HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering received approval for its liquefied hydrogen tank technology from four major classification societies.
Korea's demand for hydrogen fuel in the mobility sector jumped 64 percent in 2024 from a year earlier, driven by the increasing number of hydrogen buses in the country, data showed Friday.
A city bus running on hydrogen exploded at a charging station in Chungju, North Chungcheong, on Monday, injuring two people.
Toxic fumes from a pigsty waste treatment plant killed two and injured one in Wanju County, North Jeolla.
The Finance Ministry said Thursday it has selected the southeastern city of Gyeongju as the site for a 771.6 billion won ($552.8 million) project to construct the country's largest hydrogen fuel cell power plant.
Korea's demand for hydrogen in the mobility sector jumped 59 percent through September from a year earlier, data showed Wednesday.
Hyundai plans to launch a new hydrogen-powered SUV, inspired by retro designs, in the first half of next year.
President Yoon Suk Yeol announced plans to transform North Gyeongsang into a hub for small modular reactors (SMRs) and clean hydrogen.
Hyundai Motor CEO Chang Jae-hoon was named co-chairman of the Hydrogen Council.
Hyundai Motor's 48 Xcient fuel-cell trucks have exceeded a cumulative driving distance of 10 million kilometers (6.2 million miles) in Switzerland in the three years and eight months since the hydrogen truck began fleet operations.
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