Utility, Kunwha E&C join to develop green hydrogen projects across South Korea

Utility, the off-gas-to-value company commercializing its proprietary H2Gen hydrogen production system, has announced a joint project development agreement with Korean engineering firm Kunwha E&C. They would provide engineering services for the development and deployment of multiple hydrogen production plants that convert biogas into clean, affordable, carbon-negative hydrogen using Utility’s H2Gen technology.

As per Utility, this agreement directly supports South Korea’s Hydrogen Economy Roadmap, which prioritizes biogas and hydrogen as energy sources to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, enhance waste management, and lower dependence on imported fossil fuels.

South Korea is investing heavily in biogas projects to convert organic waste into clean energy, with an emphasis on practical technologies that can be deployed quickly and cost-effectively.

Kunwha E&C is a comprehensive engineering and consulting company with expertise in large-scale infrastructure and energy transition projects across Korea and internationally. As a leading EPC organization, Kunwha is positioning itself as a leader in the Korean industrial decarbonization journey by embracing technology innovations like H2Gen to bring economic, carbon-negative hydrogen to the mobility market from biogas producers.

Under the agreement, Utility and Kunwha will collaborate on deploying H2Gen hydrogen plants across Korea. The initial projects will be on creating regional biogas-to-hydrogen hubs to supply power for heavy-duty mobility applications, such as hydrogen fuel cell buses, trucks, and trams. The partnership represents a shared commitment to developing profitable, scalable projects that strengthen the full biogas-to-hydrogen value chain.

“Kunwha, as a leading independent engineering services company, is dedicated to decarbonizing hard-to-abate sectors, such as heavy-duty mobility,” stated Ju Seob Lee, Vice-Chairman of Kunwha’s Mechanical & Electrical division. “Our collaboration with Utility represents an important step towards this goal.”

H2Gen reactors decarbonize through a series of chemical reactions that produce valuable gas streams. For example, H2Gen produces hydrogen gas from water using the electrochemical energy contained in off-gases such as biogas or various steel production gases, without the need for electricity to drive the reaction. H2Gen systems have completely changed the economics and logistics of clean hydrogen compared to competing technologies, enabling many industries to meet both sustainability and business goals.

“With our H2Gen technology, Utility can contribute meaningfully to South Korea’s leading position in the global hydrogen economy,” stated Parker Meeks, Chief Executive Officer and President of Utility.

“South Korea’s regulatory and incentive environment is highly supportive of innovation, and our collaboration with Kunwha enables local, on-site hydrogen production that is both clean and economical. Together, we can accelerate decarbonization in the mobility sector, and extend that impact to steel, petrochemical, and other hard-to-abate industries.”