Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Symbio concluded a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the joint development of fuel cell systems for mobilities including construction machinery. Through this MOU, 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 including construction machinery solutions planned by potential customers.

Kawasaki’s hydraulic products for construction machinery have been adopted by numerous construction machine manufacturers since the development and delivery of hydraulic equipment for the first domestic hydraulic excavator in the 1960s. Kawasaki has also developed high-pressure hydrogen gas valves for fuel cell vehicles, mass-producing them for industrial vehicles and major overseas automakers.

An equally-owned joint venture between Forvia, Michelin, and Stellantis, Symbio supplies hydrogen fuel cell systems for commercial light-duty, medium- and heavy-duty vehicles supplied to major automotive OEMs and other mobility applications. The group has more than 30 years of experience in fuel cell system development and a track record of more than 8 million kilometers driven by its solutions.