Ineos and Hyundai partner for hydrogen future

Korean automaker Hyundai and chemicals company Ineos have partnered in order to provide hydrogen fuel cells for the British chemical giants new brand of off-road vehicles.

This comes as a part of a greater deal between the two to expand the availability of hydrogen across Europe and expand Ineos' supply chains.

The vehicle, named the Grenadier, is the result of millions of pounds of funding by Ineos founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe and is due to go on the market in 2022.

It will be using a similar fuel system to Hyundai's own Nexo SUV, which it claims has the longest range of any commercially-available hydrogen-powered vehicle.

Ineos plan on expanding the vehicle range by offering carbon-neutral models to help reduce emissions across the board as well as providing an alternative where access to electricity may be limited.

Hydrogen fuel cells only require water to fuel them, and the only by-product of its consumption is water vapour.

This is a very similar model to a new hydrogen-powered aircraft model recently unveiled by Airbus as the aviation sector also seeks to come in line with global environmental regulations.

Many companies are putting their faith in green hydrogen which has been signalled out as a key player for a renewable future.

Back in September, France announced a green hydrogen scheme as a part of its post-pandemic recovery stimulus.

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