Ballard Technology Solutions
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Ballard Power Systems is a leader in clean energy fuel cell products, focusing on automotive and commercial applications, with significant R&D investments exceeding $1 billion. The company offers customized technology solutions and engineering services for various stages of fuel cell development, aiming to build long-term partnerships with clients across multiple industries. With a robust patent portfolio and extensive experience in fuel cell stack development, Ballard is well-positioned to meet the power needs of customers through high-value, clean energy products.
Ballard Technology Solutions
- 2. Page 2 Commercial ConfidentialCommercial Confidential Ballard Power Systems • Ballard is the global leader in clean energy proton exchange membrane (“PEM”) fuel cell products and services … design, manufacturing & deployment o Telecom Backup Power 2,700+ systems … 11MW’s of power o Material Handling 6,000 stacks … 100M hours of runtime o Technology Solutions C$60‐100M contract with Volkswagen o IP Licensing power module assembly for buses in China • 400 employees o HQ in Vancouver, Canada o Product Engineering in Vancouver, Bend, Oregon & Denmark o Manufacturing in Vancouver & Mexico Ballard HQ facility – Vancouver, B.C., Canada Key Customers
- 3. Page 3 Commercial ConfidentialCommercial Confidential Corporate Transformation 2007 2009 2015 The future builds on commercial and development stage markets and Engineering services for a wider range of industries and partners, including automotive Considerable fuel cell R & D effort focused on automotive requirements • Extensive development of PEM fuel cell intellectual property (IP) • Leading fundamental ‘know‐how’ acquired in key areas: fuel cell stack operation; system integration; as well as fuel processing Clean energy fuel cell products enabling optimized power products for a range of commercial applications • Shift of strategic focus to fuel cell products for commercial applications • Corporate cost base re‐set • Telecom Backup Power • Material Handling Development Stage Products Power Products Technology Solutions • Engineering Services • IP Licensing
- 4. Page 4 Commercial ConfidentialCommercial Confidential Ballard Competitive Advantage • Sustainable leadership position in technology & product development • Long history with automotive industry o 4 major automotive development programs o Supplier to more than 10 small automotive fleets • Significant R&D work over past 15 years o $1B+ investment in development • Extensive patents portfolio and license rights to patents owned by Daimler, Ford & IdaTech • Strategic partnership with UTC enables joint exploration of IP licensing & Technology Solutions opportunities o UTC maintains ongoing commitment to fuel cells through the alliance and receives a portion of licensing revenue
- 5. Page 5 Commercial ConfidentialCommercial Confidential Business Overview • Meet the power needs of customers through delivery of high value, clean energy products that reduce customer costs and risks Power Products • Help customers solve difficult technical and business challenges in their fuel cell and electrolyzer programs Technology Solutions • Telecom Backup Power • Material Handling • Bus • Distributed Generation • Automotive • Non‐automotive o Aerospace o Military o Railway Mandate Markets
- 6. Page 6 Commercial ConfidentialCommercial Confidential Fuel Cell Stacks • 500W‐2kW • Up to 8k hrs • 2‐8kW • Up to 30k hrs • 4‐20kW • Up to 12k hrs • 100kW • > 10k hrs Fuel Cell Modules Complete Fuel Cell Systems Ballard Fuel Cell Product Portfolio • 75‐150kW • Up to 20k hours • Multi‐MW power • 2kW & 5kW • Direct hydrogen • Indoor (rack‐ mountable) & outdoor use • 2.5kW & 5kW • Methanol fuelled • Outdoor use • 100 kW • Up to 20k hours
- 7. Page 7 Commercial ConfidentialCommercial Confidential Ballard Fuel Cell Products in the Field Thousands of installed telecom systems +50 fuel cell buses operating Thousands of fork lift trucks operating +300 fuel cell cars operating Smarter Solutions for a Clean Energy Future Ballard Confidential Information 7
