BALLARD RECEIVES CAD$4.8M GOVERNMENT SUPPORT TO DEVELOP FUEL CELL BUS TECHNOLOGY
Ballard Power Systems, a Canadian-based PEM fuel cell developer, has announced that it has been awarded up to £2.8M (CAD$4.8) million by Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) for a project to further develop fuel cell power module technology for the transit bus market. Design improvements will be implemented on test buses to be operated in Metro Vancouver, beginning in the fourth quarter of 2010.
In the development project funded by SDTC, Ballard and the company's system integration partner, ISE Corporation, will design, assemble and test key sub-components for Ballard's FCvelocity(TM)-HD6 power module and the hybrid electric drive system. The project will aim to reduce cost, improve durability and robustness of select sub-systems, and improve overall bus performance.
