- Hyundai Motor Group engages in strategic dialogue within the session “Hydrogen, Past Mobility, New Power for Society” at APEC CEO Summit Korea 2025
- Vice Chair Jaehoon Chang emphasizes hydrogen’s position as a catalyst of carbon neutrality and strategic power provider
- The Group requires world collaboration to advance the hydrogen ecosystem via government-industry partnerships
- The Group showcases practically 30 years of hydrogen management past mobility throughout the excellent worth chain―from manufacturing and storage to utilization
Hyundai Motor Group (the Group) immediately held a high-level dialogue on hydrogen technique on the Asia-Pacific Financial Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit Korea 2025. Hyundai Motor Group Vice Chair and Hydrogen Council Co-Chair, Jaehoon Chang, joined Hydrogen Council CEO, Ivana Jemelkova, to debate the present state of the hydrogen {industry} and its position in sustainable progress throughout the Asia-Pacific area.
Underneath the theme “Bridge, Enterprise and Past,” the APEC CEO Summit introduced collectively world leaders to handle challenges reminiscent of regional integration, digital transformation, and sustainability. Within the session titled “Hydrogen, Past Mobility, New Power for Society” led by the Group, Vice Chair Chang emphasised hydrogen’s position in reaching carbon neutrality and power resilience, and known as for coordinated efforts to speed up adoption.
“Hydrogen accelerates carbon neutrality by addressing the intermittency of renewables and enhancing power resilience,” mentioned Jaehoon Chang, Vice Chair of Hyundai Motor Group. “Hydrogen additionally stands out as a strategic power provider, enabling localized era and distribution methods—reminiscent of off-grid and microgrid ecosystems—that cut back reliance on centralized grids and strengthen communities’ self-sufficiency.”
Through the session, Vice Chair Chang and Hydrogen Council CEO, Ivana Jemelkova, shared insights on the International Hydrogen Compass 2025, which outlines a pivotal second for the {industry}—shifting from ambition to supply with USD 110 billion of dedicated capital throughout 510 initiatives previous monetary funding choice globally.
Vice Chair Chang additionally emphasised that long-term collaboration between governments and {industry} is important to rework early efforts and improvements into significant, scalable outcomes throughout the hydrogen worth chain.
“Since 2020, world capital commitments to scrub hydrogen have grown ten instances―a outstanding trajectory,” mentioned Ivana Jemelkova, CEO of Hydrogen Council. “Our subsequent massive check is demand which requires clear, sensible and secure insurance policies and robust public-private collaboration. On the Hydrogen Council, the most important and solely CEO-led world enterprise initiative on clear hydrogen, we’re proud to work intently with Hyundai Motor Group of their capability of Council Co-chair to mobilize key gamers at this pivotal second and maintain shifting hydrogen ahead.”
Constructing on the insights shared throughout the session, the Group outlined how it’s translating world momentum into motion—by main efforts to each drive demand and guarantee provide throughout the hydrogen worth chain.
To scale up hydrogen era, the Group is investing in Waste-to-Hydrogen and polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) electrolysis applied sciences. For PEM electrolysis, 1MW-class initiatives are underway in Buan and Boryeong, and a 5MW-class system is being ready in Jeju. The Jeju undertaking goals to determine a whole inexperienced hydrogen ecosystem—from growing mass-production expertise for PEM electrolysis to increasing hydrogen mobility functions.
Since PEM electrolysis operates on the reverse precept of gasoline cell expertise, the Group is leveraging its intensive experience to speed up the hydrogen ecosystem and reinforce Korea’s management in clear power.
Earlier immediately, the Group’s Hyundai Motor Firm held a groundbreaking ceremony for a brand new gasoline cell manufacturing plant in Ulsan. The ability will additional drive localized key elements and strengthen Korea’s hydrogen manufacturing base.
As well as, the Group is advancing demand creation via hydrogen-powered logistics operations in Ulsan and Pyeongtaek, Korea, and has deployed hydrogen mobility at Incheon Worldwide Airport in Korea.
Globally, it has deployed port and logistics decarbonization initiatives such because the NorCAL ZERO Undertaking in California and HTWO Logistics within the state of Georgia, supporting clear logistics at Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America. The Group can be increasing hydrogen infrastructure in Australia, collaborating with the New South Wales authorities to construct hydrogen refueling stations and deploy its XCIENT gasoline cell vehicles, the world’s first mass-produced and main heavy responsibility gasoline cell truck.
“We consider creating demand and securing provide should go hand in hand. That’s why Hyundai is taking daring steps to guide on each fronts,” mentioned Vice Chair Chang. “Constructing a hydrogen ecosystem is one thing no single firm can do alone—it requires collective effort.”
The Group has been a pioneer and chief in hydrogen mobility for practically three many years, reaching many {industry} firsts and bests, together with the world’s first mass-produced hydrogen gasoline cell heavy-duty truck and world’s best-selling hydrogen gasoline cell passenger car, NEXO. The Group’s imaginative and prescient extends past mobility, encompassing the complete hydrogen worth chain—from manufacturing and storage to transportation and utilization.
The Group is ready to take part within the upcoming World Hydrogen Expo 2025 this December, reaffirming its dedication to world collaboration whereas driving innovation and real-world functions of hydrogen expertise.
