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title: Ballard launches ninth generation high-performance fuel cell engine for heavy-duty vehicles at ACT Expo 2024
description: Ballard Power Systems has unveiled its ninth generation, high-performance fuel cell engine, the FCmove®-XD, at the Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo
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# [Ballard launches ninth generation high-performance fuel cell engine for heavy-duty vehicles at ACT Expo 2024](https://blog.ballard.com/ballard-launches-ninth-generation-fuel-cell-engine-heavy-duty)

 Written by [Nicolas Pocard](https://blog.ballard.com/author/nicolas-pocard) | May. 20, 2024

Ballard Power Systems has unveiled its ninth generation, high-performance fuel cell engine, the FCmove®-XD, at the Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Ballard is exhibiting at Booth 1821 from May 21-23, 2024.

The [FCmove®-XD](https://www.ballard.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Ballard-Data-Sheet-FCmove-XDv2_20241007_landscape-1.pdf) delivers the highest volumetric power density in the industry for heavy-duty applications, featuring an engine volumetric power density of 0.36kW/L and gravimetric power density of 0.48kW/kg. The scalable 120kW fuel cell engine integrates DC/DC regulated output, enabling up to three modules to operate as one system with a single interface, capable of delivering a combined 360kW of zero-emission power output.

With a design life of 30,000+ hours of operation - or over one million miles in truck operation at typical duty cycles - the FCmove®-XD engine is developed to deliver class-leading durability and low total cost of ownership.

Enabled by an innovative “open architecture” design and other new design advances, the powerful and compact FCmove®-XD enables several important performance improvements, including:

- 120kW power output from our latest high-performance single stack
- 33% reduction in total parts count, significantly improving reliability and reducing costs
- Ultra-high peak system efficiency at >60%, enabling improved fuel consumption (lower total cost of ownership) and efficient heat rejection
- Wide operating temperature range, up to 95°C
- Integrated power controller incorporates DC/DC converter, air compressor inverter, and a power distribution unit, along with proprietary software controls, enables improved engine operation and efficiency
- Rapid up and down transient times, with an innovative hot stand-by mode enabling rapid power increase
- Improved manufacturability with >50% assembly time reduction
- Easier access to parts for faster and lower-cost field maintenance
- Compliance with applicable safety codes and standards

In addition to its in-house FCmove®-XD innovations and design improvements over the past three years, Ballard has enjoyed strong collaboration with a maturing supply chain on new balance of plant component designs and related non-recurring engineering.

Collectively, these integrated and parallel work streams have resulted in a category leader, boasting higher performance on all key metrics with significantly lower capital cost and operating costs for customers and end users.  

Ballard plans to initially manufacture the FCmove®-XD at its Oregon facility, enabling “*Buy America*” compliance starting in 2025, with future high-volume manufacturing expected at *Ballard Rockwall Giga 1*, Ballard’s [recently announced 3GW Gigafactory](https://app.hubspot.com/blog/2007428/editor/162413177763/preview) planned to be built in Rockwall, Texas.

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