Professional Journal

[월간수소경제 박상우 기자] Hyundai Motor Company has set out to lay the foundation for the North American hydrogen commercial vehicle market by seeking opportunities to expand the hydrogen business to US federal departments and global hydrogen companies at the largest hydrogen industry seminar in North America.

Hyundai Motor Company announced that it participated in the ‘2023 Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Seminar (HFCS)’ held at the Long Beach Convention Center in California, USA from February 7 to 9.

The ‘Hydrogen/Fuel Cell Seminar’ is the largest hydrogen industry-related event in North America with a history of more than 40 years, hosted by the Hydrogen Fuel Cell Association (FCHEA) and supported by the US government.

In particular, Korea was selected as the host country for the seminar for the first time this year, and had opportunities such as installing a PR booth dedicated to the event period, holding a special session for the guest country, and holding a ‘Korea-US Hydrogen Public-Public Roundtable’.

Hyundai Motor Company attended the ‘Korea-US Hydrogen Public-Private Roundtable’ held on the 8th to strengthen partnerships with various hydrogen-related organizations, including the US Department of Energy, the Department of Commerce, and the California State Government, and to discuss technology with various local companies throughout the hydrogen value chain. Both sides sought ways to cooperate, such as development, to create synergies.

In addition, he inquired about incentive policies in the field of clean energy, such as hydrogen, and emphasized the need for support from the US government for the expansion of hydrogen commercial vehicle demonstration projects and the supply of fuel cells.

At the ‘Special Guest Country Session’ held on the 9th, Hyundai Motor Company introduced the ‘California Port Eco-Friendly Truck Introduction Demonstration Project’, which supplies 30 XCIENT Fuel Cell trucks to the Port of Oakland, USA, and conducted a hydrogen commercial vehicle demonstration project to other state governments. offered to participate.

In September of last year, Hyundai Motor Company was finally selected in the air pollution reduction program ‘TAG (Targeted Airshed Grants)’ contest hosted by the US Environmental Protection Agency, and in the second half of this year, it replaced the existing hydrogen transport diesel truck of US FirstElement Fuel (FEF). It is going to supply 5 Hal Xcient hydrogen electric trucks.

During the event, Hyundai Motor Company exhibited the North American Xcient hydrogen electric truck tractor in the Korean public relations hall and had time to introduce the ‘Waste-to-energy Hydrogen Production Concept’. The North American Xcient hydrogen electric truck tractor is equipped with a 180kW fuel cell system and a drive motor with a maximum output of 350kW, and can travel up to 720km by charging 68kg of hydrogen at a time.

Hyundai Motor Company’s ‘Resource Recycling Hydrogen Production Concept’ uses biogas extracted from organic waste such as food waste, livestock manure, and sewage sludge to build a waste energy hydrogen production system and apply it to various fields such as transportation, industry, buildings, and power generation. The plan is to promote the development of a clean hydrogen ecosystem. Hyundai Motor Group is currently carrying out demonstration projects in Chungju, etc. in Korea, and is considering expanding overseas, such as China and the United States.

Furthermore, Hyundai Motor Group is reviewing a hydrogen energy business model that integrates the entire hydrogen value chain, such as future reforming/capture (CCUS), storage and transportation, supply and utilization, as well as clean hydrogen production through the ‘resource recycling hydrogen production concept’. .

[월간수소경제 이종수 기자] HyCC (Hydrogen Chemistry Company) announced on the 6th that it has selected engineering and water electrolysis technology suppliers for ‘H2eron’, a green hydrogen project promoted by Delfzil, the Netherlands.

The project’s 40 MW hydrogen production plant will produce hydrogen for the first time in 2026 to support the production of sustainable aviation fuel. It is capable of producing up to 6,000 tons of green hydrogen per year.

HyCC contracted Kraftanlagen Energy & Services to be the basic design and engineering (FEED) supplier for the hydrogen production plant, while placing an order for water electrolysis stacks from Nel.

At the plant, operated by HyCC, Nell’s atmospheric alkaline water electrolysis facility will be built to produce green hydrogen through water electrolysis using renewable energy power. The hydrogen produced here will be used by SkyNRG, a fuel producer, to produce Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF).

