Hyundai Motor Group will introduce a waste-to-hydrogen (W2H) solution that generates hydrogen from organic waste, such as livestock manure, in Indonesia, marking its first overseas pilot project.
Hyundai announced the plan on April 15 at the Global Hydrogen Ecosystem Summit in Jakarta. The project is part of a joint effort with the Indonesian government and state-owned energy company Pertamina Holdings to establish a W2H hydrogen ecosystem in the country. The process involves refining methane from organic waste to produce bio-gas, which is then converted into hydrogen.
This will be Hyundai’s first W2H trial outside South Korea, where similar projects are already underway in cities like Chungju and Cheongju. In Indonesia, Hyundai plans to use the Sarimukti landfill near Bandung, the capital of West Java Province. The landfill processes around 80% of the 1,500 tons of waste generated daily in the city. Hyundai aims to cover the landfill and complete the construction of hydrogen reformers and a hydrogen charging station by 2027, with facility construction set to begin later this year.
The event was attended by Indonesian Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Bahlil Lahadalia, officials from the Indonesian government and Pertamina Holdings, as well as Hyundai representatives. A Hyundai spokesperson expressed hopes “to collaborate with the Indonesian government and companies to expand hydrogen production and further accelerate the transition to a hydrogen society.”
