BALLARD® – Power to change the world®

Through demonstrated technology and manufacturing leadership, the Ballard brand has become the standard for PEM fuel cells and related products. Our vision, “Power to Change the World®”, is what we strive for each day as we work with our customers to deliver fuel cell product solutions that meet their requirements and assist them in delivering the next generation of power.

Ballard Fuel Cell Products
Ballard products will enable the user to access and deliver efficient, clean power when and where it is needed. Portable power products will provide new levels of flexibility and reliability without noisy, combustion-based engines or bulky batteries. Stationary products will create high-quality, dependable electricity for homes and businesses without high-voltage transmission lines and central generating plants. Fuel cell-powered buses and automobiles will perform to consumer expectations with far less pollution.

Design of a PEM Fuel Cell Click image to enlarge

Ballard’s leadership in the proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell industry is a result of our passion for innovation, teamwork, discipline and performance. A passion that builds with each new advancement in fuel cells, electric drives and power electronics products. Today more than ever Ballard embraces the future and the vast opportunities to introduce original, clean solutions that have the Power to Change the World®. We remain steadfast in our mission: to be the leading supplier of high-quality, low-cost fuel cell system, electric drive and power electronics products, creating superior value for customers, shareholders and employees.

As the world’s first integrated PEM fuel cell product and powertrain supplier, Ballard is in a unique position, offering customers the opportunity to partner with a single entity to supply fuel cell components, subsystems or complete fuel cell solutions. Our business divisions ensure that our customers receive products that specifically meet their market needs and that these products are brought to market as quickly as possible.

Ballard’s Xcellsis™ HY-75 light-duty fuel cell engine

Ballard Business Divisions
Ballard’s Transportation Division develops, manufactures and markets fuel cell components, modules and engines for the transportation market. Ballard’s Electric Drive and Power Conversion Division is commercializing electric drives for both fuel cell and battery-powered electric vehicles and power conversion equipment for fuel cells, microturbines and related distributed generation products. Ballard’s Material Products Division is a Tier 1 automotive supplier of friction materials for powertrain components and a supplier of gas diffusion layer materials to the fuel cell industry. Ballard’s Power Generation Division is responsible for the commercialization of fuel cell power generation equipment.

Our customers benefit from research and development, electrochemistry, carbon materials expertise and our electric drive and power conversion knowledge. With an extensive background in product development and manufacturing, as well as real-world experience gained through tests, demonstrations and field trials, we bring a vast skill set to total system integration. With highly-skilled people working in multi-disciplinary teams, Ballard strives to exceed customers requirements and in turn, helps customers set new standards in their respective industries.

Bringing Ballard® Products to Market
As we bring our products to market, our focus is on further enhancing product performance, reducing costs, designing market-viable products, developing additional volume-manufacturing capabilities, and continuing to build customer and supplier relationships. We are looking closely with our strategic partners, development partners and customers to transform our current technology leadership into market leadership in each of our target markets.

Ballard Power Systems AG
Neue Str. 95 | D-73230 Kirchheim/Teck-Nabern
Tel (+49) 7021.89.3666 | Fax (+49) 7021.89.4110
http://www.ballard.com

 

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