0001309014-11-000321.txt : 20110603 0001309014-11-000321.hdr.sgml : 20110603 20110602183345 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001309014-11-000321 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 6-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20110602 FILED AS OF DATE: 20110603 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110602 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Ballard Power Systems Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001453015 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ELECTRICAL INDUSTRIAL APPARATUS [3620] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 6-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-53543 FILM NUMBER: 11889763 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 9000 GLENLYON PARKWAY CITY: BURNABY STATE: A1 ZIP: V5J 5J8 BUSINESS PHONE: 206-903-8850 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 9000 GLENLYON PARKWAY CITY: BURNABY STATE: A1 ZIP: V5J 5J8 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: 7076991 Canada Inc. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20090102 6-K 1 htm_5860.htm LIVE FILING Ballard Power Systems Inc. - Form 6-K
 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

June 2, 2011

Commission File Number: 000-25270

Ballard Power Systems Inc.
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(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
 
Canada
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(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
 
9000 Glenlyon Parkway
Burnaby, BC
V5J 5J8
Canada
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(Address of principal executive office)
 
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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
    Ballard Power Systems Inc.
     
Date: June 2, 2011 By: Tony Guglielmin
  Name:  Tony Guglielmin
  Title: Chief Financial Officer
     
EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.   Description
 
99.1   Ballard Fuel Cell Products Provide Backup Power Solutions for German City Council Headquarters
     
EX-99.1 2 exhibit1.htm EX-99.1 Exhibit  EX-99.1

Ballard Power Systems Inc.

News Release

Ballard Fuel Cell Products Provide Backup Power Solution for German City Council Headquarters
Reaffirms benefits of clean fuel cell energy for uninterruptible power supply

For Immediate Release – June 2, 2011

VANCOUVER, CANADA– Ballard Power Systems (TSX: BLD) (NASDAQ: BLDP) announced that its FCgen®-1020ACS fuel cell stack is the power source for a ten kilowatt (kW) backup power system deployed by Heliocentris Energy Solutions AG, specialist in environmentally-friendly energy storage solutions. A total of eight 1.2 kW Heliocentris Nexa 1200 fuel cell systems – using Ballard stacks – provide extended duration backup power to critical information technology services at the City Council headquarters of Meiningen, Germany.

The direct hydrogen system is hybridized together with lithium-ion batteries and deployed for indoor use. This replaces an uninterruptible power supply system using lead-acid batteries, which has proven insufficient for long power outages. This installation is the latest in a series of field trials demonstrating capabilities of the Heliocentris solution to industrial customers having requirements that include remote monitoring stations, emergency power supplies and auxiliary power units. Heliocentris also designs fuel cell training systems for the educational market.

Backup power solutions based on fuel cell technology deliver a number of advantages over conventional batteries and diesel generators, including higher reliability across a wide range of operating conditions, lower maintenance costs, longer operating life as well as reduced size, weight, installation footprint, noise signature and environmental impact. Ballard’s FCgen®-1020ACS fuel cell stack enables all of these advantages with its compact and cost-effective air-cooled design.

The trial in Meiningen is being supported by the German Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development as part of the National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology Innovation Programme (NIP). NOW GmbH National Organisation for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology is in charge of coordinating the NIP.

About Ballard Power Systems
Ballard Power Systems (TSX: BLD) (NASDAQ: BLDP) provides clean energy fuel cell products enabling optimized power systems for a range of applications. Products contain proprietary esencia™ technology, ensuring incomparable performance, durability and versatility. To learn more about Ballard, please visit www.ballard.com.

Further Information
Public Relations: Guy McAree, +1.604.412.7919, media@ballard.com
Investor Relations: Lori Rozali, +1.604.412.3195, investors@ballard.com