Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced on June 9, 2025, the start of a demonstration to capture CO2 from flue gas using a machine developed by Taiwan’s Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI). The demonstration, located at Mitsubishi Electric’s Advanced Technology R&D Center in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, began on June 9 and will run until September 2027.
Following an April 2024 agreement with ITRI to collaborate on sustainability technologies, the two organizations have focused on carbon dioxide capture and utilization (CCU) technology to address climate change. CCU involves capturing CO2 from power plant and factory emissions and converting it into fuel and chemical products.
The demonstration connects ITRI’s CO2 capture machine to a steam-generating boiler to evaluate its ability to capture CO2 from flue gas. The machine uses a solid adsorption method, where CO2 is adsorbed onto a solid material and released through heating for recovery and further processing. Unlike the traditional liquid absorption method, which uses an amine-based aqueous solution and requires significant energy for evaporation, the solid adsorption method reduces energy consumption by eliminating this step.
Mitsubishi Electric will incorporate its technologies in system design, control, and energy management—developed through experience in air conditioning, refrigeration, and industrial systems—to improve the energy efficiency of the CCU system during the demonstration.
The results will inform Mitsubishi Electric and ITRI’s efforts to develop and deploy an integrated CCU system for societal use. Mitsubishi Electric will also integrate this expertise with its Energy & Facility solutions to reduce CO2 emissions at plants and facilities, targeting carbon neutrality. The company plans to collaborate with other firms on applied research to develop an advanced CCU system for commercialization by the fiscal year ending March 2030 or later.
ITRI, a non-profit organization based in Hsinchu County, Taiwan, with approximately 6,000 researchers, focuses on scientific and technological research to support industrial development and economic value.
