Ballard to Announce 2005 Year End Results and Technology 'Road Map' Achievements

VANCOUVER, British Columbia--Feb. 1, 20066, 2006--Ballard Power Systems (TSX:BLD) will hold a conference call to discuss its year end results on Thursday, February 23, 2006 at 7:00 a.m. PST (10:00 a.m. EST). John Sheridan, Chairman and Interim President and Chief Executive Officer; Dave Smith, Chief Financial Officer; Noordin Nanji, Vice President Marketing and Business Development; and Chris Guzy, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer will participate in the call.

Access to the call may be obtained by calling the operator at 416-644-3415 before the scheduled start time. A playback version of the call will be available for 24 hours after the call at 416-640-1917. The confirmation number to access the playback is 21173924#. The audio web cast can be accessed on Ballard's web site at www.ballard.com, and will be archived for replay for two weeks.

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Ballard Power Systems is recognized as the world leader in the design, development and manufacture of zero-emission proton exchange membrane fuel cells. Ballard's mission is to make fuel cells a commercial reality. To learn more about what Ballard is doing with Power to Change the World(R), visit www.ballard.com.

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