnologies.Althoughsometechnologiesareequallyapplicabletoonshoreandoffshore,thisreportdefinesthepatentsearchstrategiesformostoftheconceptsandsub-
12
/learning/materials/inventors-handbook/novelty.html
.13
/.
conceptssothattherewouldbeaspecific“offshore
aspect”mentionedinthepatenttextorcoveredbythepatentclassificationcodes.
AsforpreviousEPOpatentinsightreports,theapproachtothisworkbeginswithastate-of-the-artsearchfor
therelevanttechnologyinselectedpatentdatabases.Asearchstrategyisdevelopedwithanexpertexaminerinthefield,andsearchresultsarethenanalysedtoanswerspecificquestionsaboutpatternsofpatentingactivityorinnovation.Theresultsarepresentedvisuallytoassistunderstandingandallowconclusionstobereachedandrecommendationstobemadebasedontheempirical
evidence.
Theinformation,dataandanalysisprovidedinthis
reportareprimarilybasedonatargetedutilisationof
EPOpatentdatabases(PATSTAT,Espacenet,EPregister
andotherdedicatedpatentexaminersources).Only
relevantpatentpublicationsintheperiodfrom2002to2022(earliestpublicationyearwithinthepatentfamily)wereconsidered.Theidentificationoftherelevant
areasoftechnologyandthecreationofthetechnology-specificsearchstrategieswereundertakenbyanEPO
examinerexpertintheoffshorewindenergyfieldand
byIRENAexperts.Allsearchqueries(summarisedin
Figure2.2)wereadaptedaswell14aspossibletothefreeEspacenettool.Detailedsearchqueriesbasedonthe
EPO’sfreeEspacenettoolareprovidedinaseparate
exceldocument.Thisallowsthereadertomonitorfuturechangesinthecoveredtechnologies.15Anautomatic
andmanualdataharmonisationprocesshasbeen
implementedtoenhancetheaccuracyandcompletenessofthefinaldataset.16
Eachqueryisidentifiableviaadifferentlabel(QA,QB,
etc.)andthesecorrespondtoconceptsandsub-conceptsrelatedtooffshorewindenergytechnologies.Notall
documentedquerieshavebeenusedforthestudyinthisreport.Althoughthereportstronglycentreson
thetechnologyusedforoffshorewindenergy(Q0),
otherconceptsordetailviewshavenotbeenlimitedto
14InternalEPOsystemsallowmorecomplex
searchesthantheESPACENETtool.
15IPCandCPCpatentclassificationcodesaswellasthekeywordsusedmaychangewhenatechnologymatures.16Pasimeni,F.(2019).SQLquerytoincreasedataaccuracyandcompletenessinPATSTAT.WorldPatentInformation,57,1-7.
/10.1016/j.wpi.2019.02.001
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offshoreorwindenergy.Forinstance,(QL)submarine
cables(conductors),(QL1)protectionand(QM)recyclinghavenotbeenlimitedtooffshoreorw
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