Lithium batteries come out on top in the search for
electrochemical energy storage technologies
Asian inventions dominate energy storage systems
In recent years, the number of patent applications for
electrochemical energy storage technologies has soared. According to a study by
the Technische Universität München (TUM), the largest volume of applications by
far is submitted by developers of lithium batteries. The study offers a first
differentiated analysis of which energy storage technologies will be viable in
the exit from fossil-fuel energy. In this area, European and US companies are
falling behind economically, as Asian companies apply for a substantially
higher number of patents.