On January 27, 2026, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Landis+Gyr to collaborate on grid edge intelligence and support the energy transition. Under the agreement, Mitsubishi Electric will integrate its decades of expertise in energy systems with Landis+Gyr’s open, scalable Application Ecosystem—already adopted by over 3,500 utilities globally—to develop edge applications that leverage devices such as the Revelo® grid sensor. The initial phase will target North America, where distributed energy resources (DERs) have grown by over 25% in the past two years, enhancing utility capabilities in real-time operational optimization, grid stability, DER orchestration and customer engagement without disclosing any individual meter prices.

In joint research with Kyoto University’s Solid Mechanics Laboratory, Mitsubishi Electric confirmed the world’s first self-recovery property of highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG), a van der Waals layered material, marking a potential paradigm shift for micro electro mechanical systems (MEMS). Tests demonstrated that HOPG devices, when subjected to cyclic mechanical stress up to 10 million cycles, exhibited an average 85% recovery of electrical conductivity within milliseconds after deformation events—an improvement that could extend MEMS operational lifetimes by 40% to 60% in industrial sensor and actuator applications.

Mitsubishi Electric’s ME Innovation Fund announced its fourteenth investment by committing $10 million to Lucend, a California-based startup specializing in AI-driven data center operational optimization. Lucend’s platform, which has demonstrated average server energy savings of 18% and rack-level cooling reductions of 12% in pilot programs, addresses the surge in global data center capital expenditure, projected to exceed $200 billion by year-end 2026. This strategic funding underscores Mitsubishi Electric’s focus on leveraging AI to enhance sustainability and efficiency in digital infrastructure.