In April 2024, Mitsubishi Electric and ITRI concluded a basic agreement to cooperate on research targeting sustainability technologies. Since then, they have been engaged in research and development of carbon dioxide capture and utilisation (CCU) technology. In June 2025, Mitsubishi Electric installed a CO2 capture machine developed by ITRI at its Advanced Technology R&D Center in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, and commenced demonstrations of the capture of CO2 from the flue gas of a gas boiler.
As the next step towards the widespread implementation of CO2 capture technology from flue gases, Mitsubishi Electric and ITRI have signed a collaboration agreement with TTL Jhunan Brewery covering the planned demonstration tests of the process by which TTL Jhunan Brewery will capture and utilise the CO2 emitted during its beverage manufacturing process.
Under this agreement, the three parties will work on establishing technologies to capture CO2 from the flue gas of a gas boiler at TTL Jhunan Brewery and to purify the captured CO2 for use in a beer production line. They will also research the technical challenges and the economic feasibility of capturing and utilising CO2.
Through these demonstration tests, Mitsubishi Electric and ITRI aim to accelerate the research and development of CCU technology, while TTL Jhunan Brewery seeks to reduce CO2 emissions from its factory and expand the potential use of captured CO2 in its own factory.