Ballard Power Systems: Fuel Cell Deployments in India

Vancouver, Canada - Ballard Power Systems announced that together with its partner, IdaTech LLC, it has passed a product acceptance and confirmed the order of 310 ElectraGen(TM) H2 hydrogen-based units.

These units will be used to provide backup power for wireless telecommunications network equipment to ACME Tele Power Ltd customers in the Indian market. The units were designed and built around Ballard's FCgen(TM)-1020 ACS fuel cell stack. In support of the future natural gas deployment, Ballard is developing a new low-cost, reformate-capable FCgen(TM)-1300 fuel cell product. This technology overcomes distribution challenges presented with hydrogen, particularly in remote areas in India. In addition, the technology takes advantage of government subsidies for natural gas, accessing significant natural gas reserves and leveraging a growing natural gas distribution network throughout the country.

Source: IWR Online, 06 Jul 2009