HD Hyundai Infracore Collaborates with Korea East-West Power to Develop 'Hydrogen Fuel Cell Engine for Power Generation'

Signing of MOU for Joint Promotion of Development and Commercialization of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Engines for Power Generation
Prototype Production by the End of 2024

HD Hyundai Infracore is collaborating with Korea East-West Power to develop hydrogen internal combustion engines for power generation and enter the clean energy power generation market.

HD Hyundai Infracore announced on the 7th that it recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the "Joint Promotion of Development and Commercialization of Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engine Generators" at the HD Hyundai Global R&D Center in Pangyo.

At Pangyo HD Hyundai GRC, HD Hyundai Infracore and Korea East-West Power signed an MOU to jointly promote the development and commercialization of hydrogen combustion engine generators. From the left, Kim Joong-su, Head of Engine Business Division at HD Hyundai Infracore, and Lee Young-chan, Executive Vice President of Korea East-West Power.
[Photo by HD Hyundai Infracore]

Through this MOU, HD Hyundai Infracore plans to develop a 1MW-class hydrogen internal combustion engine system for power generation by connecting five 200kW-class, 11L displacement hydrogen internal combustion engines, currently under development by the Engine Business Division, in parallel. Korea East-West Power will cooperate in the demonstration project of the hydrogen internal combustion engine by utilizing the hydrogen supply facilities and power grid infrastructure owned by the Ulsan Power Plant.

The hydrogen internal combustion engine, which uses 100% hydrogen as the combustion fuel, has the advantage of achieving zero carbon emissions while utilizing existing diesel engine technology and facilities, thereby reducing costs and accelerating commercialization. According to a report analyzing the demand for hydrogen internal combustion engines by Garrett Motion, a Swiss manufacturer of key engine components, hydrogen internal combustion engines are expected to hold a 5% market share in the power generation engine market by 2030 and grow to 20% by 2040. Accordingly, global engine manufacturers such as MAN (Germany), Cummins (USA), and JCB (UK) are also developing hydrogen internal combustion engines.

The two companies plan to produce prototypes by the end of 2024 as the first phase, continuously expand the lineup of hydrogen internal combustion engines for power generation, and enter the hydrogen power generation market (CHPS) while expanding related infrastructure.

Kim Jung-su, Executive Vice President and Head of the Engine Business Division at HD Hyundai Infracore, said, "Building on this hydrogen cooperation project, we will expand our eco-friendly powertrain lineup by developing large hydrogen internal combustion engines of 500kW or more for continuous power generation in the future. We will do our best to produce eco-friendly energy and provide sustainable solutions to our customers."

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