Fuel cells, Ballard enhances its FCmove power module portfolio
The FCmove-HD+ is designed for buses and medium and heavy-duty trucks. With a 100kW power output, the module is smaller, lighter, more efficient, and lower cost than previous generations, and has been designed to improve ease of vehicle integration.
Ballard will soon launch the 8th generation of its heavy-duty power module portfolio. The FCmove-HD+ is designed for buses and medium and heavy-duty trucks. With a 100kW power output, the module is smaller, lighter, more efficient, and lower cost than previous generations, and has been designed to improve ease of vehicle integration. With its compact innovative design, it has been engineered for both engine bay and rooftop configurations, enabling optionality in truck and bus applications.
Ballard FCmove HD+ for medium and heavy-duty truck, bus and off-road vehicles
«With the launch of our second FCmove engine, the FCmove-HD+, we continue our global leadership in the technological advancement and adoption of hydrogen fuel cells. With broad market access across key verticals of medium and heavy-duty truck, bus and off-road vehicles, the FCmove-HD+ has wide reaching applications to accelerate the decarbonization of the transportation sector», commented Kevin Colbow, Chief Technology Officer at Ballard Power Systems. «With now over 100 million kilometers in service by the 3,500 buses and trucks powered by our technology, we have industry leading, proven road experience, and confidence in our product life cycle cost. The evolution of our technology and product portfolio continues to position us to lead in this rapidly growing market».
According to Ballard, the FCmove-HD+ is more than 40 percent more compact and over 30 percent lighter than the previous 100kW module, with 50 percent less component parts. This results in an anticipated 40 percent improvement in total lifecycle cost while maintaining leading operating performance, high efficiency and wide operating range. The first vehicles powered by the 100kW, FCmove-HD+ are anticipated in 2022, including in the fuel cell trucks recently announced with Hexagon Purus and QUANTRON.
