Full profile interview
4 Apr 2016

Skeleton Technologies
Skeleton Technologies won the Ecosummit London Award for the best startup in 2015, as Europe's biggest developer and manufacturer of ultracapacitor cells. Customers include the European Space Agency, which uses the product to solve power delivery and energy storage issues by recapturing energy and providing peak and backup power.
Event summary
10 Feb 2015

IDTechEx report from the first major supercapacitor event of 2015
This article focuses on the highlights of the second day of the AABC Conference 2015 in Mainz Germany, specifically in the Electrochemical Capacitor Symposium.
19 Jan 2015

New Supercapacitor Advances in Japan
Supercapacitor sales are mostly about automotive, with Chinese buses being the main destination of Ioxus and Maxwell supercapacitors and Japanese cars the main users of Nippon ChemiCon supercapacitors. French cars are the main users of Batscap supercapacitors and so on. IDTechEx analysts regularly visit many supercapacitor and lithium-ion capacitor (supercabattery) manufacturers and users in Japan the center of the global EV industry, with Toyota the leader by a large margin. Here are some of the findings.
30 Dec 2014

Review of supercapacitors in 2014 and the outlook for 2015
Whilst the industry has reduced its growth in comparison to the previous years (from an estimated 30% in 2014 vs 2013 to 15% in 2014 vs 2013), IDTechEx believes that this is just a temporary stagnation. Indeed, the fact that other companies are investing in manufacturing capacity and challenging the leadership of Maxwell Technologies is a positive sign for the industry and a good signal for the supercapacitor market, which by definition needs more than one major player. We believe that more manufacturer options across the globe will provide the required alternative supply that end user industries are requiring in order to warranty market competition.
This article gives an overview of the major events and developments in 2014 and gives the IDTechEx outlook for 2015.
Full profile interview: SWOT
22 Dec 2014

Nippon Chemi-Con
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22 Dec 2014

TOC Capacitor Co. Ltd
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17 Dec 2013

JSR Micro, Inc. / JM Energy Corp.
IDTechEx learnt in a conversation with a PSA executive in a supercapacitor conference in october 2014 that the company is in discussions with JM Energy in relation to their hybrid supercapacitor.
Full profile interview: SWOT
5 Dec 2013

VISEDO Oy
-The company's core capabilities are in the development of key electric traction components and the optimization of hybrid power trains. This basically comprehends the design of power trains through the integration of key components such as electric motors, energy storage and electric inverters in a way to enhance the energy efficiency from the battery to the point of energy demand. The company is essentially performing as a system integrator, which allows them to capture most of the value of the electric value supply chain, excluding the retail and post sale service of electric vehicles.
-The company holds patents on axial electric motor technology.
-The company developed originally permanent magnet electric generators and motors, then it expanded to add more components to their product portfolio over time, first adding heavy duty inverters and finally supercapacitor technology (partnership with WIMA)
- The company is backed up by relevant investors such as SEMIKRON which is in the power electronics industry.
12 Nov 2013

Supercapacitors II - market forecasts
In a recent premium article, IDTechEx Research gave an initial assessment of the supercapacitor market globally. In the second part of this article series, IDTechEx Research offers its market projections for this fast-growing technology. As always, IDTechEx Research provides detailed reality checks on its forecasts.
Full profile interview: SWOT
8 Jul 2013

Saft Batteries
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5 Jun 2013

Elbit Systems
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22 Dec 2012

Maxwell Technologies Inc
22 Oct 2012

Why ultracapacitors maintain 30% market growth
Ultracapacitors, also known as supercapacitors, have seen some setbacks lately. Market leader Maxwell Technologies has seen reduced ultracapacitor sales growth in early 2012 due to softness in Europe and Nanotecture, in Europe, developing the variant called a supercabattery went out of business.