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5. Supercapacitor applications
Historically, as mentioned in the introduction, supercapacitors were first used in electronic devices requiring low backup voltages and currents:
These low-power applications are still in the majority today, but fast-growing fields such as electric vehicles and telecommunications are demanding high specific power. Hybrid installations coupling supercapacitors with other means of storing or producing electrical energy are currently being developed. In the longer term, supercapacitors seem capable of achieving performances that would enable them to become autonomous means of storing and supplying electrical energy in installations using solar and/or wind power.
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References
SUPPLIERS
These lists are not exhaustive.
Activated carbon in powder, fiber, aerogel, nanotube or paper form
Germany
Kynol Europa
France
CECA
Pica-Actitex
...Supercapacitors on the market
These addresses correspond to the companies whose products are listed in table 3 (§ 6.1).
United States
Cooper/PowerStor
Evans Corp.
Supercapacitors currently on the market or under development
These addresses correspond to the companies whose products are listed in table 4 (§ 6.2).
France
SAFT France
United States
IMRA
OTHER COMPANIES
As the field is expanding rapidly, we can mention a few other companies and organizations.
Germany
Dornier GMBH
France
CEAC, Bolloré Technologie (carbon composite electrode films)
Japan
Asahi Glass
Kanebo
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
Nichicon...
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