The Demand Appears promising for expansion of Ultracapacitors into markets in both Europe and the U.S., causing Ultracapacitor markers to undertake aggressive business expansion in an effort to meet the new demand.

Ultracapacitors are the type of electrochemical capacitors that are able to store exceptionally large amount of energy for their size. They have gotten a lot of attention recently, especially in the hybrid vehicle market. Today, the applications for Ultracapacitors are expanding to construction equipment and telecommunication. Also, we are seeing the increasing usage of Ultracapacitors in the emerging applications, such as renewable energy, residential power, public transportation, military/aerospace, and medicine/healthcare.

In the foreseeable future, demands for Ultracapacitor needs are increasing; this report also covers today’s key factors, including demand magnitude, demand size by application, technology trends, competition structure, development-enhancement factors, constraint factors, and price trends. Also, the activities of 14 major Ultracapacitor manufacturers, top 5 component material makers, and 7 corporate users in the U.S. and European markets are reported. The table shows the research items and contents in a concise manner, to make it easier to see the report as a whole, and the each research item.

The section of the research report
1 Current Situation of Ultracapacitors
Technology, obstacles, solutions
Current and future costs, price trends
Current and emerging applications
Products and product development

2 Application Markets and Share Current application markets and share (U.S.)
Current application markets and share (Europe)
Emerging application markets and share (U.S.)
Emerging application markets and share (Europe)

3 Market Size Trends and Forecast: 2005~2009
Total market size trends and forecast (Number of units and dollar amount)
U.S. market size by application: Current and emerging applications
European market size by application: Current and emerging applications
Material manufacturer’s sales and share

4 Strategic Alliance
Partnership situation of each manufacturer

5 Manufacturer’s Strategy
Strategies and development activities of 14 companies

6 Material manufacturer’s Strategy
Strategies and development activities of 5 companies

7 User’s Strategy
Strategies of 7 companies

Table of Contents

1 Overview of Ultracapacitor or Supercapacitor
1.1 Ultracapacitor Definition and Features
1.1.1 Overview
1.1.2 Capacitors
1.1.3 Ultracapacitors:
1.2 Ultracapacitor Technologies, Conditions, Obstacles and their Solutions
1.2.1 Technologies
1.2.1.1 Aluminum
1.2.1.2 Tantalum (Wet and Solid) 9
1.2.1.3 Multi-layer Polymer
1.2.1.4 Carbon Aerogels
1.2.1.5 Carbon Nanotube-based Double Layer Capacitors
1.2.2 Cost
1.2.3 Working Temperature
1.2.4 Size
1.2.5 Efficiency
1.2.6 Cycle Life
1.2.7 Self-discharge Rate
1.2.8 Equalization
1.3 Ultracapacitor Current and Emerging Application Areas
1.4 Current Product Information At a Glance
1.5 New (Developing or Planning) Product Information
1.6 Future Products Direction and Roadmap in the US and European Market

2 Ultracapacitor’s Prospect & New Applications and Business Roadmap
2.1 Prospect & New Applications by Makers and Users
2.1.1 Market Share of Current Applications in the U.S
2.1.2 Market Share of Current Applications in Europe
2.1.3 Forecast of Market Share of Emerging Application in the U.S
2.1.4 Forecast of Market Share of Emerging Application in Europe
2.2 Business Roadmap

3 Ultracapacitor’s Market Scale and Applications Area Share
3.1.1 US and EU Ultracapacitor Revenue, 2005 – 2009
3.1.2 Total Ultracapacitor Market Size Forecast (US and EU)
3.2 Ultracapacitor Application Area Share ($ base) 2005-2009
3.3 Component Material Maker Share

4 Ultracapacitor’s Manufacturers Strategic Alliance Map
4.1 Maxwell Technologies Example
4.2 Strategic Business Alliance List

5 Strategy of Ultracapacitor Makers
5.1 Maker’s Strategic Position and Development Activity for World Competition
5.1.1~5.1.14 Total 14 Manufacturers
Common Research Items
- Company name and contact
- URL and Email
- Status and Revenue
- Competitive Technologies
- Product Development
- Application Area
- Business alliance
- Customers

