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現代自動車が水素電気自動車「ネクソ」の技術を水素燃料電池発電分野に拡大した。現代自動車は２０日、韓国東西発電などとともに独自技術で開発した水素燃料電池発電システム竣工式を行い試験運営に入ると明らかにした。 現代自動車が開発した１０００キロワット級水素燃料電池発電システムは５００キロワットの電力生産が可能なコンテナモジュール２基で構成される。ネクソの「エンジン」に当たる燃料電池システムを複数基まとめて発電用にしたのが特徴だ。ネクソのパワーモジュールが複数のコンテナに搭載される方式という点から、今後コンテナの台数によって電力量を増やすことができる。水素燃料電池システムは水素と酸素が反応して電力を作り出す燃料電池スタックをはじめ、水素・空気供給装置、熱管理装置などで構成される。 ネクソの技術を利用した発電システムはリアルタイムで電力生産量調節が可能という長所がある。アクセルを踏めばすぐに反応する水素電気自動車のように発電システムも電力が必要な時にすぐ稼動でき、需要変化に従い効率的に対処できる。現代自動車と蔚山市（ウルサンシ）は「この設備を通じた年間電力生産量は８００万キロワット時で、約２２００世帯に供給できる量」と明らかにした。 現代自動車はこれまで水素電気自動車を世界で１万台以上販売するなど、水素電気自動車分野の先導企業に位置しており、今後運送・発電分野に拡大するという方針だ。現代自動車関係者は「独自開発した水素燃料システムを車だけでなく運送・発電分野に拡大する場合、規模の経済の実現に続き価格競争力を備えられるだろう」と話した。韓国東西発電の朴一俊（パク・イルジュン）社長は「モデル事業が完了すれば韓国の大容量燃料電池市場に国産設備導入が拡大するだろう」と話した。 発電燃料は蔚山地域の石油化学団地で発生する副生水素で、配管網を通じて供給される。副生水素は石油化学や鉄鋼工程などで付随的に出る水素で、追加設備投資の負担なく経済性が高い。これに先立ち現代自動車は「２０２５戦略」を通じて水素燃料電池ブランド「ＨＴＷＯ」を発表し、２０３０年に７０万基の水素燃料電池を販売すると明らかにした。水素電気自動車年間５０万台、運送・発電分野に２０万基の水素燃料電池システムを供給する計画だ。

The first offshore fuel cell system plant for South Korea’s biggest carmaker Hyundai Motor Group will be established in Guangzhou, China, the automaker said Friday.

The automotive group said it signed an investment contract with China’s Guangdong provincial government to establish an offshore fuel cell system production facility there.

The investment is part of Hyundai’s efforts to advance its leadership in the global hydrogen industry, and to support the industry rapidly growing in China, the company explained.

The envisioned plant will initially produce 6,500 fuel cell systems a year and gradually increase capacity in line with market demand, Hyundai said.

The fuel cell systems that will be produced in the plant are to be the same ones that are used for Hyundai Motor’s Nexo fuel cell electric sport utility vehicles, the company added.

Construction is to begin next month and be completed in the second half of next year, it said.

“The Guangzhou plant will leverage the group’s extensive expertise in fuel cell system production to secure a technological leadership position in China’s rapidly developing hydrogen industry,” Hyundai said in its press release.

China announced a road map last year to foster a hydrogen economy, with the goal to have one million fuel cell electric vehicles for commercial use on its roads by 2035.

As for Hyundai Motor Group, the automaker has its own long-term plan, dubbed “Fuel Cell Vision 2030,” outlining its commitment to produce 700,000 fuel cells annually to meet demand from various industry sectors, the company explained.

Hyundai also recently launched HTWO, its new brand for hydrogen fuel cell systems. 

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The Hyperion XP-1, touted as the world’s first hydrogen fuel cell supercar, has recently landed in Las Vegas to the delight of onlookers, residents, and motorists alike. However, it came to celebrate the first virtual CES 2021 instead of attempting to break the speed barrier.The last time a supercar went to Vegas (and attempted a speed record run), it drew a ton of controversy. We’re talking about the SSC Tuatara, and it’s claimed two-way average run of 316.11 mph (508.73 kph) last October.

Meanwhile, Hyperion is taking it easy with its newest XP-1 supercar. Instead of ringing out every last ounce of power from its hydrogen fuel cells, the car was seen gallantly cruising past the historic Fountains of Bellagio and the Nevada desert. 

It’s hard to believe the Hyperion XP-1 started life as an educational tool. The car is wearing some funky camouflage in the video, but we’ve all seen the XP-1 sans its vinyl covering. It has a carbon monocoque frame with titanium-infused body panels to reduce weight. And since it has no battery pack, the XP-1 tips the scales at 2,275 pounds (1,248 kg), which is around 475 pounds less than SSC’s Tuatara.

The XP-1 has carbon-fiber tanks to store hydrogen, and the entire fuel cell supplies power to four electric motors, one for each wheel. Each motor pumps out 500 horsepower for a total output of 2,000 rampaging horses. With that much power, the XP-1 is a scorcher. It accelerates from zero to 60 mph in under 3.0-seconds and has a top speed of 221 mph. 

When you run out of juice, the XP-1 is as easy to fill up as a gasoline-powered car, provided there’s a hydrogen refilling station nearby. With a full tank (or full tanks) of hydrogen, the XP-1 achieves 1,016 miles (1,635 kilometers) of driving range. Theoretically, the XP-1 can probably go longer than that with its array of solar panels on the sweeping C-section behind the doors.

The Hyperion XP-1 is slated to go on sale in late 2022, with the first customer deliveries arriving in early 2023. The company is only making 300 examples of the XP-1 at a still undetermined base price.

Last summer, a Southern California-based company called Hyperion debuted a wild hydrogen-powered hypercar called the XP-1. The company referred to the XP-1 concept as an "educational tool," but there's more to it than that, it would seem, because it took the XP-1 for a spin on the streets of Las Vegas, according to a report published Friday by Motor1.

Now, in case you forgot, the Hyperion XP-1 is a hydrogen fuel cell-powered car that claims a 1,000-mile range per tank of hydrogen, 1,500 horsepower, a 0-60 time of around 2.2 seconds and a top speed of 221 mph. Rather interestingly, Hyperion claims there are no batteries on-board to store energy (as we see in the Toyota Mirai and Hyundai Nexo, for example), which reduces weight.Despite the lack of a physical CES show this year, Hyperion decided to go to Vegas anyway, and it drove the XP-1 up and down the Strip, as well as out in the desert. We don't have a great deal of detail on exactly how fast it went or what the company was doing in the desert, but it's interesting to see the car covered in camouflage, considering that it's already been seen without it.

Hyperion plans to offer the XP-1 for sale to the public starting in 2022, but with the bulk of the planned 300-vehicle production run slated for 2023.

Hyperion didn't immediately respond to Roadshow's request for comment.