SEOGWIPO, Jeju Island — Jeju is joining forces with Hyundai Motor Group to push forward its carbon-neutral vision set for 2035, forming a partnership to lead the global energy transition with green hydrogen and distributed energy.
Jeju Special Self-Governing Province signed the partnership agreement with the carmaker on Thursday during the 2025 Green Hydrogen Global Forum at Jeju International Convention Center on Jeju Island.
Under the agreement, the two will work together on eight major projects across the fields of green hydrogen and distributed energy.
“Through this partnership with Hyundai Motor Group, we plan to raise Jeju’s renewable energy production ratio to 70 percent by 2035 and accelerate the shift to a hydrogen and distributed energy–based system to lead the way in achieving global carbon neutrality,” Jeju Gov. Oh Young-hun said during the signing ceremony.
In green hydrogen, the projects include developing cost-effective production technologies, making a hydrogen vehicle–friendly environment throughout the island, building community support in introducing hydrogen trams and developing eco-friendly logistics and hydrogen systems to support port decarbonization.
Regarding distributed energy, Jeju and Hyundai will jointly launch pilot services for vehicle-to-grid (V2G) charging and Korea’s first commercialized V2G system, expand V2G electric vehicles (EV) and promote policies to expand V2G infrastructure.
“Through this comprehensive partnership encompassing green hydrogen, distributed energy and renewable energy fields, we expect to contribute greatly to Jeju’s carbon-neutral vision,” said Yang Hee-won, president of Hyundai Motor R&D.
“We will continue to leverage the group’s full capabilities to take the lead in building a sustainable society for the future.”
Since becoming the first region in Korea to produce green hydrogen from renewable sources, Jeju has been steadily advancing its hydrogen economy. The province began commercial sales of green hydrogen last November and has operated hydrogen buses since 2023 .
Jeju hopes to serve as a model for solving issues in expanding solar and wind power by using V2G technology, a breakthrough approach that uses EV batteries as energy storage.
