K-Fuel Cell Co., Ltd., a hydrogen energy specialist, said on the 6th that it has completed certification procedures with the Korea Energy Agency (KEA) and Korea Gas Safety Corporation (KGS) for its entire lineup of building fuel cell products (5kW, 6kW, 10kW). On Nov. 3, the 10kW product passed the final test by the Korea Gas Safety Corporation (KGS), completing the certification process for all product lines.
This certification follows the KS certification from the Korea Energy Agency (KEA) obtained in September, and while the initial certification for a single fuel cell specification generally takes more than two years, K-Fuel Cell completed certification for three specifications in just over a year.
In particular, K-Fuel Cell's 6kW and 10kW products recorded industry-leading overall efficiency and stood out in performance competitiveness. Accordingly, the company plans to pursue development to achieve the highest efficiency across all models by applying new stack technologies in the future.
With this, K-Fuel Cell has finished preparing to commercialize building fuel cells of various capacities, and plans to develop and complete certification of a 50kW-class building fuel cell, the world's largest level for the city gas reforming type (a method that produces hydrogen by chemically reacting city gas), by the first half of 2026. Based on this, K-Fuel Cell plans to expand the market to facilities requiring high power, including large buildings, large-scale server operation facilities (data centers), and industrial complexes.
So far, K-Fuel Cell has supplied hydrogen fuel cell parts for the second-generation model of Hyundai Motor's hydrogen electric vehicle Nexo, gaining recognition for its vehicle fuel cell technology and accumulating know-how, and it has also developed and supplied a 300kW-class ship fuel cell system. Based on this technological capability, K-Fuel Cell is also pursuing entry into the military fuel cell market beyond the vehicle and building markets.
K-Fuel Cell also possesses differentiated core technologies. Notably, it has technology for stable and uniform power generation through control of water generated inside the stack, and it also has manufacturing technology for carbon composite material stack separator plates that are highly electrically conductive, corrosion-resistant, and lightweight.
A K-Fuel Cell official said, "The completion of this certification is more than simple product approval; it will be the signal for the recovery and leap forward of Korea's hydrogen fuel cell industry," adding, "We will lead the global hydrogen energy market by improving product efficiency and developing a next-generation large-capacity 50kW-class product."
K-Fuel Cell is an affiliate of auto parts company KORNS and, together with Korens Co., Ltd. (thermal management systems for the automotive and defense sectors), Korens EM Co., Ltd. (electrification parts), and Korens RTX Co., Ltd. (Hydrogen Fuel Cell catalysts·nano materials, container scanners), is leading the future mobility and energy transition industries.
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