Ballard Power Systems, a US company, has announced plans to build a $160 million gigafactory in Rockwell, Texas, to produce hydrogen fuel cell components and systems. The company has been awarded a $40 million US Department of Energy grant to build the facility, which is set to begin operation in 2027. The new facility will have a production capacity of 8 million bipolar plates, 8 million membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs), 20,000 fuel cell stacks, and up to 20,500 fuel cell engines. The total of $40M is split into two parts: $30 million for advancing and automatically stacking the proton exchange membrane (PEM) MEAs, and $10 million for a manufacturing line of next-gen flexible graphite bipolar plates. Ballard’s president and CEO, Randy MacEwen, expressed his gratitude for the DoE’s hydrogen policy support, preparing the US for a leadership position in scaling hydrogen and fuel cells.

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