About Us
About Hyundai HTWO Innovation Centre
The Hyundai HTWO Innovation Centre (HTWO-IC) is a Centre of Excellence in green hydrogen, established through a landmark partnership between Hyundai Motor India Limited, IIT Madras, and the Government of Tamil Nadu. Anchored at the IIT Madras Discovery Campus in Thaiyur, Chennai, the Centre spans 82,800 sq. ft. of purpose-built deep-tech infrastructure across three functionally distinct zones – each designed to serve a precise role in the hydrogen technology development lifecycle. HTWO-IC is India’s first integrated hydrogen valley of this scale: a single campus where a technology can travel from a digital hypothesis at TRL 3 to a deployment-ready validated prototype at TRL 6/7, without ever leaving the building.
Our Vision
Our Mission
- Research – Advance green hydrogen science across the full value chain, from materials and electrochemistry to systems integration, bridging TRL 0 to 9
- Build – Establish world-class fabrication, testing, and validation infrastructure that transforms laboratory discoveries into deployable technology
- Localize – Drive indigenous manufacturing of critical hydrogen components through a structured MSME ecosystem, reducing India’s import dependency
- Train – Develop 1,00,000 skilled hydrogen professionals — from shop floor to executive – through structured curriculum, hands-on training, and nationally recognized certification
- Incubate – Attract, nurture, and scale deep-tech startups and proposals that fill critical gaps in India’s hydrogen supply chain, from seed prototype to commercial product
Our Journey
Three-Day Summer School Agenda on AI, DFT, and Materials-Driven Hydrogen EnablingTechnologies organised by Trilateral Consortium for Hydrogen Enabling TechnologiesConnecting Norway, India, and South Korea for Hydrogen Innovation
Signed MoU with Hyundai Motor India Limited to Establish Hyundai HTWO InnovationCenter at IIT Madras at Global Investors Meet
Hon. Chief Minister Thiru M.K. Stalin laid foundation stone for Hyundai HTWO InnovationCenter at Tamil Nadu Investment Conclave, in presence of Hon. Minister of IndustriesDr. TRB Rajaa, Hyundai and IITM leadership
Unveiling ceremony of HTWO Centre in the presence of Hon. Minister of Industries Dr. TRB Rajaa,Hyundai and IITM leadership
