Ballard to provide fuel cells for Chinese buses

Fuel cell technology developer Ballard Power Systems (Vancouver, B.C.) announced that it has reached license and supply agreements with Nantong Zehe New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. and Guangdong Synergy Hydrogen Power Technology Co., Ltd. under which Ballard will provide fuel-cell power products and related technical services in support of the planned development of fuel cell-powered bus fleets in two Chinese cities. Ballard and Nantong Zehe are collaborating with electric bus manufacturer Jiangsu GreenWheel New Energy Electric Vehicle Co. Ltd. to deploy a fleet of fuel cell-powered buses in the city of Rugao in Jiangsu province. In a separate arrangement, Ballard and Guandong Synergy are working with electric bus manufacturer Foshan Feichi Automobile Manufacturing Co. Ltd. to deploy fuel cell-powered buses in the city of Yunfu in Guangdong province. Between the two projects, Ballard and its partners expect to place a total of 33 fuel cell-powered buses on the streets of these cities. The combined contracts have an estimated value of $10 million to Ballard.