Long considered an alternative to all-electric, hydrogen has struggled to attract car manufacturers for obvious reasons of cost, as well as a distinct lack of infrastructure. However, even outside the car, hydrogen is of interest in the field of transport as a wholein particular in the transportation of goods.

Nevertheless, even if most manufacturers do not push in this area, certain Asian brands still see interest in it. Toyota in the first place, even if the brand recently admitted that it “failed” with this energy in the field of clean cars. Now the Japanese firm wants to focus on hydrogen, but specifically for SUVs.

A global commitment to hydrogen

Hyundai, the South Korean auto giant, recently increased its commitment to hydrogen development by signing a multilateral agreement aimed at promoting the “exchange of best practices.” To mark the importance of this initiative, the signing ceremony took place as part of COP28, the Conference of the Parties to Climate Change.

The agreement, reached with the support of South Korea’s Ministry of Environment, Korea Water Resources Corp., Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and SK E&S, aims to accelerate the development of the global water ecosystem.

The South Korean partners involved in this agreement will play a critical role in conducting case studies and consulting on hydrogen-related projects. The Ministry of Natural Resources will share examples of the spread of hydrogen vehicles and the creation of ecosystems of charging stations.

The Korea Water Corporation will study the production and use of hydrogen for transportation through hydropower. SK E&S will explain the production and use of liquid hydrogen. As you can see, again Hyundai in no way refers to cars in the literal sense of the termbut rather the world of transport in general.

A new way of obtaining hydrogen

Hyundai will also introduce a “waste-to-hydrogen” process. This method of producing hydrogen from biogas released by organic waste has already proven itself in South Korea.

Chul Yoon Park, Head of Global Hydrogen Business at Hyundai Motor Company, said: “Our waste-to-hydrogen model is an environmentally friendly hydrogen production method that has already been successfully applied and tested in Korea. »

As part of this agreement, GGGI will publish an evaluation report based on the analysis of partners’ contributions, a document intended for international distribution. Hyundai Motor’s overall goal is to popularize the benefits of hydrogen production from waste and expand the adoption of this model worldwide.

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