Canada’s Westport to build facility for hydrogen fuel systems in China

Canada’s Westport Fuel Systems, a supplier of low-emissions alternative fuel transportation technologies, will build a manufacturing facility for hydrogen fuel systems in Changzhou in China, it said on February 27.

The investment agreement provides for the City of Changzhou to build the new hydrogen innovation center and manufacturing facility in the Changzhou Hydrogen Valley.

Under the terms of the investment agreement, Westport and Changzhou will design and construct the manufacturing facility and office space to meet Westport’s advanced manufacturing requirements. The Changzhou site is expected to also include an innovation center.

Westport said its plan to invest up to $10mn over the next ten years is intended to enable the production of established hydrogen componentry to support the fast-growing hydrogen-fuelled vehicles targeted to be on the road in China. The new Westport facility is planned to be in operation in 2024.