The ACME Group is a leader in the field of innovative solutions for the wireless telecommunications industry, cold chain management systems, alternate energy and waste water treatment.
In May 2008, Ballard signed a multi-year supply agreement with an affiliate of the ACME Group to provide fuel cells for backup power in the wireless telecom market.
Daimler AG, Ford Motor Company and Ballard are shareholders in AFCC Automotive Fuel Cell Cooperation Corp. (AFCC), a private company focused on the development of hydrogen fuel cells for automotive applications.
AFCC will work closely with Daimler and Ford to evolve automotive fuel cell technology. AFCC will continue to be positioned for success in automotive fuel cell technology development over the longer term, with management and program funding provided by Daimler and Ford.
Ballard’s relationship with AFCC, and our minority ownership position in that company, confer important benefits to us, including –
AFCC is an important Ballard customer, to which we provide contract technical services and fuel cell manufacturing services on a profitable basis;
Ballard is permitted to use automotive fuel cell intellectual property owned and developed at AFCC, Daimler and Ford in non-automotive applications.
Dantherm Power A/S (Dantherm) develops and produces climate control and air handling solutions that ensure optimum surroundings for people and equipment alike. Their innovative, durable and cost-efficient products have secured a position as a leading global manufacturer of stationary and mobile units for dehumidification, heating, air conditioning, ventilation and electronics cooling.
In March 2007, Ballard signed an agreement with Dantherm to supply fuel cell stacks for integration into Dantherm’s backup power products for European telecommunications customers.
Ebara Ballard Corporation is a Japanese based joint venture owned by Ballard and EBARA Corporation. Its mandate is to develop, manufacture and sell fuel cell power generators incorporating the Ballard® fuel cell to customers in Japan. Ebara Ballard is working with Nippon Oil, the leading Japanese oil company, and Tokyo Gas, the largest natural gas company in Japan, on cogeneration systems for home use. Tokyo Gas began commercialization in February 2005 (under the ‘LIFUEL’ brand name), and Nippon Oil began commercial sales of cogeneration systems in 2006 (under the ‘ECOBOY’ brand name).
H2 Logic is a world leading developer of Motive Power Solutions consisting of a Fuel Cell Hybrid System and a supporting Hydrogen Refueling that can satisfy the need of motive power in transport applications.
In January 2008, Ballard signed a two-year supply agreement with Danish system integrator H2 Logic A/S to supply fuel cells for products developed for the materials handling market.
Heliocentris Fuel Cells AG, a leading fuel cell system integrator, delivers hydrogen and fuel cell educational products worldwide and training to leading-edge post-secondary institutions. In addition, the company has built on many years of system integration experience to serve industrial markets.
In April 2008, Ballard signed an agreement with Heliocentris to supply Mark1020 ACS™ fuel cell products for integration into Heliocentris’s fuel cell systems.
IdaTech is a global leader in the development of environmentally friendly fuel processing technology and fuel cell systems for stationary and portable electric power generation. IdaTech has extensive capability and experience in reforming fuel, such as methanol, and in systems integration.
In March 2008, Ballard signed an agreement with IdaTech to supply Mark1020 ACS™ fuel cell products for integration into IdaTech's next generation 250 watt iGen™ power supply. The product is designed as a backup power and auxiliary power unit for a number of applications.
ISE Corporation is a supplier of integrated hybrid-electric drive systems and control software for large buses and trucks. In addition to its principal business as a supplier of fully integrated drive systems to vehicle manufacturers, ISE installs its systems into buses, trucks and other vehicles on a smaller scale, demonstrating its drive systems in an ever-expanding variety of vehicle models.
Ballard is a member of a consortium working on the BC Transit fuel cell fleet, with ISE Corporation supplying advanced electric drive and battery technology and New Flyer Industries integrating both the Ballard fuel cell module and the ISE electric drive into a transit bus platform.
New Flyer Industries is the leading manufacturer of heavy-duty transit buses in the United States and Canada. New Flyer is a technology leader, offering the broadest product line in the industry, including drive systems powered by clean diesel, LNG, CNG, hydrogen fuel cell and electric trolley as well as energy-efficient gasoline-electric and diesel-electric hybrid vehicles.
In February 2008, Ballard signed a five-year agreement to supply fuel cell modules for use in New Flyer shuttle buses. As part of this agreement, the companies will also combine efforts toward the joint preparation of bids for transit agency shuttle bus programs.
Plug Power Inc. is an established leader in the deployment of clean, reliable, on-site energy products. More than 600 Plug Power fuel cell systems have been delivered to customers worldwide in commercial, public sector, telecommunications, utility and uninterruptible power supply markets.
Ballard is supplying Plug Power with fuel cell stacks for all Plug Power’s commercial sales in the materials handling market (including the requirements of Cellex Power and General Hydrogen, both of which are owned by Plug Power) through April 2009.
Plug Power and Ballard are also working jointly to develop backup power solutions for telecommunications and other mission-critical applications for the U.S. Department of Defense’s ‘Continuity of Operations (COOP)’ initiative.
The Raymond Corporation is the leading North American provider of materials handling solutions that improve space utilization and productivity, with lower cost of operation and greater operator acceptance.
In April 2008, Ballard signed a joint development agreement with Raymond to commence research on lift truck designs, with the goal of developing a prototype using the next-generation of Ballard's Mark9 SSL™ fuel cell product technology to power Raymond® lift trucks.