SAF refers to ‘sustainable aviation fuel’ made using plants, waste cooking oil, and animal fat. In its pure form, the use of SAF reduces carbon emissions by 85% over fossil jet fuel over its entire life cycle.

HyCC, which recently received environmental permits for the project, is working closely with SkyNRG and its partners to make a final investment decision (FID) in 2024.

Marcel Galjee, managing director of HyCC, said, “The stable supply of green hydrogen is key to decarbonizing the aviation industry.” We are delighted to be able to move the project forward.”

“We are proud to be able to leverage our proven EPC expertise on this project,” said Alfons Weber, CEO of Kraftanlagen Energy & Services. “This project will greatly support the decarbonisation of the aviation industry. It is now important to realize large-scale green hydrogen production plants. Kraftanlagen Energy & Services is committed to implementing these projects and making green hydrogen available.”

“H2eron will have a significant impact on reducing carbon emissions in the aviation sector,” said Hans Hide, Nell’s Chief Project Officer. “Nell is proud to be able to supply our proven electrolysis technology for this exciting and important project. I think,” he said.

“Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is a key component of the energy transition, and sustainable hydrogen is a cornerstone of SAF,” said Marten van Dyck, Chief Development Officer (CDO) of SkyNRG. HyCC will make this a reality.”

[월간수소경제 박상우 기자] The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and the Korea Land, Infrastructure, and Transport Science and Technology Promotion Agency announced that they would hold the ‘Hydrogen City Convergence Forum Founding General Meeting’ on February 3rd, in which industry, academia, research institutes, and governments participate together to spread hydrogen cities.

The launch of the Hydrogen City Convergence Forum has been discussed to induce participation in the hydrogen city by the private sector equipped with technology and capital in preparation for the full-scale expansion of the hydrogen city, to share knowledge and information related to the hydrogen city, and to build a network.

On October 13 last year, a briefing session was held to establish a hydrogen city convergence forum through the ‘Hydrogen City Conference’, and 113 institutions and companies, including local governments, companies, research institutes, and academia, decided to participate by recruiting participating organizations.

In particular, it is noteworthy that leading private companies in Korea such as Hyundai Heavy Industries, Hyundai Mobis, Hyundai Rotem, POSCO E&C, Doosan Fuel Cell, KEPCO KPS, KEPCO KDN, Kolon Global, Daewoo E&C, STX Energy Solutions, and Hankook Tire are highly involved.

In addition, local governments in progress or newly promoting hydrogen city projects such as Ulsan, Ansan, Jeonju, Wanju, Samcheok, Pyeongtaek, Namyangju, Dangjin, Boryeong, Gwangyang, and Pohang participate in hydrogen demonstration cities (Ulsan, Jeonju/Wanju, Ansan). We plan to share our know-how with other local governments, and research institutes and public corporations will also participate to collect ideas.

According to the data submitted in advance, at the inaugural meeting, Professor Yoon Chang-won of Pohang University of Science and Technology, who is in charge of the keynote speech, will make a presentation on the theme of ‘Development Direction of Hydrogen City Leading Carbon Neutrality’ and share the operation plan of the Hydrogen City Convergence Forum.

The Hydrogen City Convergence Forum is composed of the Steering Committee, the Hydrogen City Council, and the Subcommittee, and the Subcommittee operates in four areas: ‘Technology Development’, ‘Industry-University Cooperation’, ‘Reorganization of the Legal System’, and ‘Dissemination of Domestic and Foreign Dissemination’ do.

The Hydrogen City Convergence Forum plans to build a hydrogen city governance in various forms without being bound by the existing framework by forming a network to spread hydrogen cities, such as sharing hydrogen city know-how, proposing ideas related to hydrogen city policies, and sharing overseas trends.

Gil Byeong-woo, director of urban policy at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, who attended the inaugural general meeting, said, “We hope that many new ideas from the private sector will be proposed through the Hydrogen City Convergence Forum. It is an important time to make efforts to face each other,” he said, emphasizing the network and harmony among the promoting entities.