PRESS RELEASE

November 21, 2003

For immediate release

Ballard^® Power Systems Inc.
Donates Fuel Cell Technology to the
Canada Science and Technology Museum

Ottawa — On Friday, November 21, the Canada Science and Technology Museum will open a mini-exhibition highlighting fuel cell technology and its applications. Featuring two new artifacts donated to the Museum by Ballard Power Systems of Vancouver: a P3 Fuel Cell bus engine and a Nexa™ Stationary Power Module, the exhibition will also have a Ford P2000 automobile on display.

Based on principles first discovered by Sir William Grove in 1839 that combined oxygen and hydrogen to produce energy, fuel cells were first used in the 1960s to generate electricity during space travel. A Canadian owned company based in Burnaby, British Columbia, Ballard Power Systems Inc. is a leader in the development of Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) Fuel Cells which are used in a wide variety of industrial and commercial applications. Able to respond quickly to increased demand, these cells are ideal for use in transportation and smaller, commercial uses, and produce no toxic emissions as heat and water are their only by-products.

The P3 Bus engine being donated was part of a "real-world" test project that used fuel cell powered buses in Vancouver in the late 1990's. The aim of the project - which is ongoing - is to develop engines and fuel storage systems sufficient for use in personal and commercial vehicles. The P3 represents an important step in this process. Also being donated is a Nexa Stationary Power Module: the world's first fuel cell module designed for integration into stationary and portable power generation applications. Introduced in 2001, the Ballard Nexa power module is a Stationary Fuel Cell that can generate up to 1200 watts of unregulated DC electrical power. It is ideal for use indoors as an uninterruptible power supply for emergency power generation.

The donation, made possible through funding from Natural Resources Canada, marks an important addition to the Museum's collection. "This donation is the result of a collaboration between Natural Resources Canada and Ballard Power Systems Inc. who have worked together to facilitate the restoration and donation of these artefacts to our collection. The Museum thanks both organizations for their efforts," says Claude Faubert, Director General of the Canada Science and Technology Museum.

The Canada Science and Technology Museum is pleased to receive this donation from Ballard Power Systems Inc. An important piece of our scientific heritage, the P3 Bus Engine and the Nexa Power Module will remain on display throughout the winter months after which time they will be entered into the Museum's general collection.

Open Tuesday through Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., the Canada Science and Technology Museum is located at 1867 St. Laurent Boulevard. There is ample free parking on the Museum grounds.

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