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Nel hydrogen stations for Shell and Toyota in California, and for Icelandic Hydrogen
NEWS with Toyota, Masdar, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, and Toyota distributor Al-Futtaim Motors in a joint research programme to explore the potential of hydrogen energy use to create a sustainable, low-carbon society in the United Arab Emirates [February 2017, p10]. Air Liquide, Hydrogen Energy: http://tinyurl.com/hydrogen-energy-airliquide Air Liquide USA: https://industry.airliquide.us Applegreen USA: www.applegreenstores.com/us
Shell launches its first UK hydrogen station, with ITM and Linde
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hell has opened its first hydrogen refueling station in the UK, at its Cobham service station on the M25 London orbital motorway. The new hydrogen station has been supplied by ITM Power, and features an advanced ionic compressor and dispensing system supplied by BOC, the UK subsidiary of The Linde Group. The Cobham facility is the first of three Shell-branded, public hydrogen refueling stations that the company plans to open in the UK in 2017 [FCB, December 2016, p9]. The launch follows the success of sites in California [August 2012, p7 and December 2016, p10, and see below] and Germany [April 2015, p10 and January 2017, p9], where Shell is part of a national joint venture that aims to roll out a network of 400 hydrogen stations by 2023 [October 2013, p6]. The company is currently assessing the potential of future projects in the US, Canada, Switzerland, Austria, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands. Shell and Linde are founding members of the recently launched Hydrogen Council [January 2017, p1], which comprises energy companies, OEMs and technology partners with a collective pledge to accelerate investment in the development and commercialisation of the hydrogen and fuel cell sector. This is the seventh public hydrogen refueling station in the UK [see also page 7], and the first to be situated on a regular forecourt. Shell’s conventional Cobham site opened in 2012, and was built to serve the 150 000 vehicles that daily travel on that section of the M25. The site is the busiest fueling location in the country, handling more than 1 million customer visits in 2016. The hydrogen is generated onsite using a PEM electrolyser from ITM Power [see the ITM feature in January 2012]. The hydrogen 8
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station at Cobham is the third site in the UK to be supplied by ITM Power and opened as part of the EU-supported HyFIVE project. The initiative has been partially funded by the European Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU) and the UK’s Office for Low Emission Vehicles [see also page 7]. The addition of a hydrogen station south of London complements those already in operation in the east [November 2016, p6] and west of London [June 2016, p9], boosting the capital’s hydrogen infrastructure. The HyFIVE (Hydrogen For Innovative Vehicles) project aims to deploy 185 fuel cell electric vehicles from BMW, Daimler, Honda, Hyundai, and Toyota [April 2014, p1]. The project will also create clusters of refueling station networks in three European regions, adding six new stations using technology from ITM, Linde [see the Linde feature in September 2014, and page 3 in this issue], and Air Products. Shell, Hydrogen: http://tinyurl.com/shell-h2 ITM Power: www.itm-power.com Linde Hydrogen: http://tinyurl.com/linde-experience-h2 HyFIVE project: www.hyfive.eu Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking: www.fch.europa.eu
Sweden adds hydrogen stations to connect Nordic capitals in 2020
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he Swedish government has given the green light for eight new hydrogen refueling stations to be deployed and enter operation in Sweden over the next three years, in a project coordinated by the Nordic Hydrogen Corridor and the Stockholmbased engineering consultancy Sweco. The initiative will also install a large electrolyser to produce ‘green’ hydrogen, and deploy a fleet of more than 100 fuel cell electric vehicles. There is already a nationwide network of hydrogen refueling stations in Denmark [FCB, July 2016, p7, and see the News Feature in April 2012], and the network in Norway is also rapidly expanding [December 2016, p10 and January 2017, p9], but so far Sweden has only made limited progress on deploying hydrogen stations. The Nordic Hydrogen Corridor project will roll out the hydrogen infrastructure to connect the capital cities Stockholm, Oslo, Helsinki and Copenhagen. ‘Sweden has been lagging behind several other countries on the realisation of hydrogen
