China + Oman partner up on hydrogen cell trucks: China’s Great Wall Motors subsidiary FTXT Energy Technology signed an MoU with Omani oil and gas firm Synergy Investments to cooperate on hydrogen fuel cell-powered commercial vehicles, according to a statement.

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The details: The agreement will see both firms explore establishing research and development facilities, production facilities, and sales and tech support services for hydrogen fuel cell commercial vehicles in Oman and across the region, the statement notes. The strategic cooperation agreement will target developing a viable hydrogen fuel truck market in MENA.

Who’s doing what? FTXT will lend tech and hydrogen energy expertise to vehicle manufacturers and provide Synergy with advanced hydrogen fuel cell tech and productions as well as vehicles, according to the statement. The Omani firm will handle market development and the localization of operations, with plans to develop complete demonstration operations of the hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in the sultanate within the next two to three years.

Synergy is driving green mobility in Oman: Oman Oil Marketing Company — a subsidiary of the country’s state energy company OQ — partnered up with Synergy Investments for the development of EV infrastructure in Oman last year. Both companies will establish a JV named Electric Vehicles One focusing on the trading, installation, operation and maintenance of electric vehicle charging stations.

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