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Ballard Signs ESAs for Fuel Cell Stacks to Support Backup Power Systems at German Radio Towers
Ballard Signs ESAs for Fuel Cell Stacks to Support Backup Power Systems at German Radio To...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nBallard Signs ESAs for Fuel Cell Stacks to Support Backup Power Systems at German Radio Towers\n\n/* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCanada NewsWire\nVANCOUVER and HOBRO, Denmark, Jan. 14, 2020\n\n\n\nVANCOUVER and HOBRO, Denmark, Jan. 14, 2020 /CNW/ - Ballard Power Systems (NASDAQ: BLDP; TSX: BLDP) today announced that it has signed Equipment Sales Agreements (ESAs) for the provision of an initial 500 FCgen®-1020ACS fuel cell stacks to adKor GmbH (\"adKor\"; www.adkor.de/en/) and SFC Energy AG (\"SFC Energy\"; www.sfc.com/en/), to be integrated into adKor's Jupiter backup power systems for deployment at radio tower sites in Germany through the end of 2021.   \n\n \n \n\n \nContracts have been awarded to adKor for the supply of fuel cell backup power systems to support an initial tranche of 500 radio tower sites in Germany – with the potential for a total of up to 1,500 radio tower sites –  and adKor has sub-contracted a portion of the work to SFC Energy. As a result, adKor and SFC Energy have signed development partnership and licensing agreements, will share production activities for the supply of Jupiter systems and are developing product line extensions. \nAs production work is committed, adKor and SFC Energy each plan to place purchase orders with Ballard for 2.9 kilowatt FCgen®-1020ACS fuel cell stacks, with each Jupiter backup power system utilizing from 1-to-3 of these fuel cell stacks. German regulations require radio tower sites to have a minimum of 72 hours of backup power, to ensure radio communications for critical users in the event of a power blackout.\nOben Uluc, Ballard Sales Director for EMEA said, \"We are very pleased to announce these agreements with adKor and SFC Energy for integration of our air-cooled fuel cell stacks into the Jupiter backup power system. The German government's decision to deploy fuel cell systems extensively for backup power at radio tower sites is a result of the technology's proven reliability and effectiveness in the field over the past number of years.\" \nHartm...