Hyundai charts hydrogen road map beyond autos

Fuel cells for power plants and drones aim to bring down cost of budding tech

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Hyundai's compact fuel cell generators in Ulsan each produce enough power for 1,100 households. (Photo by Kotaro Hosokawa)

KOTARO HOSOKAWA and MASAHISA YUZAWA, Nikkei staff writers

SEOUL/NAGOYA, Japan -- Two black shipping containers bearing the Hyundai logo sit side by side in a corner of a thermal plant run by a power company in the South Korean city of Ulsan.

The boxes hold fuel cell systems of the same type used in Hyundai Motor's hydrogen-powered Nexo sport utility vehicle. Each container is a generator with a capacity of 500 kW, enough for 1,100 average households, according to the automaker.

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