EOG’s Digitization: Pumped-Up?
EOG patented a new digital technology in 2019: a load assembly which can be built into its rod pumps: to raise efficiency, lower costs and lower energy consumption. This 8-page…
Upstream technology leaders: weathering the downturn?
…the downturn, benefit from dislocation and thrive in the recovery. This 14-page research note finds clear leaders in onshore, offshore, shale, LNG and digital, while others in the industry may…
US shale: the quick and the dead?
It is no longer possible to compete in the US shale industry without leading digital technologies. This 10-page note outlines best practices, process by process, based on 500 patents and…
Global patent filings: by region, by industry, over time?
…rising commodity demand, digitalization and electrification. However, 79% of all patents globally are now filed in China, while the US is also very strong, albeit not yet back to new…
Tesla: where’s the IP?
…digital features (chart above). Patent filings since 2019 have focused on big data/digital technologies, solar and improved batteries (including novel electrolyte systems using lithium fluorates, borates and other improved additives)….
Energy intensity of fiber optic cables?
…transmits data. Bitrate is the capacity of a digital network to transmit information. It is measured in Gbps. Gbps stands for Gigabits per second. 1 Gbps means that 1 billion…
Energy technologies: the pace of progress?
…at 0.07 rungs/year (chart below). Semiconductor and digital technologies are an exception and have tended to progress around 3x faster than mechanical or chemical technologies; which augurs well for solar,…
Indium producers: companies and market outlook?
…HJT solar cells and digital devices. 60% of global supply is produced by 20 Chinese companies. But five listed materials companies in Europe, Canada, Japan and Korea also stand out….
New energies: filter feeder?
The $1bn pa harmonic filter market likely expands by 10x in the energy transition, as almost all new energies and digital technologies inject harmonic distortion to the grid. This 17-page…
Kraken Technologies: smart grid breakthrough?
…operating system, developed by Octopus, harnessing big data from increasingly digital power networks and smart meters, in order to enable utility solutions, from asset optimization to improved customer services (details…