October 9, 2007 – Vol. 12 No.29

Exide Technologies and Ballard Power Systems to Develop Fuel Cell Hybrid Power Systems for Forklift Trucks.

The battery maker, Exide, will team with the hydrogen fuel cell maker on the emission free energy source. The program will utilize Ballard’s Mark1020 ACS hydrogen fuel cell stack and Exide’s ELEMENT (tm) valve regulated lead acid batteries. The Mark1020 ACS technology has been primarily used for stationary telecommunications backup power but is also suitable for motive power applications.

Mark1020 ACS fuel cell features fast, dynamic response, robust and reliable operation, durable packaging and a simplified, air-cooled design. And, according to Ballard,the design simplicity of the Mark1020 ACS enables integration of the stack into less complex, lower-cost systems, supporting the move towards commercialization of fuel cell products in the materials handling market, where cost is a key consideration.

Using a hydrogen fuel cell also provides on-board recharging capability for the batteries.

Initial prototypes of the hybrid hydrogen fuel cell battery system will be delivered to the US Department of Defense.

Exide Technologies has operations in more than 80 countries and is one of the world's largest producers and recyclers of lead-acid batteries. Exide plans to meet all its hydrogen fuel cell needs in the forklift truck market over the next five years exclusively with Ballard fuel cells.

Ballard Power Systems is recognized as a leader in the development, manufacture and sale of hydrogen fuel cells. (10/9/07)

Links:

Exide Technologies http://www.exide.com

Ballard Power Systems http://www.ballard.com

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