Volvo CE opens fuel cell test lab in Sweden
Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has opened the Volvo Group’s first dedicated fuel cell test lab at its technical centre in Eskilstuna, Sweden. The aim is to develop hydrogen solutions for heavy construction equipment and other applications.
The Volvo Group is the commercial vehicle group with trucks, buses, construction machinery and marine division, not Volvo Cars, which belongs to Geely. However, Geely also holds a minority stake in the Volvo Group.
According to the construction equipment division, the test lab offers Volvo Group the opportunity to test and develop solutions for hydrogen fuel cell technology in heavy construction equipment and other applications. This is a “significant development” in the manufacturer’s ambition to be fossil-free by 2040, it said. To achieve this, the Swedish company relies on electromobility – with batteries for smaller machines and fuel cells for larger ones.