refueling infrastructure, but with Nordic Hydrogen Corridor, we want to change that,’ says Björn Aronsson, managing director of Hydrogen Sweden. ‘The major car manufacturers such as Toyota, Hyundai, Honda already have series produced hydrogen cars, and Mercedes, BMW, VW, Nissan, GM and Ford will launch fuel cell electric cars shortly. Then the biggest obstacle for a wider introduction of fuel cell vehicles is precisely the lack of places where you can refuel.’ To reach an initial nationwide network of hydrogen refueling stations, the equivalent of 5% of the existing fossil fuel stations in Sweden should be able to provide hydrogen – which translates into basic coverage achieved by 130 hydrogen refueling stations across Sweden, a large country with a relatively small, mostly dispersed population. Today there are just four stations in Sweden where drivers can refuel with hydrogen: Stockholm Arlanda Airport [October 2015, p8], Gothenburg [November 2015, p8], Mariestad [July 2016, p7], and Sandviken [January 2017, p8]. During 2017, two more stations are planned to open in Stockholm and Malmö, so these eight additional stations will give Sweden at least 14 hydrogen refueling stations by 2020. The Nordic Hydrogen Corridor project is planned to commence in 2017 and continue until 2020. Sweco is coordinating an application for co-financing through the EU’s Connecting Europe Facility, alongside project partners Hydrogen Sweden, AGA, Hyundai and Toyota. The project is in line with aims of the Hydrogen Council, launched in Davos in January [January 2017, p1]. Sweco, Hydrogen as Fuel: www.sweco.se/en/our-offer/project/hydrogen Hydrogen Sweden: www.vatgas.se/in-english
Nel hydrogen stations for Shell and Toyota in California, and for Icelandic Hydrogen
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enmark-based Nel Hydrogen Solutions has entered into a framework contract for the supply, construction and maintenance of H2Station® hydrogen refueling stations in California for Royal Dutch Shell, in partnership with Toyota Motor Corporation. Nel has also been awarded a contract by Icelandic Hydrogen for three H2Station hydrogen refueling stations and a Nel C-series electrolyser to be deployed in Iceland.
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NEWS Shell will build seven hydrogen refueling stations in California in partnership with Toyota, supporting the target of 100 stations across the state by 2020. The California Energy Commission is considering US$16.4 million in grants towards these stations. The contract between Nel and Shell could be worth more than NOK140 million ($16.4 million), depending on the number of H2Stations and the scope of equipment and services included. Nel Hydrogen installed Shell’s first H2Station in 2014 in Hamburg, Germany [FCB, April 2015, p10], and will use this experience for the deliveries to Shell in California, where it currently operates two hydrogen stations in Los Angeles [August 2012, p7 and December 2016, p10]. Shell has also just opened its first hydrogen refueling station in the UK, on the M25 London orbital motorway, in partnership with ITM Power and The Linde Group [see page 8]. Nel Hydrogen Solutions was established last summer as a global system and integration provider [June 2016, p10], a year after Nel ASA acquired H2 Logic [June 2015, p8, and see the H2 Logic feature in May 2013]. Nel has also just agreed to acquire Connecticut-based Proton OnSite, creating the world’s largest hydrogen electrolyser company [see page 11]. Toyota is working with FirstElement Fuels to build and operate 19 hydrogen stations across California [June 2014, p6], and it is collaborating with Air Liquide to develop a network of 12 stations across New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island [May 2016, p9, and see page 7 here]. Nel Hydrogen Solutions has also won a E4 million ($4.3 million) contract from Icelandic Hydrogen for three H2Stations and a Nel C-series alkaline electrolyser. Icelandic Hydrogen will initially set up these stations connected to central renewable hydrogen electrolysis production, ahead of long-term expansion of the network along with FCEV deployments. The target is to start shipping equipment in late 2017, with installation during 2018. Almost 80% of the Icelandic population will be within reach of at least one of these three hydrogen refueling stations. This project is supported by the EU-supported Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU), as part of the H2ME 2 demonstration project [June 2016, p1]. Icelandic Hydrogen is a joint venture between oil retailer Skeljungur (90%) and Nel ASA (10%), to establish a network of hydrogen stations and renewable hydrogen production in Iceland. Skeljungur will provide retail operational expertise and hydrogen refueling locations, while Nel will provide
