# Ballard expands MEA production capacity 6x at Vancouver facility

Ballard Power Systems is expanding manufacturing capacity for membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs) 6x to 6 million MEAs annually by early 2021 at its Vancouver headquarters, also expanding fuel cell stack and module capacity similarly.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2020-09-28
- Where: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Starts operating: Q1 2021
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 6 million MEAs annually (1.66 GW)
- Products: membrane electrode assemblies, fuel cell stacks, fuel cell modules
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Ballard Power Systems](https://endata.com/companies/864.md)

## Sources

- [newswire.ca](https://www.newswire.ca/fr/news-releases/ballard-expanding-mea-production-capacity-6x-to-meet-expected-growth-in-fuel-cell-electric-vehicle-demand-803751983.html), 2020-09-28: "We embarked on a strategic investment to expand MEA manufacturing capacity approximately 18-months ago in preparation for expected growth in the demand for fuel cell engines to power Heavy- and Medium-Duty Motive applications."
- [newswire.ca](https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/ballard-hosts-successful-virtual-investor-and-analyst-day-2020-event-854986945.html), 2020-10-01: "Announcement of the expansion of manufacturing capacity for production of proprietary membrane electrode assemblies, or MEAs – a critical component of every fuel cell – 6x by early 2021 at Ballard's headquarter facility in Vancouver, making this facility the largest fuel cell MEA production operatio"

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