27/04/2021 (Agence Europe) – Since the 2000s, Europe has led the way in low-carbon energy (LCE) patent activity, according to a study by the European Patent Office (EPO) and the International Energy Agency (IEA) published on Tuesday 27 April. Thus, over the period from 2010 to 2019, Europe originated 28% of all international patent families in the field of LCE, ahead of Japan (25%), the United States (20%) and China (8%). Europe is particularly advanced for patents in the wind, rail,...