Automotive Fuel Cell Cooperation
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Automotive Fuel Cell Cooperation (AFCC) is a Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
, based automotive fuel cell
technology company. Founded in November 2007, the privately-held company was created to allow for further expansion of fuel cell technology.
With a share of 50.1%, Daimler AG is the major stakeholder. Ford Motor Company
hold a 30% stake and the remaining stake of 19.9% is held by Ballard Power Systems
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Ballard Power Systems will transfer its automotive division to AFCC, this makes up the employees of the research and development
divisions, about 150, as well as all the intellectual property
and expertise relating to automotive fuel cell applications. AFCC research and development departments will work closely with Daimler and Ford to bring advanced full cell stacks technology to the automakers. Daimler AG and Ford will provide the financial backing for AFCC.
The company is headed by Dr. Andreas Truckenbrodt, formerly the Executive Director Hybrid Development for Daimler AG.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, based automotive fuel cell
Fuel cell
A fuel cell is a device that converts the chemical energy from a fuel into electricity through a chemical reaction with oxygen or another oxidizing agent. Hydrogen is the most common fuel, but hydrocarbons such as natural gas and alcohols like methanol are sometimes used...
technology company. Founded in November 2007, the privately-held company was created to allow for further expansion of fuel cell technology.
With a share of 50.1%, Daimler AG is the major stakeholder. Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company is an American multinational automaker based in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. The automaker was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. In addition to the Ford and Lincoln brands, Ford also owns a small stake in Mazda in Japan and Aston Martin in the UK...
hold a 30% stake and the remaining stake of 19.9% is held by Ballard Power Systems
Ballard Power Systems
Ballard Power Systems , located in Burnaby, British Columbia -- a suburb of Vancouver -- is a company that designs, develops, and manufactures zero emission proton-exchange-membrane fuel cells. This company has made a bus that uses only hydrogen fuel cells. These fuel cells combine hydrogen and...
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Ballard Power Systems will transfer its automotive division to AFCC, this makes up the employees of the research and development
Research and development
The phrase research and development , according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, refers to "creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of man, culture and society, and the use of this stock of...
divisions, about 150, as well as all the intellectual property
Intellectual property
Intellectual property is a term referring to a number of distinct types of creations of the mind for which a set of exclusive rights are recognized—and the corresponding fields of law...
and expertise relating to automotive fuel cell applications. AFCC research and development departments will work closely with Daimler and Ford to bring advanced full cell stacks technology to the automakers. Daimler AG and Ford will provide the financial backing for AFCC.
The company is headed by Dr. Andreas Truckenbrodt, formerly the Executive Director Hybrid Development for Daimler AG.