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Ballard Power quietly sharpens its edge

Ballard Power quietly sharpens its edge

JCB excavator powered by a Ballard fuel cell, © JCB Group
© JCB Group

Ballard [Nasdaq: BLDP] is quietly moving forward with forging new alliances around the world. Or, more specifically, the company is building prototypes that are sure to lead to joint ventures and partnerships to commercialize stacks and modules and components for parts suppliers. I previously covered Ballard’s business relationship with Mahle. Now, Ballard has teamed up with compressor manufacturer Chart Industries, as well as Linamar, a Canadian automotive supplier with sales of USD 7.5 billion and over 26,000 employees. The aim of Ballard’s partnership with Linamar is to develop fuel cell powertrains for light commercial vehicles weighing up to 5 tons and for SUVs, and maybe other kinds of passenger cars in the future. Ballard might even consider forming a joint venture with a company such as Honeywell, to which the fuel cell maker sold its former subsidiary Protonex’ fuel cell drone program – but not before indicating plans for some type of future collaboration.

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Wrightbus continues driving

Wrightbus continues driving

Red H2 Wrightbus in London city traffic,
Red H2 Wrightbus in London city traffic, © Au Morandarte [CC BY-SA 2.0]

Northern Ireland bus manufacturer Wrightbus was acquired by Bamford Bus Company (BBC) in October 2019 and is now working under Jo Bamford’s leadership on fuel cell integration and H2 infrastructure expansion.

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