SEJONG, Oct. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s industry ministry said Tuesday it will install hydrogen charging stations throughout the country without any delay in line with its hydrogen policy vision that promotes the cleanest energy for automobiles. Under the plan, South Korea will finish installation of 310 charging stations for hydrogen fuel cell cars [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will build three hydrogen-powered cities in extended efforts to promote hydrogen energy in Asia’s fourth-biggest economy, the transport ministry said Thursday. In a three-year project headed by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, the government plans to build pilot hydrogen-powered cities by 2022, the ministry said [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Government measures to provide subsidies to hydrogen fueling stations in South Korea are being called for as experts are pointing out the problem of hydrogen cars failing to meet supply goals. The Hydrogen Energy Network (HyNet), a special purpose corporation for hydrogen fueling stations, reported that the current 3,000 [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai Motor Co. said Friday it will partner with American engine-maker Cummins Inc. to supply hydrogen fuel-cell powertrains to U.S. commercial vehicle companies. The two recently signed an initial pact in California to jointly develop and commercialize electric and fuel-cell powertrains combining Hyundai’s fuel-cell systems and Cummins’ electric powertrain, [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s biggest carmaker, said Thursday that its joint venture (JV) with Swiss hydrogen company H2 Energy AG has been officially launched as it looks to expand its presence in Europe’s environment-friendly commercial car market. A ribbon-cutting ceremony for Hyundai Hydrogen Mobility (HMM) was held in [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The world’s first hydrogen charging station at a parliament building opened at the National Assembly in Seoul on Tuesday. The achievement is seen as a new era for the hydrogen economy in South Korea as the country’s political center now accommodates a commercial hydrogen charging station. The two hydrogen [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s biggest carmaker, said Monday it will temporarily run a showroom in China to have local customers experience its hydrogen vehicle technologies. Hyundai Motor has opened the “Hyundai Hydrogen World” exhibition hall in Shanghai and plans to run it for two weeks from Monday through [...]
POHANG, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — A nanoleaf catalyst that follows the principle of photosynthesis to create hydrogen energy has been developed by a South Korean research team. Researchers at Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) imitated the mechanism of a monocotyledon to create a biomimetic nanoleaf electrocatalyst that accelerates the generation of oxygen [...]
ULSAN, Aug. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The city of Ulsan plans to build South Korea’s first pipeline system to supply hydrogen. The city signed an agreement with six agencies and businesses including the Korea Gas Safety Corp. (KGS) on Tuesday to build pipelines between hydrogen filling stations and hydrogen supplier Deokyang Co., and establish a [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean research team has developed a new technology that can significantly reduce the cost of catalysts required to produce hydrogen, an eco-friendly source of energy, by electrolyzing water. The Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS) research team announced on Tuesday that it has developed a more affordable [...]