VANCOUVER, Sept. 18, 2017 /CNW/ - Ballard Power Systems
(NASDAQ: BLDP; TSX: BLDP) today announced that it has been invited
to join the internationally-recognized Hydrogen Council
(www.hydrogencouncil.com) as a supporting member, with the
company's membership effective today. The Hydrogen Council is a
global CEO-level advisory body providing long-term vision on the
important role of hydrogen technologies toward an energy
transition.
As the first global initiative of its kind, the Hydrogen Council
was launched at the World Economic Forum 2017, in Davos, Switzerland.
The objectives of the Hydrogen Council are to:
- Increase visibility of hydrogen solutions currently available
and the progress that has been made in this regard;
- Advocate for the important role of hydrogen technologies in
helping meet climate goals, energy security and competitiveness
targets;
- Work towards better deployment conditions; and
- Work with and provide recommendations to key stakeholders, such
as policy makers, the business community, international agencies
and civil society.
The Hydrogen Council is currently comprised of CEOs from these
member companies: Air Liquide, Alstom, Anglo American, Audi, BMW GROUP, Daimler, ENGIE,
Honda, Hyundai, Iwatani, Kawasaki,
Plastic Omnium, Shell, The Linde Group, Total and Toyota.
Randy MacEwen, Ballard President and CEO said, "We are pleased
to join the Hydrogen Council as a supporting member. The strong
leadership and coordination of the Hydrogen Council will play a key
role in promoting the commercialization and scaled adoption of
hydrogen fuel cell products for motive applications. As an industry
we are moving toward a critical junction in industry development.
We require strong industry collaboration throughout the value chain
and ecosystem to drive holistic solutions, high performance and
compelling economic value propositions that support decarbonization
and improved air quality."
The Hydrogen Council convened in New
York City today, on the occasion of the NYC Climate Week, to
host an exclusive event with C-suite industry leaders, investors
and other stakeholders. The objective of this event was to discuss
the important contribution of hydrogen to the energy transition and
to work to create an effective implementation plan, so that the
compelling benefits of hydrogen deployment can be reaped.
About Ballard Power Systems
Ballard Power Systems
(NASDAQ: BLDP; TSX: BLDP) provides clean energy products that
reduce customer costs and risks, and helps customers solve
difficult technical and business challenges in their fuel cell
programs. To learn more about Ballard, please visit
www.ballard.com.
SOURCE Ballard Power Systems Inc.