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Nippon Ekitan Corporation is participating in a demonstration test for making effective use of CO₂ captured from coal-fired power plants jointly conducted with Osaki CoolGen Corporation (a company jointly established by Electric Power Development Co., Ltd. (J-POWER) and The Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc.) and Sera Saien Co., Ltd. Osaki CoolGen aims to achieve innovative, low-carbon coal-fired thermal power generation by combining an integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) power plant with CO₂ separation and recovery. In the demonstration test, CO₂ from an IGCC power plant of Osaki CoolGen, is captured, liquefied, and transported and used to replace CO₂ that has been used for accelerating photosynthesis in a tomato greenhouse. It will contribute to realizing a carbon-neutral society by pursuing the possibilities for effective use of CO₂.