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IP Checkups featured technology sector and company reports provide investors, entrepreneurs, and corporate decision makers with a high level overview and in-depth analysis of key patents, identifying the important players and offering valuable insight into the technology development activities underlying company’s products. Our comprehensive reports enable organizations to make highly informed decisions, keeping our clients steps ahead of their competition.

Linear Fresnel Company Portfolio Overview

Concentrated Solar Thermal: Linear Fresnel Technology
Ausra Patent Portfolio Overview

This patent portfolio overview offers a patent-centric analysis of Ausra’s technological developments. The report, written by IP Checkups’ patent analysts, identifies Ausra’s patents, categorizes its portfolio into technology areas and provides interpreted summaries of the claims contained in each of Ausra’s fundamental patents and patent applications written in plain English.

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Sector Patent Landscape Analysis Reports

Grid-Scale Concentrated Solar Thermal: Thermal Energy Storage Technologies

Concentrated solar thermal (CST) represents a promising option for grid-scale renewable electricity generation. The Cleantech Group reports Venture Capital investors put $745 million to work in the CST technology space in 2008 through early October. Beyond lower costs and better scalability, one of the key advantages of CST technology over other utility-scale renewable energy generation technologies like photovoltaic or wind, is the potential for thermal energy storage.

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