Kawasaki Heavy Industries (Kawasaki) 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 and manufacturing experience for high-pressure H₂ 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. The extensive experience and technology of both leverages to further advance the development of more efficient low-carbon fuel cell systems.

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 Japanese hydraulic excavator in the 1960s. Kawasaki has also developed high-pressure H₂ gas valves for fuel cell vehicles, mass-producing them for industrial vehicles and major overseas automakers.

Symbio is a leading company in H₂ 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.

Through this MoU, Kawasaki and Symbio will further accelerate their H₂ business initiatives and contribute to the achievement of global carbon neutrality goals and global decarbonization, giving the world a sustainable future.