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hydrogen production and fueling equipment, and operational experience from 30+ hydrogen stations installed across Europe. Nel Hydrogen Solutions, Herning, Denmark. Tel: +45 9627 5600, www.nelhydrogen.com Shell, Hydrogen: http://tinyurl.com/shell-h2 Toyota, Fuel Cell Technology: http://tinyurl.com/toyota-fcevs
ENERGY STORAGE
Hydrogenics 1.2 MW electrolyser passes initial HyBalance test
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anadian-based Hydrogenics has announced that the latest version of its proton-exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyser has successfully produced hydrogen during the first stage of factory acceptance testing at its production facility in Oevel, Belgium. This 1.2 MW electrolyser is now being delivered to the HyBalance Power-to-Gas (P2G) demonstration project in Denmark. The HyBalance project will establish one of Europe’s most advanced hydrogen facilities at Hobro, in northern Denmark [FCB, March 2016, p8]. The project includes a consortium of European companies, including project leader Air Liquide, and is expected to start producing ‘green’ hydrogen in the autumn. It is supported by €8 million (US$8.4 million) in funding from the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen 2 Joint Undertaking (FCH2 JU), and €2.6 million ($2.7 million) from the Danish ForskEL clean electricity programme, which is run by the Danish national electric and gas grid operator Energinet.dk. Hydrogenics’ electrolyser will produce hydrogen from excess wind-generated energy, and also enable grid balancing services. The green hydrogen will be used in several high-value markets such as industry and transport (vehicle refueling stations) in Denmark. In this way the project will validate the highly dynamic PEM electrolysis technology and innovative hydrogen delivery processes involved, and demonstrate these in a real industrial environment by applying the latest high-pressure hydrogen production and delivery equipment. ‘We are very proud to finalise the construction of this new PEM electrolyser, based on a dual stack design, which will serve as the basis for future multi-MW projects,’ says Daryl Wilson, CEO of Hydrogenics. ‘We
have built on our long-standing PEM expertise to develop an electrolyser that is ready for the commercial market.’ Hydrogenics has previously supplied a 1 MW electrolyser P2G system for a wind farm at Grapzow in Germany [October 2013, p8], and a 1.5 MW electrolyser P2G energy storage system for E.ON in Hamburg [November 2015, p9]. In late 2015 it signed Chinese deals to deliver its P2G energy storage technology for converting wind energy to hydrogen [November 2015, p1], and last summer was awarded a wind-hydrogen hybrid project in Thailand [August 2016, p7]. The company has also supplied hydrogen refueling technology for the Aberdeen City Hydrogen Energy Storage (ACHES) facility in Scotland, UK [see page 7]. HyBalance project: www.hybalance.eu Hydrogenics Corporation, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. Tel: +1 905 361 3660, www.hydrogenics.com Hydrogenics Belgium, Oevel, Belgium. Tel: +32 14 462110. Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking: www.fch.europa.eu
COMMERCIALISATION
Ballard, Broad-Ocean deal to build, sell fuel cell engines in China
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anadian-based Ballard Power Systems has signed a definitive agreement relating to technology transfer, licensing and supply arrangements with strategic partner Zhongshan Broad-Ocean Motor Co Ltd, for the assembly and sale of FCveloCity® 30 kW and 85 kW PEM fuel cell engines in China. Ballard has also just opened its first Chinese corporate office in Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong Province. Broad-Ocean will manufacture Ballard fuel cell modules in three strategic regions in China, including Shanghai. In each location, Broad-Ocean plans to engage with local governments and bus and commercial vehicle OEMs to deploy fuel cell buses and commercial vehicles featuring Ballarddesigned modules manufactured by BroadOcean. The deal has an estimated value of US$25 million in revenue to Ballard over the initial five-year term, including $12 million in Technology Solutions revenue. Ballard will have the exclusive right to purchase fuel