6 Strategy of Ultracapacitor Component Material Makers
6.1 ~6.1.5 Total 5 Makers
Common Research Items
- Company name and contact
- URL and Email
- Status and Revenue
- Competitive Technologies
- Product Development
- Application Area
- Business alliance
- Customers

7 Strategy of Ultracapacitor Enterprise Users
7.1 Enterprise Users Demand
7.1.1~7.1.7 Total 7 Enterprise Users
Common Research Items
- Name of the user and Location
- Name of the Ultracapacitor manufacturer
- Current application
- Emerging application
- Product development
- Power source specification

Table of Figures
Figure 1 1: Illustration of Ultracapacitor Layer and Electrode Structure
Figure 1 2: Typical Application Model of Ultracapacitor Unit 7
Figure 1 3: Ultracapacitor Supplies Peak Power
Figure 1 4: Ultracapacitor Technologies
Figure 1 5: Ultracapacitor Cost (Manufacturing & Raw materials)
Figure 1 6: Ultracapacitor Price Trend (Historical and Forecast)
Figure 1 7: Ultracapacitor Features
Figure 2 1: Market Share of Current and Emerging Applications in US, 2005
Figure 2 2: Ultracapacitor Current Application Market Share in the US– 2005
Figure 2 3: Market Share of Current and Emerging Applications in Europe, 2005
Figure 2 4: Ultracapacitor Current Application Market Share in Europe– 2005
Figure 2 5: Ultracapacitor Emerging Application Market Share Forecast, US-2006
Figure 2 6: Ultracapacitor Emerging Application Market Share Forecast, Europe-2006
Figure 3 1: US Current Application market size Forecast ($ million), 2005 – 2009
Figure 3 2: US Emerging Application Market Size Forecast ($ million), 2005 – 2009
Figure 3 3: US Current & Emerging Application Market Share, 2005 vs. 2009 35
Figure 3 4: EU Current Application Market Size Forecast ($ million), 2005 – 2009
Figure 3 5: EU Emerging Application Market Size Forecast ($ million), 2005 – 2009
Figure 3 6: European Current & Emerging Application Market Share, 2005 vs. 2009
Figure 3 7: US + EU Ultracapacitor Market Size Forecast ($ million), 2005 – 2009
Figure 3 8: Forecast of Market Share of Ultracapacitor Current Application Areas (U.S.)
Figure 3 9: Forecast of Market Share of Ultracapacitor Emerging Application Areas (U.S.)
Figure 3 10: Forecast of Market Share of Ultracapacitor Current Application Areas (EU)
Figure 3 11: Forecast of Market Share of Ultracapacitor Emerging Application Areas (EU)
Figure 3 12: Top 5 Component Material Manufacturer Market Share, 2005 vs. 2009
Figure 5 1: Number of companies based on their size (revenue)

List of Tables
Table 1 1: Examples of Current and Emerging Application Areas
Table 1 2: Current Product Information At a Glance
Table 1 3: New Developing Product Information At a Glance
Table 2 1: Prospect and New Applications by Makers & Users
Table 2 2: Ultracapacitor Current Application Market Share in the US– 2005
Table 2 3: Ultracapacitor Current Application Market Share in Europe– 2005
Table 2 4: Ultracapacitor Emerging Application Market Share Forecast, US-2006
Table 2 5: Ultracapacitor Emerging Application Market Share Forecast, Europe-2006
Table 3 1: Forecast of Ultracapacitor Market Size in $ Million for the US Market, 2005 – 2009
Table 3 2: Forecast of Ultracapacitor Market Size in $ Million for the European Market, 2005 – 2009
Table 3 3: US + EU Ultracapacitor Market Size Forecast ($ million), 2005 – 2009
Table 3 4: Forecast of Market Share of Ultracapacitor Application Areas (U.S.)
Table 3 5: Forecast of Market Share of Ultracapacitor Application Areas (EU)
Table 3 6: Top 5 Component Material Manufacturer Market Share, 2005 vs. 2009
Table 5 1: Number of companies based on their size (revenue)