Solar energy is the leading renewable energy in patents in Spain

The Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (SPTO), an entity attached to the Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade, published a report on Spanish patents in renewable energies between 2010 and 2012. The document highlights the “spectacular” evolution recorded, with solar energy standing out above all others, accounting for 43.6% of all patents at the European level.

Worldwide, Spain continues to lead the positions of the countries that patent the most in the renewable energy sector, as it ranks fifth only behind the United States, Japan, Germany and the United KingdomSource: SPTO report