Ballard, the global leader in environmental protection fuel cell research and development, said that at the 20 10 exhibition, its fuel cell technology will present the following characteristics: the service life can reach 5000 hours; Can be started at MINUS 30 degrees Celsius; The energy density per liter can reach 2500 watts; The cost per kilowatt and 500,000 units of capacity is $30.
Dennis Campbell, president and CEO of the company, said that although this goal is extremely challenging, it is achievable. This five-year road map was put forward by the company, which shows its determination in formulating standards for proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFC) and leading the development of fuel cells.
When the automobile industry is facing more and more stringent waste emission standards, the commercialization of fuel cells will provide a feasible solution, but its pace has lagged behind the "dual-purpose oil and electricity" technology for nearly 10 years. Oil-electric dual-purpose vehicles (such as Toyota Prius) still use traditional internal combustion engines and gasoline, but the exhaust emissions are very low. Last year, the United States sold 88,000 gasoline-electric vehicles, and this year it is expected to exceed 220,000.
Ballard believes that hybrid vehicles will be a transitional product between traditional vehicles and future hydrogen vehicles. The development blueprint put forward yesterday will be a ruler to test the company's progress in the next five years.
Ballard's investors have been waiting for years, hoping to see the company's technology make big money one day. In the past three years alone, the company lost $450 million.