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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001309014-12-000722
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
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CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20121119
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DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20121119

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Ballard Power Systems Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001453015
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ELECTRICAL INDUSTRIAL APPARATUS [3620]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			Z4
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-53543
		FILM NUMBER:		121215969

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		9000 GLENLYON PARKWAY
		CITY:			BURNABY
		STATE:			A1
		ZIP:			V5J 5J8
		BUSINESS PHONE:		206-903-8850

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		STREET 1:		9000 GLENLYON PARKWAY
		CITY:			BURNABY
		STATE:			A1
		ZIP:			V5J 5J8

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	7076991 Canada Inc.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20090102
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UNITED STATES<BR>
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REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER<BR>PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16<BR>UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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November 19, 2012
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Commission File Number: 000-25270
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	<FONT SIZE="+2"><B>Ballard Power Systems Inc.</B></FONT><BR>
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      <FONT FACE="Courier" SIZE="+0">9000 Glenlyon Parkway<br>Burnaby, BC<br>V5J 5J8<br>Canada</FONT>
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       Date: November 19, 2012
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       Chief Financial Officer
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      <FONT SIZE="2">Nokia Siemens Networks, Ballard Power Systems develop fuel cell backup power for mobile networks</FONT>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><FONT style="font-size: 10pt">Ballard Power Systems and Nokia Siemens Network
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Press Release


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Vancouver, B.C. &#150; November&nbsp;19, 2012


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Nokia Siemens Networks, Ballard Power Systems develop fuel cell backup power for mobile networks


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Designed to support mobile networks during and after commercial grid outages
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Passed NTT DOCOMO evaluation tests and Japan statutory approval for power supply


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Nokia Siemens Networks is working with Ballard Power Systems, Inc. to develop mobile networks that
can continue to operate during power blackouts. Japanese operator NTT DOCOMO has evaluated the
Nokia Siemens Networks Flexi Multiradio base station with integrated fuel cell* backup for
potential commercial deployment. The solution has been installed at a DOCOMO R&D Center test site
in Japan&#146;s Yokosuka Research Park (YRP).


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&#147;Mobile networks can be vital when a natural disaster strikes, and power outages make other forms
of communication difficult,&#148; said Mark Donaldson, head of mobile broadband energy solutions at
Nokia Siemens Networks. &#147;Integrating fuel cells with our base stations can significantly increase
the resilience of the mobile networks we provide.&#148;


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&#147;Our fuel cell systems provide power for extended periods during outages caused by natural
calamities and commercial grid failures,&#148; said Larry Stapleton, vice president of sales at Ballard.
&#147;The collaboration with Nokia Siemens Networks has helped us leverage our service and integration
expertise in order to deliver an emergency-ready alternative power solution for mobile networks.&#148;


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Backup power solutions based on fuel cell technology deliver a number of advantages over
conventional batteries and diesel generators. These include higher reliability across a wide range
of operating conditions, lower maintenance costs, longer operating life as well as reduced size,
weight, installation footprint, noise signature and environmental impact.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">The fuel cell weight and size are significantly less in comparison to existing lead acid batteries
that are typically used in many base stations to provide backup power for extended outages. The
base station and fuel cell combination developed by Nokia Siemens Networks with Ballard can provide
4.5 kilowatts of power for approximately 40 hours on a single tank of fuel.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">The solution from Nokia Siemens Networks and Ballard has already received the Ministry of Economy,
Trade and Industry (METI)&nbsp;statutory approval in Japan. After delivering and setting up the fuel
cell at a test site in YRP, Nokia Siemens Networks participated in and cleared DOCOMO&#146;s evaluation
tests.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">About Nokia Siemens Networks
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Nokia Siemens Networks is the world&#146;s specialist in mobile broadband. From the first ever call on
GSM, to the first call on LTE, we operate at the forefront of each generation of mobile technology.
Our global experts invent the new capabilities our customers need in their networks. We provide the
world&#146;s most efficient mobile networks, the intelligence to maximize the value of those networks,
and the services to make it all work seamlessly. With headquarters in Espoo, Finland, we operate in
over 150 countries and had net sales of over 14&nbsp;billion euros in 2011.
http://www.nokiasiemensnetworks.com


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">About Ballard Power Systems, Inc.
<BR>
Ballard Power Systems (TSX: BLD) (NASDAQ: BLDP) provides clean energy fuel cell products enabling
optimized power systems for a range of applications. Products deliver incomparable performance,
durability and versatility. To learn more about Ballard, please visit www.ballard.com.**


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Media Enquiries


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Nokia Siemens Networks
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Shinji Kimura
<BR>
Marketing and Corporate Affairs, Japan
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Phone: &#043;81 3 5474 6647
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E-mail: shinji.2.kimura@nsn.com


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Media Relations
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Phone: &#043;358 7140 02869
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E-mail: mediarelations@nsn.com


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Ballard
<BR>
Guy McAree
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Phone: &#043;1 604 412 7919
<BR>
Email: investors@ballard.com or media@ballard.com


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*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 such as methanol are sometimes used. Fuel cells are
different from batteries in that they require a constant source of fuel and oxygen to run, but they
can produce electricity continually for as long as these inputs are supplied.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&#149;&nbsp;This release contains forward-looking statements concerning the benefits of our products to
customers. These forward-looking statements reflect Ballard&#146;s current expectations as contemplated
under section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section&nbsp;21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Any such forward-looking statements are based on Ballard&#146;s
assumptions relating to its financial forecasts and expectations regarding its product development
efforts, manufacturing capacity, and market demand and include the Company&#146;s expectations regarding
the potential benefits of the proposed transaction and the timing and success of future product
development efforts.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">These statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause Ballard&#146;s actual results to be
materially different, including general economic and regulatory changes, detrimental reliance on
third parties, successfully achieving our business plans and achieving and sustaining
profitability. For a detailed discussion of these and other risk factors that could affect
Ballard&#146;s future performance, please refer to Ballard&#146;s most recent Annual Information Form.
Readers should not place undue reliance on Ballard&#146;s forward-looking statements and Ballard assumes
no obligation to update or release any revisions to these forward looking statements, other than as
required under applicable legislation.



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