Thomas Aquinas College Off the Grid With Free Green Energy
Thomas Aquinas College has become a model for energy independence and sustainability by partnering with Capstone Green Energy to install a 5-bay C600S microturbine. Their new self-sustaining power system is reducing costs and emissions, while setting a new standard for colleges everywhere.
How To Thrive In Protected Cropping Using Innovative CO2 Solutions
Optimal Group, a Capstone Green Energy distributor, is developing and supporting Australian engineered low carbon solutions to address a global challenge.
Using Supercomputers to Help Companies Advance Clean Energy Technologies
Argonne’s high performance computing systems and expertise will help industry address challenges in manufacturing and materials development.
Fuel for Thought: Liquified Petroleum Gas
The past several years have shown that a range of fuel options for power generation is an important hedge against instability. Fuel flexibility is a hallmark of Capstone microturbines, which can run off a variety of sources, from natural gas and propane to methane, hydrogen, and more.
CHP: A game-changer
Capstone’s microturbines deliver low-cost energy resiliency by increasing the reliability of supply for a Canadian high-rise condominium.
Green Motorsports: The Indy 500 Greens Up Its Act
Marketing Renewable and Sustainable Energy At 200 MPH
Beyond Turbines
Capstone Turbine has transformed into Capstone Green Energy. As the world is building back greener, Capstone is proving itself to be a valuable ally.
Hybrids Combine Technologies to Enhance Electricity Production
Solar + wind, solar + storage, wind + storage—even fossil fuels combined with renewable energy—are supporting the growth of hybrid power plants – read on to see how Capstone Green Energy fits into the equation.
Hyperscaler Microsoft – and Peers – Pioneering Hydrogen-Powered Data Centers
Microsoft is leading the way in leveraging hydrogen for backup power, with Amazon, IBM, and Facebook backing hydrogen.
Water & Sustainability
Capstone Green Energy helps organizations save money and reduce their carbon footprints by strategizing and executing more sustainable energy solutions. Capstone president and CEO Darren Jamison offered his insights into why going green is good for business.
Energia Bolivia
This article highlights the need to update the current “Regulation for the Distribution of Natural Gas through Pipe Lines in Urban Areas as well as the Design, Construction and Operation of Natural Gas Pipe Lines in Indoors Installations”, to support the industry of information management and the intellectual property exports in the country.
A Healthy Power Source
CHP gives hospitals a resilient energy solution for mission-critical operations.
Remarks by Barack Obama at CEO Business Summit in Brasilia, Brazil
Capstone Turbine in California recently sold $2 million worth of high-tech energy equipment that will support jobs in America and serve millions of Brazilians in the years to come.
Energy: Capstone Clients Want Hydrogen Power
Capstone Turbine Corp. has changed its name to Capstone Green Energy Corp. to reflect changes in its business as it pursues a strategy of energy-as-a-service with microturbine rentals and other products, including hydrogen powered turbines.
Antarctic Base Opens Briefly as Berg Watch Continues
A small party of engineers has opened up the UK's Halley Research Station in the Antarctic to perform maintenance of scientific equipment. A C65 microturbine provides electricity to power the base.
Long Island Wastewater Plant Gets Sustainable Energy Boost
Three co-generation Capstone Microburbines, each 65 kW, provide half of Great Neck, N.Y., wastewater treatment plant’s base load electrical requirement.
A Capstone Achievement
Featured in Business Focus magazine’s Spring issue, Capstone Green Energy President and CEO, Darren Jamison, discusses Capstone’s history, achievements, and future growth into the energy as service model.
C200S ICHP Microturbine for Antarctic Base
Capstone Green Energy has secured a follow-on order for a C200 Signature Series ICHP microturbine with a 20-year Factory Protection Plan (FPP) from the National Science Foundation (NSF).
Always On – CHP Provides Ideal Solution for 24/7 Operations
Benz Research and Development Corp. uses rely on a Capstone C200S microturbine in a combined cooling, heat and power (CCHP) application to provide clean and reliable power while saving the company about $60,000 a year in energy costs.
A Few Steps Ahead
Capstone Senior Vice President of Manufacturing, Kirk Petty talks to Military Recruit® magazine about the transition from U.S. Marine Corps to a member of Capstone Green Energy's executive leadership team. Read his top 6 pieces of advise to finding your dream job.
Return on Investment: A Pennsylvania Credit Union Capitalizes on Reliable Power
Capstone’s CCHP system powers 100 percent of the facility during the colder months and 60 to 70 percent during the warmer months while providing the ability to send a surplus of clean electricity back to the grid during non-peak hours
Powering Up Amongst the Ice
In a technology first, the British Antarctica Survey, UK is operating the Halley station located in the Brunt Ice Shelf with a C30 Capstone microturbine. The installation is powering operations that include: monitoring the ozone layer, cosmic radiation analysis and global warming data collection.
