Backup Power

“Fuel cells are emerging as a strong alternative power source for powering telecommunication base stations”

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Alternatives for Powering Telecommunications Base Stations

Ballard’s hydrogen fuel cell solutions offer a number of important advantages relative to conventional batteries and diesel generators for telecom backup power needs. Fuel cell systems for the wireless telecom industry provide extended runtime together with solid reliability at an attractive lifecycle cost.

Our FCgen®-1020ACS fuel cell stack features dynamic response, robust and reliable operation, a simplified air-cooled design, in addition to environmental benefits.

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Through our controlling interest in Dantherm Power, a Danish solutions company, we deliver complete DBX2000 and DBX5000 systems directly to network providers such as Nokia Siemens as well as service providers, including WIND Mobile in Canada.  


Ballard also supplies fuel cell stacks to a variety of solution partners, including IdaTech, FutureE, M-Field and Palcan Energy Corporation. IdaTech, for example, integrates our FCgen®-1020ACS into its ElectraGenTM system, which they have deployed with Hutchison Telecom in Indonesia, among others.

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