Ballard inks deal for 220 telecom fuel cells

VANCOUVER—Ballard Power Systems has signed an agreement with Azure Hydrogen, Ballard’s partner in China, for 220 ElectraGenTM Telecom Backup Power fuel cell systems to be deployed in Chinese telecom networks.

The agreement includes 120 direct hydrogen ElectraGenTM-H2 systems as well as 100 methanol fuelled ElectraGenTM-ME systems. All systems covered by the agreement are expected to be delivered to Azure in Q3 and Q4 of 2013.