Spatial analysis of thermal power storage field

This study utilizes collaborative energy storage patent data from 2013 to 2022 to construct a technology transfer network among Chinese provinces, analyzing the current state of spatial energy storage technologies.results indicate: (1) The technology transfer network exhibits a core–periphery structure at the provincial level, with certain provinces excelling in both the diffusion and absorption of technology; (2) While the spatial distribution patterns of the two types of technology transfer institutions are similar, significant differences exist in their spatial hierarchies; (3) The two forms of energy storage technology transfer are positively spatially correlated, exhibiting core areas, collapse areas, protrusion areas, and regions with lower energy activity; (4) Six factors – economic development, innovation investment, environmental regulation, industrial clustering, energy production, and consumption – consistently influence the directionality of technology transfer.