Samsung's new Eco Remote uses the VINATech VPC hybrid capacitor and energy harvesting technology. This allows charging to take place even in the dark

VPC is an eco-friendly, high-power-density hybrid capacitor developed by VINATech's R&D team. A VPC hybrid capacitor combines the advantages of supercapacitors and batteries by using different materials for both electrodes. A supercapacitor is an energy storage device suitable for instantaneous high-power output. Its advantages include high-speed charging and discharging, long lifespan, and a wide operating temperature range. However, supercapacitors have lower energy density than batteries.

In contrast, VPCs have an energy density that is about 10 times greater than that of a supercapacitor of the same size. VPCs also retain the advantages of supercapacitors, such as faster charge and discharge rates than batteries, and the ability to operate in a wide temperature range of -25 to 85 °C. Furthermore, unlike batteries, there is no risk of fire or explosion with a VPC.

VPCs are manufactured with environmentally friendly materials that help minimize carbon dioxide emissions throughout their entire lifecycle, from production to disposal. VPCs are also optimized for environmental responsibility because they have a charge/discharge lifespan of over 50,000 cycles—100 times longer than traditional batteries. At CES 2022, Samsung Electronics explained that, considering sales volume and usage period, more than 200 million batteries will be saved. If these stored batteries were laid end to end, the line would stretch from Las Vegas (USA) to South Korea.