"Voller has integrated Ballard's Mark1030 fuel cell into an APU product that addresses three distinct markets," said Noordin Nanji, Ballard's Chief Customer Officer. "The Mark1030 already has several years of proven performance in Japanese residential cogeneration systems and so we are delighted to see it employed in exciting new applications that will deliver clean, quiet power to various consumer markets. While volumes will be small initially, the potential of these markets makes this a valuable opportunity to evaluate the role that fuel cell technology can play in APU markets."

The Mark1030 is at the heart of Voller's Emerald fuel cell generator - a product that runs on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) or propane and provides the functional equivalent of a five-kVA gas or diesel generator. The Emerald generator is ideal for delivering 12V or 24V power on boats and in recreational vehicles, leveraging the cooking gas already on board as fuel. The Emerald generator can also be used at remote building sites as a quiet and efficient alternative to conventional generators.

"The Ballard Mark1030, designed to operate on hydrogen derived from reformed fuels, offers a well verified fuel cell solution for the Voller Emerald APU," said Stephen Voller, Voller's Chief Executive Officer. "Because the Emerald works using widely available fuels such as propane and LPG, we have removed the fueling infrastructure issue from the table."

About Voller

Voller Energy Group plc is one of the world's first commercial developers and manufacturers of portable fuel cell systems for use as battery chargers and mobile generators - ideal for anyone who has a need for reliable and versatile remote power.

Voller is a green/clean technology company focused on alternative, renewable and new energy technologies for a lower carbon economy. Listed on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange (LSE: VLR), the company was founded in 2002 by Stephen Voller and Mike Clarke.

About Ballard Power Systems

Ballard Power Systems Inc. (TSX: BLD)(NASDAQ: BLDP) is recognized as a leader in the development, manufacture and sale of hydrogen fuel cells. Ballard's mission is to make fuel cells a commercial reality. To learn more about what Ballard is doing with Power to Change the World(R), visit http://www.ballard.com.