United Kingdom: Renewables

As solar power patent filings surge globally, driven by next-generation technologies and shifting manufacturing centres, innovators face critical decisions about where and how to protect their intellectual property. With China now accounting for over half of all new international solar patent families and emerging markets rapidly expanding their solar infrastructure, understanding the evolving patent landscape has never been more crucial for securing competitive advantage in the renewable energy sector.

As part of our Resilient Infrastructure series, we sat down with Andy Cox, Head of Energy Transition at insurance group Howden, to discuss the industry's role in building assets that last.

With trillions of dollars required to meet net-zero goals, states, industry leaders and investors are placing strategic bets on the emerging technologies touted as game-changers in the battle against climate change.