Ballard Announces First Quarter 2010 Results Conference Call

VANCOUVER, April 13 /CNW/ - Ballard Power Systems (TSX: BLD; NASDAQ: BLDP) will hold a conference call on Thursday, April 29, 2010 at 8:00 a.m. PST (11:00 a.m. EST). John Sheridan, President & CEO and Bruce Cousins, CFO will review Ballard's first quarter 2010 operating results.

The live call can be accessed by calling [phone]. Alternatively, a live audio webcast can be accessed through a link on Ballard's homepage (www.ballard.com). Following the call, the audio webcast will be archived in the Investor Events & Conference Calls section of Ballard's website.

About Ballard Power Systems

Ballard Power Systems (TSX: BLD; NASDAQ: BLDP) provides clean energy fuel cell products enabling optimized power systems for a range of applications. To learn more about Ballard, please visit www.ballard.com.

For further information: Investor Relations: Lori Rozali, [phone], [email protected]; Public Relations: Guy McAree, [phone], [email protected]