- 10. Page 10 Commercial ConfidentialCommercial Confidential Scope of Technology Solutions Customized Engineering Services solutions offered for all stages of development: Reference Systems Applications Engineering Predictive Simulation & Modeling Fuel Cell Testing Services and Test Stations Product Development Failure Diagnosis and Analysis Prototype Manufacturing EARLY TECHNOLOGY EXPLORATION MATURE PROGRAMS Licensing & Technology Transfer ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT • High‐value Engineering Services for accelerating fuel cell development programs o Pathway for aligning fuel cell product development with Ballard’s technologies o Problem solving through leveraging Ballard’s broad technical expertise o Avenue for exploring Ballard’s extensive patent portfolio for licensing • Driving long‐term product opportunities
- 12. Page 12 Commercial ConfidentialCommercial Confidential Engineering Reference Systems • Reference systems accelerate system integration and development o Includes fuel cell engine with key BOP components o Suitable for hybridization with capacitor and/or battery Humidification Coolant Flow and Temperature Control Hydrogen Recirculation Air Supply Controls Stack
- 13. Page 13 Commercial ConfidentialCommercial Confidential System Engineering and Integration • Support systems development, stack integration and operating assessments o Supported OEMs to develop over 50 different FC products • Guidance for product selection and system design through remote and on‐site support • Evaluating tradeoffs at stack/system‐level • Troubleshooting during design process • Material and component selection & sourcing • Codes, standards & certification • Evaluating tradeoffs at stack/system‐level • Troubleshooting during design process • Material and component selection & sourcing • Codes, standards & certification Applications, service and systems engineers with expertise in:
- 15. Page 15 Commercial ConfidentialCommercial Confidential Product Development Bi‐polar plate design CCM Development Fluid & Thermal Models • Product design & research of components, fuel cell stacks and complete systems • Ability to combine membrane, catalyst and ionomers from various suppliers o Work with existing supply chain to bring the right materials together from multiple suppliers • Stack and system modeling & design • Component design & prototyping services • Membrane electrode assembly (MEA) design & manufacturing • Catalyst coated membrane (CCM) design & manufacturing • Single electrode design & manufacturing • Design for manufacturing • Stack and system modeling & design • Component design & prototyping services • Membrane electrode assembly (MEA) design & manufacturing • Catalyst coated membrane (CCM) design & manufacturing • Single electrode design & manufacturing • Design for manufacturing Services for fuel cell product development
- 16. Page 16 Commercial ConfidentialCommercial Confidential Fuel Cell Stack Development • > 10 application‐specific stack designs • Stack development experience for a range of applications: o Several watts to multi‐MW o Stationary and Motive applications o Pure hydrogen and reformate fuel stacks • Testing and design experience from existing platforms • Models for design optimizations – performance, fluid, thermal, structural, durability • Ex‐situ testing techniques for characterization • Integrate prototype or product‐ready components • Design for manufacturing • Testing and design experience from existing platforms • Models for design optimizations – performance, fluid, thermal, structural, durability • Ex‐situ testing techniques for characterization • Integrate prototype or product‐ready components • Design for manufacturing Delivering custom stack solutions
- 17. Page 17 Commercial ConfidentialCommercial Confidential Control System Development • Experience with controls development o System products have integrated controls • Off‐the‐shelf embedded controller • Custom board design o Software development completed internally • Test station controls and data acquisition are done in‐house o LabView‐based control software • Interface to other systems and controllers, including CAN‐ bus, serial • Process tuning & optimization • Control algorithm specification and implementation • Stationary and motive applications • Interface to other systems and controllers, including CAN‐ bus, serial • Process tuning & optimization • Control algorithm specification and implementation • Stationary and motive applications Systems and controls engineers have expertise in:
