Making Europe greener with hydrogen fuel cells from Hobro
Located in Hobro, Denmark, Ballard Power Systems Europe (BPSE) supplies fuel cells and fuel cell systems to both European and global markets. In recent years, BPSE has grown in line with the increasing demand for zero-emission solutions – for the heavy-duty transport sector in particular. Get to know BPSE better in this member portrait.
“Ballard Power Systems is a global company that designs, develops and produces hydrogen fuel cell solutions for buses, trucks, trains, ships and stationary applications. Our European head office, BPSE, includes administration, R&D, sales and production, as well as service and support of our fuel cell systems,” says Kristina Fløche Juelsgaard, Market Development Manager at BPSE. Juelsgaard also holds a master’s degree in International Energy Planning.
Juelsgaard joined BPSE in 2015, and has been part of the significant journey that the company has been on in recent years. The fuel cell company has gone from being Dantherm Power with approximately 35 employees, to being acquired by Canadian Ballard Power Systems in 2017 and continuing under the name Ballard Power Systems Europe. In 2020, the company had 60 employees, but by the end of 2022 BPSE employed almost 200 people.