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Shell launches its first UK hydrogen station, with ITM and Linde
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hell has opened its first hydrogen refueling station in the UK, at its Cobham service station on the M25 London orbital motorway. The new hydrogen station has been supplied by ITM Power, and features an advanced ionic compressor and dispensing system supplied by BOC, the UK subsidiary of The Linde Group. The Cobham facility is the first of three Shell-branded, public hydrogen refueling stations that the company plans to open in the UK in 2017 [FCB, December 2016, p9]. The launch follows the success of sites in California [August 2012, p7 and December 2016, p10, and see below] and Germany [April 2015, p10 and January 2017, p9], where Shell is part of a national joint venture that aims to roll out a network of 400 hydrogen stations by 2023 [October 2013, p6]. The company is currently assessing the potential of future projects in the US, Canada, Switzerland, Austria, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands. Shell and Linde are founding members of the recently launched Hydrogen Council [January 2017, p1], which comprises energy companies, OEMs and technology partners with a collective pledge to accelerate investment in the development and commercialisation of the hydrogen and fuel cell sector. This is the seventh public hydrogen refueling station in the UK [see also page 7], and the first to be situated on a regular forecourt. Shell’s conventional Cobham site opened in 2012, and was built to serve the 150 000 vehicles that daily travel on that section of the M25. The site is the busiest fueling location in the country, handling more than 1 million customer visits in 2016. The hydrogen is generated onsite using a PEM electrolyser from ITM Power [see the ITM feature in January 2012]. The hydrogen 8
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station at Cobham is the third site in the UK to be supplied by ITM Power and opened as part of the EU-supported HyFIVE project. The initiative has been partially funded by the European Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU) and the UK’s Office for Low Emission Vehicles [see also page 7]. The addition of a hydrogen station south of London complements those already in operation in the east [November 2016, p6] and west of London [June 2016, p9], boosting the capital’s hydrogen infrastructure. The HyFIVE (Hydrogen For Innovative Vehicles) project aims to deploy 185 fuel cell electric vehicles from BMW, Daimler, Honda, Hyundai, and Toyota [April 2014, p1]. The project will also create clusters of refueling station networks in three European regions, adding six new stations using technology from ITM, Linde [see the Linde feature in September 2014, and page 3 in this issue], and Air Products. Shell, Hydrogen: http://tinyurl.com/shell-h2 ITM Power: www.itm-power.com Linde Hydrogen: http://tinyurl.com/linde-experience-h2 HyFIVE project: www.hyfive.eu Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking: www.fch.europa.eu
Sweden adds hydrogen stations to connect Nordic capitals in 2020
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he Swedish government has given the green light for eight new hydrogen refueling stations to be deployed and enter operation in Sweden over the next three years, in a project coordinated by the Nordic Hydrogen Corridor and the Stockholmbased engineering consultancy Sweco. The initiative will also install a large electrolyser to produce ‘green’ hydrogen, and deploy a fleet of more than 100 fuel cell electric vehicles. There is already a nationwide network of hydrogen refueling stations in Denmark [FCB, July 2016, p7, and see the News Feature in April 2012], and the network in Norway is also rapidly expanding [December 2016, p10 and January 2017, p9], but so far Sweden has only made limited progress on deploying hydrogen stations. The Nordic Hydrogen Corridor project will roll out the hydrogen infrastructure to connect the capital cities Stockholm, Oslo, Helsinki and Copenhagen. ‘Sweden has been lagging behind several other countries on the realisation of hydrogen
