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South Korea Backs Biogas-to-Hydrogen Push as Utility and Kunwha E&C Partner on Carbon-Negative Projects

Anela DoksoBy Anela Dokso07/07/20253 Mins Read
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As South Korea intensifies efforts to decarbonize hard-to-abate sectors and reduce reliance on imported fossil fuels, a new partnership between U.S.-based Utility and Korean engineering firm Kunwha E&C aims to commercialize local, biogas-to-hydrogen solutions.

The companies have signed a joint project development agreement focused on deploying Utility’s proprietary H2Gen systems across the country—targeting carbon-negative hydrogen production with immediate applications in mobility and heavy industry.

South Korea’s Hydrogen Economy Roadmap prioritizes biogas as a critical feedstock in its energy transition, aligning with the country’s ambition to become a global hydrogen leader. With organic waste streams underutilized and landfill emissions rising, scalable biogas valorization offers a dual benefit: emissions abatement and energy generation. The collaboration between Utility and Kunwha taps into this opportunity by transforming biogas into clean hydrogen at the point of production.

Initial deployment efforts will concentrate on regional hydrogen hubs that serve mobility applications, particularly fuel cell-powered buses, trucks, and trams. The model reflects a growing trend in South Korea’s hydrogen strategy—favoring decentralized production to reduce transport costs and improve system resilience. By converting locally available waste into usable energy, the project reduces upstream emissions and offers a compelling economic case for hydrogen in sectors where electrification is not feasible.

Kunwha E&C brings critical engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) capabilities to the table, along with experience in large-scale infrastructure across Korea and abroad. The company is positioning itself as a key player in the industrial decarbonization landscape, and its support for H2Gen technology reflects a broader shift in Korea’s engineering sector toward circular energy models.

Critically, H2Gen’s design enables negative lifecycle emissions when coupled with biogas and carbon capture technologies, giving it an edge in South Korea’s competitive clean hydrogen policy framework. The government offers regulatory and financial incentives for carbon-negative pathways, including tax credits and project guarantees under its clean hydrogen certification system.

While the companies have not yet disclosed the scale or timeline of their initial rollout, the long-term ambition is clear: to build a commercially viable biogas-to-hydrogen value chain, from feedstock aggregation to hydrogen distribution. Success would establish a replicable model not only for South Korea, but also for other countries where waste-to-energy conversion is a strategic priority.


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