Last week, Ballard also unveiled a new project to store wind energy via hydrogen in the German natural gas grid.
Germany Trade & Invest in Berlin energy storage expert Raphael Goldstein said with over 17% renewable electricity in Germany, demand for energy storage solutions is growing very quickly to balance this fluctuating energy supply.
"Germany has set ambitious goals for renewable energy and positioned itself as a lead market for commercialization of fuel cell, hydrogen and battery technologies," Goldstein said.
The company will coordinate its entire European activities from a new location in the city of Hurth near Cologne.
Germany Trade & Invest is the foreign trade and inward investment promotion agency of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Ballard is engaged in the manufacturing of fuel cells, stacks, and integrated systems based outside Vancouver
