This January 2021 report from the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation evaluates the impact of seven renewable policies in OECD countries on patenting rates of technologies that complement renewable energy; in particular, solar and wind. Modeling shows the impact that strong renewable policies, market-based demand policies and R&D investment have on innovation. Renewable policy scores by country (Denmark leads) are provided. The analysis shows how the U.S. compares against the global mean over the past 20 years, across 7 metrics.
Key words: market sizing, research & development, energy management