refueling infrastructure, but with Nordic Hydrogen Corridor, we want to change that,’ says Björn Aronsson, managing director of Hydrogen Sweden. ‘The major car manufacturers such as Toyota, Hyundai, Honda already have series produced hydrogen cars, and Mercedes, BMW, VW, Nissan, GM and Ford will launch fuel cell electric cars shortly. Then the biggest obstacle for a wider introduction of fuel cell vehicles is precisely the lack of places where you can refuel.’ To reach an initial nationwide network of hydrogen refueling stations, the equivalent of 5% of the existing fossil fuel stations in Sweden should be able to provide hydrogen – which translates into basic coverage achieved by 130 hydrogen refueling stations across Sweden, a large country with a relatively small, mostly dispersed population. Today there are just four stations in Sweden where drivers can refuel with hydrogen: Stockholm Arlanda Airport [October 2015, p8], Gothenburg [November 2015, p8], Mariestad [July 2016, p7], and Sandviken [January 2017, p8]. During 2017, two more stations are planned to open in Stockholm and Malmö, so these eight additional stations will give Sweden at least 14 hydrogen refueling stations by 2020. The Nordic Hydrogen Corridor project is planned to commence in 2017 and continue until 2020. Sweco is coordinating an application for co-financing through the EU’s Connecting Europe Facility, alongside project partners Hydrogen Sweden, AGA, Hyundai and Toyota. The project is in line with aims of the Hydrogen Council, launched in Davos in January [January 2017, p1]. Sweco, Hydrogen as Fuel: www.sweco.se/en/our-offer/project/hydrogen Hydrogen Sweden: www.vatgas.se/in-english
Nel hydrogen stations for Shell and Toyota in California, and for Icelandic Hydrogen
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enmark-based Nel Hydrogen Solutions has entered into a framework contract for the supply, construction and maintenance of H2Station® hydrogen refueling stations in California for Royal Dutch Shell, in partnership with Toyota Motor Corporation. Nel has also been awarded a contract by Icelandic Hydrogen for three H2Station hydrogen refueling stations and a Nel C-series electrolyser to be deployed in Iceland.
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NEWS Shell will build seven hydrogen refueling stations in California in partnership with Toyota, supporting the target of 100 stations across the state by 2020. The California Energy Commission is considering US$16.4 million in grants towards these stations. The contract between Nel and Shell could be worth more than NOK140 million ($16.4 million), depending on the number of H2Stations and the scope of equipment and services included. Nel Hydrogen installed Shell’s first H2Station in 2014 in Hamburg, Germany [FCB, April 2015, p10], and will use this experience for the deliveries to Shell in California, where it currently operates two hydrogen stations in Los Angeles [August 2012, p7 and December 2016, p10]. Shell has also just opened its first hydrogen refueling station in the UK, on the M25 London orbital motorway, in partnership with ITM Power and The Linde Group [see page 8]. Nel Hydrogen Solutions was established last summer as a global system and integration provider [June 2016, p10], a year after Nel ASA acquired H2 Logic [June 2015, p8, and see the H2 Logic feature in May 2013]. Nel has also just agreed to acquire Connecticut-based Proton OnSite, creating the world’s largest hydrogen electrolyser company [see page 11]. Toyota is working with FirstElement Fuels to build and operate 19 hydrogen stations across California [June 2014, p6], and it is collaborating with Air Liquide to develop a network of 12 stations across New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island [May 2016, p9, and see page 7 here]. Nel Hydrogen Solutions has also won a E4 million ($4.3 million) contract from Icelandic Hydrogen for three H2Stations and a Nel C-series alkaline electrolyser. Icelandic Hydrogen will initially set up these stations connected to central renewable hydrogen electrolysis production, ahead of long-term expansion of the network along with FCEV deployments. The target is to start shipping equipment in late 2017, with installation during 2018. Almost 80% of the Icelandic population will be within reach of at least one of these three hydrogen refueling stations. This project is supported by the EU-supported Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU), as part of the H2ME 2 demonstration project [June 2016, p1]. Icelandic Hydrogen is a joint venture between oil retailer Skeljungur (90%) and Nel ASA (10%), to establish a network of hydrogen stations and renewable hydrogen production in Iceland. Skeljungur will provide retail operational expertise and hydrogen refueling locations, while Nel will provide
