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

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

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		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: October 18, 2021</FONT></td>
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Release Dated October 18, 2021 - Ballard Power Systems and Forsee Power to enter long-term strategic partnership to develop and commercialize integrated fuel cell and
battery solutions for heavy-duty hydrogen mobility</FONT></A></td></tr>
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<P STYLE="font: bold 24pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">Ballard Power Systems and Forsee Power to enter
long-term strategic partnership to develop and commercialize integrated fuel cell and battery solutions for heavy-duty hydrogen mobility</P>

<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">Ballard Power Systems, a world leader in PEM fuel
cell technology, will subscribe as a cornerstone investor in the proposed IPO of Forsee Power on Euronext Paris</P>

<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">VANCOUVER,&nbsp;BC and PARIS, Oct. 18, 2021 /CNW/
-&nbsp;Ballard Power Systems (NASDAQ: BLDP) (TSX: BDLP), a world leader in PEM fuel cells, and Forsee Power, a leader in smart battery
systems for sustainable electromobility, announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for a strategic partnership to develop
fully integrated fuel cell and battery solutions, optimized for performance, cost and installation for heavy-duty hydrogen mobility applications.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0"><B>A fully integrated solution for hydrogen mobility</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">The partnership of Ballard and Forsee Power brings
together two industry leaders to develop a fully integrated solution combining a fuel cell and battery system, optimized to meet the needs
of targeted medium and heavy-duty mobility markets of bus, truck, rail, marine, and off-road.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">This strategic partnership is the beginning of a long-term
collaboration involving the co-design, co-development, production, marketing, and sales of integrated fuel cell-battery solutions.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">With complementary technologies, customers, verticals
and markets, the Ballard and Forsee Power partnership is expected to increase technological performance, optimize costs, extend service
life, and reduce customer friction points by providing pre-integrated and optimized electric powertrain solutions.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0"><B>Combining technological know-how and experience</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">Hydrogen electric powertrains are made up of a number
of key components, including the fuel cell module, battery system, and Energy Management System (EMS). The fuel cell module, which is
powered by hydrogen stored in tanks on the vehicle, produces electricity which is supplied to the electric powertrain. Batteries, charged
by the electricity from the fuel cell, generate additional energy during sudden variations in load (acceleration or climbing a steep slope,
for example). The fuel cell and battery systems are thus complementary as the vehicle can move by means of the fuel cell, battery, or
both, as needed by the vehicle duty cycle. To ensure optimization and high efficiency between these components a reliable and smart EMS
is critical.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">For the planned integrated solution, Ballard will
supply the fuel cell system and related controls, and Forsee Power will supply the battery system and related battery management system,
cooling system and high voltage DC/DC conversion system. The parties will jointly develop the EMS to optimize the hybrid fuel cell and
battery system architecture.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0"><B>Strategic investment by Ballard as part of proposed
Forsee IPO on Euronext Paris</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">As part of the strategic relationship, Ballard is
committing to participate as a cornerstone lead investor (up to &euro;40 million) in connection with the proposed IPO of Forsee. This
commitment would allow Ballard to acquire a stake in Forsee Power upon its initial public offering on Euronext in Paris, France, with
Ballard also having the right to appoint a board member to the Forsee Power board of directors.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0"><B>Creation of an industrial and commercial force
to conquer a growing international market</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">Ballard, a global leader with over 100 million kilometers
traveled by more than 3,500 fuel cell electric buses and trucks, and Forsee Power, a global leader in batteries for light and heavy-duty
electric vehicles, have each been supplying the same verticals, and some of the same customers, with fuel cell modules and battery systems
since 2016.&nbsp;Optimization of the fuel cell-battery powertrain, resulting in improved reliability, durability, efficiency, and cost,
is a logical next step for value creation.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">&quot;A key element of our corporate strategy is to
simplify the fuel cell electric vehicle experience for OEM customers and end users,&quot; said Randy MacEwen, Ballard's President and
Chief Executive Officer. &quot;Our clear goal is to create more value for our customers. We are working to improve FCEV powertrain and
vehicle performance, lower lifecycle costs, and simplify powertrain and vehicle systems integration and service. We believe fuel cells
and batteries are highly complementary and can be integrated together in a smart and compelling architecture that optimizes performance.
Today, OEM customers typically procure the various pieces of the fuel cell and battery powertrain separately, and then need to integrate
them together. By offering pre-designed and fully optimized and integrated fuel cell-battery solutions to our customers, we expect to
ease implementation friction points. Our exciting partnership with Forsee Power represents an important step to achieve our goal. Together,
we plan to accelerate scaled adoption of hydrogen FCEVs in heavy-duty mobility applications.&quot;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">&quot;I am delighted with the signing of this strategic
MOU with Ballard, with whom we share the same ambition to develop sustainable, zero emission mobility. This partnership is expected to
provide key strategic advantages: technological know-how, industrial capacities, and geographical coverage to capture the growth of the
hydrogen vehicle market. While the climate emergency urges the transport sector to accelerate its energy transition, it will be a game
changer to advance hydrogen mobility, bringing a stronger offering of zero-emission technologies to our OEM customers for road, rail and
marine applications. I want to thank Ballard for their trust materialized by this significant cornerstone investment as part of our IPO,&quot;
stated Christophe Gurtner, Chairman &amp; CEO of Forsee Power.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0"><B>ABOUT BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">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"><B>ABOUT FORSEE POWER </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">Forsee Power is an industrial group specializing in
smart battery systems for sustainable electric transport (LEV, trucks, buses, trains, marine vessels). A major player in Europe, Asia,
and North America the Group designs, assembles and supplies energy management systems based on the most robust cells available on the
market as well as provides installation, commissioning and on-site or remote maintenance. Forsee Power also offers financing solutions
(battery rental) and second life solutions for transport batteries. www.forseepower.com | @ForseePower</P>

<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0"><B>FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 15pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">This release contains forward-looking statements concerning
the development and delivery of products resulting from the strategic partnership, and the benefits and anticipated market adoption of
them. 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 statements are based on Ballard's assumptions
relating to its financial forecasts and expectations regarding its product development efforts, manufacturing capacity, and market demand.
For a detailed discussion of the factors and assumptions that these statements are based upon, and factors that could cause our actual
results or outcomes to differ materially, please refer to Ballard's most recent management discussion &amp; analysis. Other risks and
uncertainties that may cause Ballard's actual results to be materially different include general economic and regulatory changes, detrimental
reliance on third parties, successfully achieving our business plans and achieving and sustaining profitability. For a detailed discussion
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