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Values & Mission

We deliver fuel cell power for a sustainable planet.

We use our fuel cell expertise to deliver valuable and innovative solutions to our customers globally, create rewarding opportunities for our team, provide extraordinary value to our shareholders and power the hydrogen society.

Who are we

We are Ballard

At the forefront of energy innovation, our team comprises over 1300 dedicated experts driven by curiosity and a commitment to sustainability. Based in Burnaby, Canada, our three facilities span over 240,000 ft² (22,000 m²), uniquely equipped to produce over 1GW of MEAs and fuel cell stacks.

Utilizing automated and continuous manufacturing, we consistently deliver top-quality products to meet our customers’ needs. Additionally, we have manufacturing facilities in the US and Denmark, along with joint-venture operations in China focusing on stacks and modules

Annualized metric tons of [CO₂] saved

1M

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Experts with a drive for innovation

1296

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Years of experience

44+

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Fuel cell product shipped to date

1GW

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Customized Solution

Here for the world

Our Sustainability Download 2023 ESG report

Driving impact through strong environmental,social and governance practice. At Ballard, sustainability is an integral part of all that we do. Our vision of Here for Life™ connotes our purpose to decarbonize mobility, to mitigate the existential threat of climate change, and pass on to the next generation a more livable planet.

Our ESG strategy is an important part of guiding that vision and bringing focus to the material ESG considerations embedded into how we work—helping us attract world-class talent, drive our own carbon neutral ambition and accelerate bringing zero-carbon mobility and stationary solutions to the global energy transition.

Since we released our first ESG report in 2019, we’ve continued our dedication to these material areas and are pleased to see results for these effort:

Our History

Pioneering Fuel Cell Technology

Over its 43‐year history, Ballard has invested more than 
$1.5 billion in research and development to advance fuel cell technology and has produced over 1 GW of proton exchange membrane fuel cell products.

  • 2020

    Fuel cell electric vehicles powered by Ballard have now driven over 50 million kilometers – enough to circle the globe 1,250 times

    Ballard launches high performance fuel cell module, the FCwave™, for marine applications

  • 2019

    Ballard celebrates 40-year corporate anniversary

    Ballard launches 8th generation high performance fuel cell module, the FCmove™, for heavy-duty motive applications

    Ballard to establishes fuel cell Center of Excellence in Europe to serve marine market with zero-emission solutions

  • 2018

    Ballard signs historic strategic collaboration with Weichai Power to advance the company’s China strategy

    Ballard launches next-generation high performance liquid-cooled fuel cell stack, the FCgen®-LCS, for heavy-duty motive market

  • 2017

    Ballard becomes the first fuel cell company to power buses for more than 10 million cumulative kilometers of revenue service

    Ballard and Siemens sign $9M multi-year development agreement for fuel cell engine to power Mireo® commuter train

    Shanghai Edrive, division of Broad-Ocean, commissions the first facility for Chinese produced Ballard fuel cell modules

  • 2016

    Fuel cell electric vehicles powered by Ballard have now driven over 50 million kilometers – enough to circle the globe 1,250 times

    Ballard launches high performance fuel cell module, the FCwave™, for marine applications

“It will take a combined effort of academia, government, and industry to bring about the change from a gasoline economy to a hydrogen economy. The forces are building and progress is being made. It is of major importance that a change of this magnitude not be forced on unwilling participants, but that all of us work together for an economically viable path to change.”

— Geoffrey Ballard (1932-2008)

Our Leadership

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Location

Headquarters

Canada

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China

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Europe

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USA

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Our Partnerships

Our business strategy is a two-pronged approach to build shareholder value through the sale and service of power products and the delivery of technology solutions.

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