UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): ~~February~~ March 2324, 2009

HYDROGEN ENGINE CENTER, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

NEVADA	000-50542	82-0497807
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

2502 East Poplar Street, Algona, Iowa 50511

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (515) 295-3178

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ITEM 5.~~02 DEPARTURE OF~~01 Changes ~~DIRECTORS~~in ORControl ~~CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN~~of ~~OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS~~Registrant.

~~Ted~~Effective March 17, 2009, Ted Hollinger, the Company’s founder, ~~has~~entered ~~accepted~~into ~~appointment~~an asagreement with aSteven ~~member~~C. ofWaldron, ~~the Boards~~under ofwhich ~~Directors~~Mr. ~~for~~Hollinger ~~HEC~~granted ~~Nevada~~Mr. ~~and~~Waldron ~~HEC~~the ~~Iowa. He~~option to ~~has~~purchase ~~also~~all ~~been elected~~of ~~Chairman~~his shares of ~~each~~Common Stock of the ~~Boards~~Company at a price of $0.02 per share. Mr. Hollinger iscurrently ~~returning~~owns to15,661,037 shares, or 52.83% of the ~~Boards~~total ~~following~~number aof ~~three-month~~shares ~~absence~~of ~~occasioned~~Common byStock ~~his~~outstanding. Mr. Waldron ~~resignation~~has ~~in November~~paid ~~2008~~the ~~for~~amount ~~health~~of ~~reasons~~$15, A000 ~~brief~~to ~~biography~~acquire ~~for~~the Mroption. If the option is not exercised, Mr. Hollinger ~~can~~will be ~~found~~obligated into ~~the~~transfer ~~Company’s~~750,000 shares ~~Proxy~~of ~~Statement~~his onstock ~~Schedule~~to ~~14A~~Mr. ~~filed with~~Waldron. In the ~~Commission~~event onMr. ~~April~~Waldron exercises 29the option, ~~2008~~he will pay Mr. Hollinger an additional $298,220.

~~David~~Under the ~~McManamy~~terms of the agreement, Mr. Waldron has ~~resigned~~the ~~from~~right to conduct due diligence on the ~~Board~~Company ~~effective~~over ~~February~~a ~~23,~~period ~~2009~~of 45 days before determining whether to exercise his option. If the option is exercised, Mr. Waldron will have purchased ~~McManamy~~voting ~~held~~control of the ~~position~~Company ofand ~~Interim~~will ~~Chairman~~be ofable to control the ~~Boards~~business plans and direction of ~~HEC~~the ~~Iowa~~Company. Mr. ~~and~~Waldron ~~HEC~~is associated with Pinnacle ~~Nevada~~Wind ~~during~~Energy, a company dedicated to the ~~period~~efficient development of wind power. Should Mr. ~~Hollinger’s~~Waldron ~~absence~~gain control of the Company, Company resources likely will be primarily dedicated to this goal. ~~Ted~~Subject ~~Hollinger~~to ~~and~~approval of the ~~other~~ Board ~~members~~of Directors, ~~accepted~~the ~~his~~agreement ~~resignation~~would also allow Mr. Hollinger to retain five patent applications not directly associated with ~~regret,~~wind ~~expressing~~energy ~~their~~generation ~~sincere~~and ~~appreciation~~would ~~for~~grant the ~~talent~~Company a right of first refusal to license any technologies associated with those patents. In order to allow him to develop the patents, ~~dedication~~the ~~and~~agreement ~~effort~~also ~~given~~anticipates bythat Mr. ~~McManamy~~ toHollinger ~~HEC~~would ~~during~~be released from his ~~tenure~~agreement asnot ato ~~Director~~compete ~~and~~with ~~Interim Chairman~~the Company.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

HYDROGEN ENGINE CENTER, INC.

(Registrant)

By: /s/ Michael Schiltz

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Name: Michael Schiltz

Title: Acting President

Date: ~~February~~March 2524, 2009

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