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The Short Report – May 8, 2019: Cannabis R&D, fuel cell demo, accelerator funding

With the goal becoming a mainstream healthcare company, Smiths Falls, ON-based Canopy Growth Corp. has spun off a new division – Spectrum Therapeutics – to oversee the company’s commercial medical and clinical research operations including Spectrum Cannabis, Canopy Health Innovations, and recently acquired Germany-based C3Cannabinoid Compound Company, which develops cannabinoid-based medical therapies. – Canopy Growth…

Rob Campbell

Rob Campbell has been appointed VP and chief commercial officer at Ballard Power Systems. Campbell is a veteran executive in the clean tech and power generation business sectors including the hydrogen fuel cell industry. Campbell will report directly to the CEO with responsibility for global business development, sales, marketing, product line management and after-sales service…

Automotive Partnerships Canada funds 10 projects

Auto Partnerships Canada (APC) has announced 10 projects designed to stimulate collaboration between industry and academia. APC will provide $30 million, augmented by $22 million from industry and other partners. McMaster Univ was the big winner with three projects valued at $24.2 million or 46% of the total. Those projects will develop next-generation electrified powertrains…

Research team seeks to extend fuel cell membranes

A research team funded by Automotive Partnerships Canada (APC) working to improve durability in fuel cell-powered buses has discovered a link between electrode degradation process and membrane durability. The finding will allow research partner Ballard Power Systems to include the advances in the chemistry to be engineered and implemented into improved membrane lifetimes for its…

Ford hybrid vehicles focus of fuel cells demo project

The Ford Motor Co is providing five hybrid fuel cell-electric vehicles that will be tested over a five-year period as part of the Vancouver Fuel Cell Vehicle Program. The cars will be outfitted with fuel cell engines and drive motors developed by Ballard Power Systems, Vancouver, and compressed hydrogen storage tanks from Dynetek Industries Ltd,…

Hydrogen firms win early adopters contracts

Industry Canada is investing $7.1 million in three hydrogen and hydrogen-compatible technology demonstration projects through Technology Partnership Canada’s Hydrogen Early Adopters program. Hydrogenics Corp, Mississauga, will receive $4.2 million to demonstrate fuel cell technologies related to transportation. They include hydrogen-powered delivery and utility vehicles, a hydrogen production and refuelling facility and further development of on-board…