SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Mobis Co., South Korea’s biggest auto parts maker, said Friday it will invest 1.32 trillion won (US$1.1 billion) in two local hydrogen fuel-cell plants by 2025. Hyundai Mobis plans to build a hydrogen fuel-cell stack plant in Incheon, just west of Seoul, and a hydrogen fuel-cell systems assembly [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean construction machinery maker Hyundai Construction Equipment Co. on Tuesday said it will develop small-sized forklifts to be powered by hydrogen fuel cells. The subsidiary of Hyundai Genuine Co. will team up with S-Fuelcell Co., a local hydrogen fuel cell maker, to commercialize the 1-3 ton forklifts by [...]
SEOUL, July 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s steel giant POSCO announced on Monday that in collaboration with power plant builder Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co., it will develop a new power generation technology using the ammonia synthesized from green and blue hydrogen as a fuel. The two parties, together with the Research Institute [...]
SEOUL, July 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Lotte Chemical Co., a major South Korean petrochemical company, said Tuesday it will invest 4.4 trillion won (US$3.8 billion) in the hydrogen business by 2030 to cut its carbon emissions and foster the new growth driver. The petrochemical unit of Lotte Group said it aims to generate 3 trillion [...]
SEOUL, June 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean refiners are jacking up investment in the burgeoning hydrogen market to secure their place in a world shifting away from fossil fuels and to get ahead of the next big change in the energy industry. Hydrogen, which burns clean when mixed with oxygen in a fuel cell, [...]
SEOUL, June 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Group is on its way toward an all-electric future by adopting a two-track strategy to deliver batteries for both electric and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, hoping to expand its presence in the growing eco-friendly car market. The world’s fifth-largest carmaker is one of the few industry players [...]
BUSAN, June 11 (Korea Bizwire) — A new device has been developed that can produce hydrogen using seawater batteries. The device is expected to contribute to the development of a hydrogen-fueled ship. The state-run Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology announced on Thursday that it had developed a seawater battery-based hydrogen production device by [...]
SEOUL, June 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The heads of South Korea’s four major conglomerates met Thursday to discuss ways to set up a consultative body on hydrogen in a move that underscored their commitment to fostering the clean energy source. Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Euisun met with SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won, POSCO Chairman [...]
SEOUL, June 3 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Corp., the holding company of SK Group, said Thursday it has made a strategic investment in Monolith Materials Inc., an American hydrogen company, to ramp up its clean energy business. The holding firm of South Korea’s No. 3 conglomerate said it has signed a deal to acquire stakes [...]
BISMARCK, N.D. and LAKE MARY, Fla., June 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Bakken Energy, LLC, formerly Bakken Midstream Natural Gas, LLC, (Bakken Energy) and Mitsubishi Power Americas, Inc. (Mitsubishi Power) have signed a strategic partnership agreement to create a world-class clean hydrogen hub in North Dakota. This hub will be composed of facilities that produce, store, [...]