In March 2021, Marubeni Corporation invested in Skeleton Technologies Group OÜ in Estonia, which develops and manufactures ultracapacitors. Marubeni will start to work on sales of Skeleton's ultracapacitors and develop the use cases and markets of its next generation energy storage technology with Skeleton in Japan and other Asian countries. Marubeni announced on March 5.

Ultracapacitors are used as energy storage devices in various industries including automotive, transportation, construction machinery, electric power, and industrial machinery. Their unique and superior features, such as high-power density, high-speed charge/discharge, long life, safety, and recyclability, make them especially attractive.

Skeleton, as the largest ultracapacitor manufacturer in Europe with its research and development facilities in Estonia and Germany and its manufacturing facility in Germany, currently supplies its ultracapacitor products, with the highest performance level in the market, to clients such as major automotive manufacturers and global electrical & power generation system manufacturers in Europe and the United States.

Furthermore, Skeleton is developing next generation products that will have a significant increase in energy density, which will enable them to be applied to a wide range of areas, achieve more efficient energy usage at a lower cost, and provide environmental protection measures by being an alternative to lithium-ion batteries and lead-acid batteries, or by being combined with fuel cell systems.

Through the Investment, Marubeni, as a strategic partner of Skeleton, will leverage its global marketing capabilities to carry out the sales of Skeleton's ultracapacitors in Japan and other Asian countries, and will develop the applications of its next generation products utilizing its relationship with existing clients in various industries.

(IRuniverse)

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