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TN govt, Hyundai and IIT Madras join hands on green hydrogen innovation

Government, academia, and industry have united in a bid to help solve climate change problem with a focus on green hydrogen.

The Tamil Nadu government along with IIT Madras and Korean auto major Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL) on Tuesday launched the design of the Hyundai HTWO Innovation Centre at the institute’s satellite campus in Thaiyur, near Chennai. This R&D hub will serve as a catalyst for innovation in the field of green hydrogen technology and its ecosystem. HTWO is a hydrogen fuel cell system brand of Hyundai.

This marks the next phase in HMIL’s ₹100 Crore commitment to pioneering green hydrogen innovation in India, and this funding is made by HMIL partially through Hyundai Motor India Foundation (HMIF) as part of its CSR initiatives, a statement said.

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