U. Ss. buses powered by

fuel cell technology

NORTH VANCOUVER-based Ballard Power
Systems announced Monday that its U.S. sub-
sidiary, Ballard Power Corporation, won an $8.1
million contract to develop a methanol fuel cell
bus engine.

Ballard has developed a zero-emission fuel cell
engine that converts natural gas, methanol, or hydrogen

- fuel into electricity without combustion,

Ballard said the recently announced contract will
involve the development of a 135-horsepower methanol
Ballard fuel cell engine to power small buses, or for use
as part.of a hybrid system powering heavy duty transit

seS,

" “The conipany said the contract announced Monday
with Georgetown University is part of a program under-

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taken with a grant from the U.S. Federal Transit
Administration. Work on the contract will start immedi-
ately and continue to mid- 1998.

Said Neil Ollo, Ballard vice president of U.S. opera-
tions, “The 135-horsepower methanol fuel cell engine
developed under this contract will complement the 275-
horsepower hydrogen fuel cell engine which Ballard is
presently commercializing.”

In September, Ballard announced Chicago would be
the first city to use the 275-horsepower bus engines in
its transit fleet. If the experiment is successful, Chicago
will consider converting its 2,000 bus fleet to Ballard
fuel cell engines as buses become due for replacement.

On Tuesday, Ballard announced it had agreed to
accept an offer to purchase $27 million of common
shares from an underwriting group fed by Goepel
Shields and Partners. The placement consists of 1.5 mil-
lion shares at an $18 price tag. It’s subject to Toronto
Stock Exchange approval. The proceeds of the offering
will be used to fund fuel cell development.

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