Kawasaki Heavy Industries inks MoU, expands fuel cell focus to mobility sector

Kawasaki and Symbio aim to integrate and leverage Kawasaki’s network in construction machinery and its development & manufacturing experience for high-pressure hydrogen gas valves with Symbio’s expertise in fuel cell technology for automobiles.

Both companies will explore the application of fuel cell systems to mobilities. The extensive experience and technology of both leverages to further advance the development of more efficient low-carbon fuel cell systems.

Kawasaki has also developed high-pressure hydrogen gas valves for fuel cell vehicles, mass-producing them for industrial vehicles and major overseas automakers. Symbio is a leading company in hydrogen fuel cell systems for commercial light duty, medium and heavy-duty vehicles supplied to major automotive OEMs and other mobility applications. The group enjoys over 30 years of experience in fuel cell system development and a solid track record of more than 8 million kilometers driven by its solutions.