- Hyundai Motor Group and Air Liquide reaffirm management within the hydrogen sector as co-chairs of the Hydrogen Council, driving international hydrogen ecosystem growth
- Partnership focuses on constructing a sustainable power ecosystem throughout Europe, U.S. and Korea, encompassing manufacturing, storage, transportation and utilization
- Collaboration expands past mobility to incorporate infrastructure, logistics, and clear power options, supporting the worldwide power transition
- Main milestones in Korea reveal the partnership’s progress in FCEV commercialization, refueling infrastructure, and hydrogen provide chain innovation
Hyundai Motor Group (the Group) and Air Liquide right this moment introduced the growth of their strategic partnership to speed up the expansion of the international hydrogen ecosystem.
The companions introduced the renewal of their Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the Hydrogen Council CEO Summit, held from December 2 to 4 in Seoul. The partnership goals to result in the growth of a complete hydrogen ecosystem, encompassing manufacturing, storage, transportation and utilization.
The partnership will concentrate on scaling up hydrogen use throughout key areas, together with Europe, Korea and america, with particular emphasis on heavy-duty transport, logistics and public transportation. By combining Air Liquide’s technical experience with the Group’s management in mobility innovation, each corporations will contribute to the event of a sustainable power panorama and the achievement of carbon neutrality.
“Hyundai Motor Group is proud to deepen its collaboration with Air Liquide to appreciate our shared imaginative and prescient of a hydrogen-powered future. Collectively, we’re constructing a sturdy hydrogen worth chain, from manufacturing to utilization, with the intention of constructing hydrogen a sensible and sustainable resolution for international power challenges.” – Ken Ramirez, Head of Power & Hydrogen Enterprise Division at Hyundai Motor Group
“We’re delighted to strengthen our partnership with Hyundai Motor Group. Collaborations like this between leaders throughout the worth chain are important to constructing the hydrogen financial system. The progress we’ve made in Korea highlights what’s doable when trade leaders work collectively for a sustainable future.” – Armelle Levieux, Vice President of Innovation, Electronics and Hydrogen at Air Liquide
Constructing a International Hydrogen Ecosystem
By way of their strengthened collaboration, the Group and Air Liquide will set up key hubs in Europe, Korea and U.S. to foster hydrogen ecosystem development. The partnership’s strategic initiatives embody:
- Infrastructure Enlargement: Growing hydrogen refueling networks and storage capability to satisfy rising demand.
- Dependable Provide Chain Growth: Establishing a hydrogen ecosystem masking low carbon and renewable manufacturing, transportation, distribution, and utilization throughout mobility and different key sectors. A core aspect can be the acceleration of innovation in hydrogen applied sciences.
- Hydrogen Mobility Deployment: Commercializing gas cell electrical automobiles (FCEVs) for numerous functions, together with logistics fleets, public buses and port operations.
Milestones in South Korea: Pioneering Progress in Hydrogen Adoption
The Hyundai Motor Group-Air Liquide partnership has already delivered tangible ends in South Korea, setting a robust basis for future development.
Key achievements in Korea embody:
- FCEV Commercialization: The Group has deployed greater than 2,000 hydrogen buses and 37,000 passenger FCEVs so far, with plans to scale additional by 2025.
- Refueling Community Enlargement: The businesses have collaborated on superior hydrogen refueling stations via Hynet and Kohygen, the place each the Group and Air Liquide are shareholders.
- Provide Chain Improvements: Air Liquide has strengthened hydrogen capabilities in South Korea with Lotte-Air Liquide Ener’Hy nation’s largest 450-bar Filling Heart not too long ago inaugurated in Daesan, providing cost-competitive options to assist rising hydrogen demand.
Driving International Management as Co-Chairs of the Hydrogen Council
The strengthened partnership additionally underscores the businesses’ international management within the hydrogen trade as co-chairs of the Hydrogen Council. The Group and Air Liquide will work collectively to drive worldwide cooperation, trade standardization and coverage advocacy to speed up the worldwide hydrogen ecosystem’s growth. As co-chairs of the Council, they reaffirmed their dedication to increasing hydrogen’s function within the international power transition and decarbonization efforts.
The expanded partnership between the Group and Air Liquide represents a pivotal step in advancing international hydrogen adoption. By combining assets, experience and management, the 2 corporations are poised to realize important progress in hydrogen infrastructure, mobility and innovation, paving the way in which for carbon neutrality and a cleaner future.
