HTWO Guangzhou to participate in the 2026 International Hydrogen Energy and Fuel Cell Vehicle Conference

Hyundai Motor Group has announced that its Chinese hydrogen fuel cell system production base, 'HTWO Guangzhou', will participate in the '2026 International Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Vehicle Congress & Exhibition', which will be held from Wednesday 10th June to Friday 12th June in Kunshan City, Jiangsu Province, China.

Now in its tenth year, this event is a leading forum for China's hydrogen industry, with approximately 15,000 attendees expected from government, academia, and business sectors.

At the congress, HTWO Guangzhou will take part in exhibitions, forums, and discussions to share the current status of its hydrogen business and seek to expand industrial cooperation. It will also deliver a keynote speech at the opening ceremony, sharing plans to advance China's hydrogen industry chain and foster collaboration, based on its global hydrogen business leadership.

At its exhibition booth, HTWO Guangzhou will showcase integrated solutions spanning the entire hydrogen value chain, including ▲hydrogen fuel cell systems ▲PEM water electrolysis technology ▲and the vision for a hydrogen society.

In addition, HTWO Guangzhou will present the achievements of its locally produced fuel cell systems and hydrogen commercial vehicle lineup—including ▲trucks ▲buses ▲and refuse collection vehicles—in the Chinese market.

In 2025, HTWO Guangzhou sold over 900 hydrogen commercial vehicles in the Chinese market, ranking third overall in China and first among foreign-invested enterprises.

HTWO Guangzhou was recently selected as a 'Leading Enterprise of the Industrial Chain' in the hydrogen energy sector by the Guangzhou Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology, as part of the 'First Batch of Leading Enterprises and Promotion Institutions for Guangzhou's Strategic Industrial Clusters'. It is the only foreign-invested enterprise among the 96 companies chosen as leading enterprises for Guangzhou's 14 strategic industrial clusters, a recognition of its technological competitiveness and contribution to building the hydrogen industry ecosystem.

As Hyundai Motor Group's first overseas hydrogen fuel cell production and sales base, HTWO Guangzhou is expanding its business localisation and technological cooperation under the strategy of 'In China, For China, To Global'.

Furthermore, in July 2025, Hyundai Motor Group established a fuel cell technology research institute in China to strengthen its localisation technology, develop products tailored to China, and enhance market responsiveness. In November 2024, it also signed a business agreement with Ulsan Metropolitan City and Guangzhou City—leading hydrogen cities in South Korea and China respectively—to promote the expansion of the hydrogen ecosystem.

Meanwhile, China is accelerating the development of its hydrogen industry through the designation of hydrogen demonstration cities and financial support. In March, China announced policies for the selection and support of a second batch of hydrogen demonstration city clusters, promoting the construction of 'hydrogen integrated demonstration clusters' that link the entire cycle of hydrogen production, storage, transportation, and utilisation within a single region.

These clusters are characterised by an integrated structure that expands the application base for hydrogen, centred on the deployment of fuel cell vehicles, while also scaling up the production of green hydrogen from renewable energy sources, and incorporating industrial uses such as hydrogen-based steelmaking, as well as applications in shipping, railways, aviation, and power generation. This vision goes beyond simply increasing adoption, aiming to create hydrogen demand across various sectors to achieve large-scale development across the industry.

In South Korea, a strategy to build an integrated hydrogen ecosystem is also being pursued through the creation of hydrogen cities and specialised hydrogen complexes.

Hyundai Motor Group is promoting the development of an AI and hydrogen city in the Saemangeum area of North Jeolla Province, planning to establish a full-cycle ecosystem from hydrogen production to utilisation, linked with renewable energy. The Group aims to supply green hydrogen, produced via a solar-powered water electrolysis plant, to various sectors including ▲hydrogen refuelling stations ▲port and logistics equipment ▲and hydrogen mobility, thereby realising an integrated hydrogen utilisation model.