{"id":2845,"date":"2026-05-05T07:55:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T07:55:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/2845\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T07:55:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T07:55:20","slug":"hd-hyundai-pushes-ahead-with-large-electric-ship-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/2845\/","title":{"rendered":"HD Hyundai Pushes Ahead with Large Electric Ship Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/shipandbunker.cdn.speedyrails.net\/a\/img\/_fl_b6fba57d82baaf8d849c8bd2b5d8dae6.v.652.jpg\" width=\"605\" height=\"341\" alt=\"HD Hyundai Pushes Ahead with Large Electric Ship Technology\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe company aims to commercialize electric propulsion drive in 2028. Image Credit: HD Hyundai<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\tSouth Korea\u2019s HD Hyundai is stepping up efforts to develop large electric-powered ships despite the technical challenges posed by long voyages and high energy demands.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\tThe company is advancing an \u201cenergy mix power system\u201d combining dual-fuel engines with ammonia-based solid oxide fuel cells, it said in a statement on its website on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\tThis setup allows a flexible response to fluctuating onboard loads while improving efficiency and reducing emissions.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\tFor onboard distribution, HD Hyundai is focusing on medium-voltage direct current systems, which can improve efficiency compared to conventional AC setups.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\tThe firm is working with the American Bureau of Shipping to develop design standards and regulatory frameworks.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\tOn propulsion, it is developing a medium-voltage drive based on modular multilevel converter technology, enabling precise motor control, reduced noise and stable performance under demanding conditions.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\tHaving localised key propulsion technologies, HD Hyundai aims to commercialise its electric propulsion system by 2028, with large electric-powered vessels targeted by 2030.<\/p>\n<p>Ship &amp; Bunker News Team<br \/>To contact the editor responsible for this story email us at <a href=\"http:\/\/shipandbunker.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#dcb9b8b5a8b3ae9cafb4b5acbdb2b8bea9b2b7b9aef2bfb3b1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">[email\u00a0protected]<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The company aims to commercialize electric propulsion drive in 2028. Image Credit: HD Hyundai &#13; South Korea\u2019s HD&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2846,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[2540,2543,2545,2547,2541,2550,2546,2549,2539,94,295,294,293,2542,2548,2551,2544,2552],"class_list":{"0":"post-2845","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hyundai","8":"tag-alternative-fuel-marine-power","9":"tag-bunker","10":"tag-bunker-fuel","11":"tag-bunker-indications","12":"tag-bunker-markets","13":"tag-bunker-news","14":"tag-bunker-prices","15":"tag-bunkering","16":"tag-decarbonization","17":"tag-general-news","18":"tag-hyundai","19":"tag-hyundai-group","20":"tag-hyundai-motor-group","21":"tag-korea-republic-of-south-korea","22":"tag-marine-fuel","23":"tag-marine-news","24":"tag-prices","25":"tag-shipping-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2845","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2845"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2845\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2846"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2845"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2845"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2845"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}