CPC Partners with Mawudu to Brew a Cup of Low-Carbon Hydrogen Coffee
In the Mawudu Valley of Guanxi, Hsinchu, surrounded by mountains, the birth of a cup of coffee is no longer just an aromatic morning ritual — it is now the beginning of a dialogue between technology and the land. From de-pulping, fermenting, and roasting the coffee beans to the deep brown richness in the cup, the entire process is powered by hydrogen energy produced from pure propane supplied by CPC. This is a truly local low-carbon coffee — and a story of sustainability.
A Coffee Revolution Rising from the Valley
On the eve of the 2024 Spring Equinox, a signing ceremony for the "Low-Carbon Coffee Hydrogen Energy Innovation Cooperation Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)" was held in Guanxi Township, Hsinchu. CPC’s Liquefied Petroleum Gas Business Division built a bridge between technology and the land, joining forces with Panasonic Taiwan, Asia Hydrogen Energy, Holy Stars, and the Mawudu Coffee Production Cooperative. This collaboration is not just about supplying energy — it is about co-creating value. Through the Panasonic ENE-FARM hydrogen fuel cell system, CPC provides high-purity propane (with purity reaching 98%, surpassing international standards), which is reformed to produce hydrogen used to heat water and supply electricity for the coffee-making process. This significantly improves energy efficiency and reduces carbon emissions by 50%, making Mawudu Coffee the first "hydrogen-powered coffee" in Taiwan.
Signing of the MOU
Hydrogen fuel cells
The Temperature of Every Cup of Coffee Comes from the Convergence of Forests and Technology
Traditional coffee processing consumes a high amount of energy, and balancing efficiency with low carbon emissions for both electricity and heat sources is difficult. The hydrogen system used for hydrogen coffee achieves an energy efficiency of up to 97%, not only improving the stability of the coffee-making process but also creating fermentation temperatures more suitable for fully expressing the flavor of the coffee beans. It has even led to local shared applications such as "excess hot water provided for elderly tribe members to wash their hair" and "surplus electricity supporting power supply for communication base stations."
For CPC, energy is not merely a business model — it is a practice of social responsibility. Delivering high-purity propane to remote mountainous villages, overcoming geographical and transportation challenges, is an invisible yet powerful supply journey. All this effort is so that behind each cup of coffee lies not only great taste, but also sustainability.
Enjoying Mawudu coffee
Community × Low-Carbon Energy × Branding: Sustainability Is Not Just About the Environment — It Is Also About Local Revitalization
The Mawudu Coffee Production Cooperative is composed of 34 farmers who cultivate this land and tell their own stories through coffee. Through gas supply and technical support, CPC not only helps establish a stable production process but also enables the Mawudu brand to take root locally and grow sustainably. "From energy to farming, from processing to daily life," this hydrogen coffee revolution connects not only technology and business, but also serves as a model for local revitalization. Every partner — from farmers, technicians, equipment suppliers to local government — is a co-fermenter of this low-carbon revolution.
Planting coffee saplings together
A Cleaner Future Begins with a Cup of Coffee
Hydrogen coffee is not just an innovation in flavor. It is a practice of a new way of life, a new energy, and a new relationship with the land. By linking communities, localities, and climate action through energy technology, CPC is brewing a sustainable future for the entire mountain town — with the warmth of a single cup of coffee. From the forest to the cup, from propane to hydrogen, to the aroma of coffee beans — every step is a tangible footprint of CPC’s pursuit of sustainability. This is an energy transition and a lifestyle revolution. And we believe that true sustainability does not lie in slogans shouted aloud, but in a cup of coffee that you and I can both enjoy.