- 18. Page 18 Commercial ConfidentialCommercial Confidential Fuel Cell Testing • State‐of‐the‐art fuel cell testing facility o Collect 400,000+ hours annually o 24/7 operation, simulate real duty cycles o Test station capacity < 100 W to 333 kW • 60+ automated test stations and specialized test tools o Environmental: 10 temperature and humidity chambers o Stack diagnostics: Current mapping, reference electrodes, water management, freeze protocols, SEM o Accelerated stress tests (AST): Membrane durability, cell reversal tolerance, voltage cycling, start‐up/shutdown, ice tolerance Current Map Test Facility• Component‐, stack‐ and system‐level testing • Standard and accelerated testing methods • Custom diagnostic tests • Component‐, stack‐ and system‐level testing • Standard and accelerated testing methods • Custom diagnostic tests Develop and execute custom testing programs
- 19. Page 19 Commercial ConfidentialCommercial Confidential Test Stations and Customer Facilities • Expertise in facilities and test equipment design and supply o Clean rooms, test labs, production facilities o Standard and custom testing equipment • Equipment and services are supplied to customers such as VW, AFCC, Daimler Ballard Test Stand with Cold Chamber Ballard Clean Room Clean Room Humidity Control • Test stations from multiple watts to megawatts • Automated testing features – dynamic drive cycling, custom performance/durability test protocols • Test stations from multiple watts to megawatts • Automated testing features – dynamic drive cycling, custom performance/durability test protocols Custom test stations • Hydrogen infrastructure and safety • Lab and test facility layout and design • Fuel cell system assembly and plant layout • Hydrogen infrastructure and safety • Lab and test facility layout and design • Fuel cell system assembly and plant layout Facility consultation services
- 21. Page 21 Commercial ConfidentialCommercial Confidential State‐of‐the‐Art Manufacturing • High volume manufacturing and prototyping equipment o Robotics, liquid injection molding and roll‐to‐roll processing o Proven yields in excess of 99% o SPC run charts Full traceability on raw materials • For key customers Ballard offers custom development, including: o Framed, sealed or unframed MEAs o CCM (various configurations and applications) o Reference electrodes o Engineering support and failure analysis for integration • Develop custom components to customer specifications or provide off‐ the‐shelf components o Leverage Ballard or customer component technology o Collaborate on component development and bring advanced technology to the table o Ability to combine various membrane, catalyst and ionomers Framed MEA & plate Catalyst Layer Coating Stack Assembly MEA Assembly •Membrane coating •Catalyst ink mixing & composition to meet specifications •MEA framing and liquid injection sealing •Plate sealing •Membrane coating •Catalyst ink mixing & composition to meet specifications •MEA framing and liquid injection sealing •Plate sealing Internal fabrication of custom components
- 22. Page 22 Commercial ConfidentialCommercial Confidential 590 246 132 160 196 95 106 175 Fuel Cell System Fuel Reforming Balance of Plant Fuel Cell Stack Plates Electrodes MEA & Sealing Catalyst & Membrane Patent Portfolio & Know‐How Key technology advancements • Unique system control strategies for start/stop and voltage clipping • Continuous innovations related to flow field plate with flow guide • Component technologies enabling low RH, low catalyst loaded MEAs • Advanced sealing designs for extended lifetime operation • ‘Freeze’ technology, enabling rapid start‐up at low temperature • Unique water management, eliminates need for humidifiers and enables 5,000+ operational hours • Ballard’s IP portfolio consists of ~200 patents/applications with access to ~1,500 patents/applications o System, stack, and component‐level design o Membrane, electrode, catalyst and materials o System and stack operation and control Trade secrets and know‐how are centered on predictive design methods, accelerated test methods, CCM and MEA manufacturing processes SYSTEM STACK COMPONENTS & MATERIALS Ballard Patents and Accessible Patent Portfolio
- 23. Page 23 Commercial ConfidentialCommercial Confidential Summary • Ballard has a long history of leadership in fuel cell stack development and supply • Technology Solutions offers a cooperative model to partners for accelerating fuel cell development programs and builds the foundation for long term partnerships • Component prototyping and high volume production leverage existing manufacturing infrastructure • Our technology development activities position us well to work with partners to jointly develop products for all applications