Solar energy technology has by far more patents than any another renewable energy worldwide. In 2020, this renewable technology had 33,901 patents. By comparison, wind energy had 9,934 patents that year, while geothermal had the least, at 927 patents.
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Energy Monitor. (June 16, 2022). Number of patents for renewable energy technologies worldwide from 2000 to 2020, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1315832/number-of-patents-for-renewable-energy-technologies-worldwide/
Energy Monitor. "Number of patents for renewable energy technologies worldwide from 2000 to 2020, by type." Chart. June 16, 2022. Statista. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1315832/number-of-patents-for-renewable-energy-technologies-worldwide/
Energy Monitor. (2022). Number of patents for renewable energy technologies worldwide from 2000 to 2020, by type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1315832/number-of-patents-for-renewable-energy-technologies-worldwide/
Energy Monitor. "Number of Patents for Renewable Energy Technologies Worldwide from 2000 to 2020, by Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1315832/number-of-patents-for-renewable-energy-technologies-worldwide/
Energy Monitor, Number of patents for renewable energy technologies worldwide from 2000 to 2020, by type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1315832/number-of-patents-for-renewable-energy-technologies-worldwide/ (last visited April 19, 2024)
Number of patents for renewable energy technologies worldwide from 2000 to 2020, by type [Graph], Energy Monitor, June 16, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1315832/number-of-patents-for-renewable-energy-technologies-worldwide/