CHARGE2C-NEWCAP LDA

Their core work

C2C-NewCap is a Portuguese SME that develops advanced energy storage devices, specifically supercapacitors and hybrid battery-supercapacitor systems for transport and mobility applications. Their core work focuses on combining ultracapacitors with batteries to reduce CO2 emissions, enable engine start-stop systems, and support vehicle electrification. They also contribute to hybrid storage architectures pairing supercapacitors with vanadium redox flow batteries for broader energy applications.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

C2C-NewCap's early H2020 activity (2017) started with an SME Instrument Phase 1 feasibility study for transport-sector energy storage, alongside participation in the fundamental research project PEGASUS on graphene nanostructures. From 2019 onward, they moved decisively into full-scale product development — coordinating the well-funded HYCAP project on battery-supercapacitor devices for vehicles, and joining HyFlow to explore hybrid vanadium redox flow battery systems. The trajectory is clear: from concept validation and materials research toward applied, market-ready hybrid storage products.

C2C-NewCap is converging on commercializable hybrid energy storage devices for transport, making them a strong bet for projects needing an SME partner with real product development experience in supercapacitor-battery integration.

How they like to work

C2C-NewCap balances leadership and partnership roles equally — they coordinated 2 of their 4 projects, including their largest (HYCAP). With 16 unique partners across 10 countries from just 4 projects, they build broad European networks rather than relying on repeat collaborators. This suggests an outward-looking SME comfortable both driving a project agenda and contributing specialized components to larger consortia.

Despite being a small company, C2C-NewCap has built a network spanning 16 partners across 10 countries in just 4 projects, indicating strong European connectivity. Their partnerships cover both fundamental research (FET) and applied energy/transport projects.

What sets them apart

C2C-NewCap occupies a specific niche: they are one of few European SMEs focused specifically on supercapacitor-battery hybrid storage for transport applications, with both coordination experience and a clear path from SME Instrument Phase 1 through Phase 2. Their participation in PEGASUS (graphene nanostructures) hints at a materials science foundation that most pure device integrators lack. For consortium builders, they offer the rare combination of a commercially motivated SME that also understands the underlying materials science.

Highlights from their portfolio

• HYCAP
  Their flagship project (EUR 1.4M, SME Instrument Phase 2) — coordinated by C2C-NewCap to develop a market-ready battery-supercapacitor storage device for sustainable mobility.
• HyFlow
  Participation in a hybrid vanadium redox flow battery project shows expansion beyond transport into broader stationary and grid-scale energy storage.
• PEGASUS
  A FET Open project on graphene nanostructures — unusual for a transport-focused SME, suggesting deeper materials science capabilities than typical device companies.