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hydrogen production and fueling equipment, and operational experience from 30+ hydrogen stations installed across Europe. Nel Hydrogen Solutions, Herning, Denmark. Tel: +45 9627 5600, www.nelhydrogen.com Shell, Hydrogen: http://tinyurl.com/shell-h2 Toyota, Fuel Cell Technology: http://tinyurl.com/toyota-fcevs
ENERGY STORAGE
Hydrogenics 1.2 MW electrolyser passes initial HyBalance test
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anadian-based Hydrogenics has announced that the latest version of its proton-exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyser has successfully produced hydrogen during the first stage of factory acceptance testing at its production facility in Oevel, Belgium. This 1.2 MW electrolyser is now being delivered to the HyBalance Power-to-Gas (P2G) demonstration project in Denmark. The HyBalance project will establish one of Europe’s most advanced hydrogen facilities at Hobro, in northern Denmark [FCB, March 2016, p8]. The project includes a consortium of European companies, including project leader Air Liquide, and is expected to start producing ‘green’ hydrogen in the autumn. It is supported by €8 million (US$8.4 million) in funding from the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen 2 Joint Undertaking (FCH2 JU), and €2.6 million ($2.7 million) from the Danish ForskEL clean electricity programme, which is run by the Danish national electric and gas grid operator Energinet.dk. Hydrogenics’ electrolyser will produce hydrogen from excess wind-generated energy, and also enable grid balancing services. The green hydrogen will be used in several high-value markets such as industry and transport (vehicle refueling stations) in Denmark. In this way the project will validate the highly dynamic PEM electrolysis technology and innovative hydrogen delivery processes involved, and demonstrate these in a real industrial environment by applying the latest high-pressure hydrogen production and delivery equipment. ‘We are very proud to finalise the construction of this new PEM electrolyser, based on a dual stack design, which will serve as the basis for future multi-MW projects,’ says Daryl Wilson, CEO of Hydrogenics. ‘We
have built on our long-standing PEM expertise to develop an electrolyser that is ready for the commercial market.’ Hydrogenics has previously supplied a 1 MW electrolyser P2G system for a wind farm at Grapzow in Germany [October 2013, p8], and a 1.5 MW electrolyser P2G energy storage system for E.ON in Hamburg [November 2015, p9]. In late 2015 it signed Chinese deals to deliver its P2G energy storage technology for converting wind energy to hydrogen [November 2015, p1], and last summer was awarded a wind-hydrogen hybrid project in Thailand [August 2016, p7]. The company has also supplied hydrogen refueling technology for the Aberdeen City Hydrogen Energy Storage (ACHES) facility in Scotland, UK [see page 7]. HyBalance project: www.hybalance.eu Hydrogenics Corporation, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. Tel: +1 905 361 3660, www.hydrogenics.com Hydrogenics Belgium, Oevel, Belgium. Tel: +32 14 462110. Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking: www.fch.europa.eu
COMMERCIALISATION
Ballard, Broad-Ocean deal to build, sell fuel cell engines in China
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anadian-based Ballard Power Systems has signed a definitive agreement relating to technology transfer, licensing and supply arrangements with strategic partner Zhongshan Broad-Ocean Motor Co Ltd, for the assembly and sale of FCveloCity® 30 kW and 85 kW PEM fuel cell engines in China. Ballard has also just opened its first Chinese corporate office in Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong Province. Broad-Ocean will manufacture Ballard fuel cell modules in three strategic regions in China, including Shanghai. In each location, Broad-Ocean plans to engage with local governments and bus and commercial vehicle OEMs to deploy fuel cell buses and commercial vehicles featuring Ballarddesigned modules manufactured by BroadOcean. The deal has an estimated value of US$25 million in revenue to Ballard over the initial five-year term, including $12 million in Technology Solutions revenue. Ballard will have the exclusive right to purchase fuel
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