Hyundai Motor Group has announced a strategic partnership with the Indonesian government and state-owned energy firm Pertamina to develop a waste-to-hydrogen (W2H) ecosystem in Indonesia, Koreatimes.co.kr reported.
The announcement was made at the during an event held Tuesday in Jakarta.
According to Hyundai, the W2H model involves fermenting organic waste—such as food scraps, sewage sludge, and livestock manure—to produce biogas. This biogas can then be converted into hydrogen, enabling decentralized and cost-effective hydrogen production while minimizing the need for long-distance transport and complex storage infrastructure.
Hyundai has already implemented W2H technology domestically, including at a mini hydrogen city project in Paju, Gyeonggi Province, and at various facilities in North Chungcheong Province, such as a food bio center in Chungju and a public sewage treatment plant in Cheongju.
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The Indonesian initiative, however, marks Hyundai’s first international application of this technology.
As part of the project, Hyundai will collaborate with Korean landfill developer Sejin GNE to utilize biogas from the Sarimukti Landfill in West Java. The gas will be converted into clean hydrogen using Hyundai Rotem’s hydrogen reformer technology.
The group also plans to work closely with Pertamina across the entire hydrogen value chain—from production and transportation to mobility applications.
“With our hydrogen business brand HTWO, we aim to expand hydrogen production in collaboration with the Indonesian government and private sector, further accelerating the shift toward a hydrogen-powered society,” a Hyundai Motor Group official said.
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Editing by Reiner Simanjuntak
