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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:		201394233

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		9000 GLENLYON PARKWAY
		CITY:			BURNABY
		STATE:			A1
		ZIP:			V5J 5J8
		BUSINESS PHONE:		604-454-0900

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

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		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	7076991 Canada Inc.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20090102
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Date: December 17, 2020</FONT></td>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 91%; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Description</B></FONT></td></tr>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 10pt"><A HREF="ex991.htm"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">News
Release Dated December 17, 2020 - Ballard Announces Van Hool Follow-on Order
For 10 Fuel Cell Modules to Power Buses in Holland</FONT></A></td></tr>
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<P STYLE="margin: 0; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>Exhibit 99.1</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 24pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">Ballard Announces Van Hool Follow-on Order
For 10 Fuel Cell Modules to Power Buses in Holland</P>

<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">VANCOUVER, BC, Dec. 17, 2020 /CNW/ -&nbsp;Ballard
Power Systems (NASDAQ: BLDP) (TSX: BLDP) today announced a purchase order from Van Hool (https://www.vanhool.be/en/), a leading
bus OEM and Ballard partner headquartered in Belgium, for 10 fuel cell modules to power Van Hool A330 buses to be deployed in Emmen,
the Netherlands, under the JIVE2 funding program.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0"><IMG SRC="image_001.jpg" ALT="Van Hool A330 Fuel Cell Bus powered by Ballard (CNW Group|Ballard Power Systems Inc.)" STYLE="height: 168px; width: 252px"></P>

<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">Van Hool A330 Fuel Cell Bus powered by Ballard
(CNW Group/Ballard Power Systems Inc.)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">Ballard plans to deliver the 10 fuel cell modules
in 2021. These will power 10 Van Hool A330 model Fuel Cell Electric Buses (FCEBs) that are planned for deployment with Groningen-Drenthe
and Qbuzz, the public transport agency in Emmen, by 2022. Shell has been contracted to build a hydrogen refueling station and is
also working on development of a 10-megawatt plant for onsite production of green hydrogen. Emmen's fuel cell bus fleet is expected
to use 60-to-90 tons of green hydrogen annually.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">Van Hool's A330 FCEB is 12 meters (39.3 feet)
long, carries up to 74 people and has a range of 350-to-400 kilometers (220-to-250 miles) between hydrogen refuelings.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">Filip Van Hool, CEO of Van Hool said, &quot;We
are keen to deploy more Fuel Cell Electric Buses, powered by Ballard, in European cities. The successful integration of Ballard
products into our buses, including the A330, has enabled progress toward commercialization of fuel cells in public transportation.
We expect continued market penetration and growth of zero-emission fuel cell buses throughout the EU.&quot;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">Rob Campbell, Ballard Chief Commercial Officer
noted, &quot;Ballard is delighted to continue our collaboration with Van Hool and we are very pleased to now provide fuel cell
power modules for additional buses to be deployed in The Netherlands. With these buses Ballard will have powered more than 100
Van Hool FCEBs operating in The Netherlands &ndash; including the cities of Groningen and Emmen &ndash; and in France, Germany,
Norway, Belgium and Denmark.&quot;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">Ballard fuel cell modules have demonstrated
unmatched on-road performance in Fuel Cell Electric Buses, including earlier generation modules operating in buses for more than
35,000 hours, with only minimal fuel cell maintenance required.&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">Europe's JIVE (Joint Initiative For Hydrogen
Vehicles Across Europe) funding programs are intended to pave the way to commercialization of fuel cell electric buses by coordinating
procurement activities to unlock economies-of-scale and reduce costs as well as supporting new hydrogen refueling stations. Results
of the JIVE programs are expected to demonstrate the technical readiness of FCEBs to bus operators and the economic viability of
hydrogen as a zero-emission bus fuel to policy makers. The JIVE programs are supported by a total of &euro;57 million in grants
from the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU).</P>

<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0"><B>About Ballard Power Systems<BR>
</B>Ballard Power Systems' (NASDAQ: BLDP; TSX: BLDP) vision is to deliver fuel cell power for a sustainable planet. Ballard zero-emission
PEM fuel cells are enabling electrification of mobility, including buses, commercial trucks, trains, marine vessels, passenger
cars and forklift trucks. To learn more about Ballard, please visit www.ballard.com.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">This release contains forward-looking statements
concerning anticipated product performance and other characteristics. These forward-looking statements reflect Ballard's current
expectations as contemplated under section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended. Any such forward-looking statements are based on Ballard's assumptions relating to its financial forecasts
and expectations regarding its product development efforts, manufacturing capacity, and market demand.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">These statements involve risks and uncertainties
that may cause Ballard'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's future performance, please refer to Ballard's most recent
Annual Information Form. Readers should not place undue reliance on Ballard'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.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">View original content to download multimedia:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ballard-announces-van-hool-follow-on-order-for-10-fuel-cell-modules-to-power-buses-in-holland-301194726.html</P>

<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">SOURCE Ballard Power Systems Inc.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">View original content to download multimedia:
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/December2020/17/c2838.html</P>

<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">%CIK: 0001453015</P>

<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0"><B>For further information: </B>Guy McAree, +1.604.412.7919, media@ballard.com
or investors@ballard.com</P>

<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">CO: Ballard Power Systems Inc.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">CNW 00:15e 17-DEC-20</P>



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