Cogeneration Brings The Heat
CHP and renewable energy team up to meet modern energy generation goals.
Couples Tower Isle Going Green
Couples Tower Isle, an all-inclusive luxury resort in Ocho Rios recently signed a deal for a clean and green C800S microturbine that will make the resort one of the greenest hotels in Jamaica.
'Jet in a Box' Powers Remote Halley Antartica Base
A C30 Capstone microturbine generates 24/7 power for the remote Halley Antarctic base to power day-to-day operations. The technology has proven to be a match for the harsh arctic conditions.
Microturbines for Temporary Power
SSE Enterprise and Pure World Energy join forces to provide a new form of cleaner and cheaper temporary power for use on construction sites and industrial locations.
SSE and PWE Launch Cleaner Power
Pure World Energy enters game changing joint venture.
Versatile Power | Capstone Green Energy Makes Small, Poweful Generators For Many Applications
Featured in Manufacturing Today magazine, Capstone Green Energy VP of Manufacturing Kirk Petty discusses the technology, the people and the efforts that go into manufacturing a global power solution in a near-zero waste manufacturing facility.
MEDIA ALERT: Capstone Microturbines Withstand CAT 4 Hurricane Maria, Continue to Power Popeye's Restaurant in Puerto Rico
In Puerto Rico, a chain restaurant remained with power after Hurricane Maria tore through the Caribbean islands.
MEDIA ALERT: 1.8MW Capstone Microturbine Power Plant Endures CAT 5 Hurricane Irma, Continues to Provide for Only Hotel in U.S. Virgin Islands with Power and Water
On the island of St. Thomas, one hotel was able to continue operating with microturbines after Hurricane Irma ravaged the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Walmart embraces green trucking
With much development going on in the semi-tractor trailer industry, the Walmart Advanced Vehicle Experience prototype, featuring a C65 microturbine, is turning heads.
Capstone Kenworth: CNG Drives a Turbine
Capstone releases details about a CNG microturbine-powered Class 7 delivery vehicle configured for battery-electric or series hybrid electric operation.
Monhegan Celebrates $1 Million Upgrade to Cleaner, More Reliable Power
The Monhegan Plantation Power District recently celebrated the completion of a $1 million-plus upgrade to a cleaner, more reliable, safer energy source in the form of diesel microturbines.
In Focus: Capstone Green Energy and Its Strategic Cost Reduction Initiatives and Programs
A focus on Capstone Green Energy, its strategic cost reduction program and the opportunities and challenges operating a growth company during a cost-cutting initiative.
Everyone Active Set to Make Significant Energy Savings with a 20 Site Agreement with Pure World Energy
Pure World Energy (PWE), specialists in energy management, has secured an agreement with Sports and Leisure Management Limited’s consumer brand Everyone Active to install PWE Micro Power StationsTM in to a minimum of 20 leisure facilities over the next 12 months.
In Focus: Capstone Green Energy's Global Market Strategy and Geographical Diversification
A focus on Capstone Green Energy, the distributed generation megatrend and its global market strategy and geographical diversification.
Sierra Nevada is Leading the Way with Sustainable Beer Production
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.'s onsite wastewater treatment plant includes an anaerobic digester that produces biogas to generate electricity using Capstone microturbine technology.
Cogeneration Gaining In Popularity For CHP And CCHP
Capstone explains how microturbine CHP is 'especially suitable for healthcare facilities that are looking to increase their energy efficiency, lower their greenhouse emissions and save money at the meter’.
In Focus: Capstone's Aftermarket Service Opportunity Driving Growth and Margin Expansion
A focus on Capstone Green Energy's aftermarket business opportunity and related growth drivers and margin expansion.
Seeking resilience, organizations turn to microgrids
Supported by renewables and clean-burning propane or natural gas, microgrids produce power cleanly and affordably while protecting the reliability of the power supply.
Integrating CHP with Microgrids
Today’s improved CHP technology can increase the value of CHP within microgrid configurations. Dexterous integration with renewable energy assets and better software mean that CHP can be used effectively for demand management applications, while adding greater reliability to emergency power systems.
Take a Fresh Look at Microturbines with CHP
The biggest bang for your buck occurs when integrating a microturbine with a combined heat and power (CHP) solution. If you need electricity and have heating needs throughout the year, then you can recover waste heat from a microturbine and be more efficient.
Localized Approach Could Grow Gas-fired Power's Global Reach
Natural gas has become a more prominent fuel for generating electricity in the United States, which is giving way to CHP systems that integrate gas-fired microturbines.
Microturbine CHP for Belarus cardiac centre
A microturbine CHP plant will supply power, heat and hot water for the Ministry of Health's Scientific and Practical Centre for Cardiology in Minsk, Belarus.
Microgrid powers new suburban Minneapolis office building
Software tech company OATI's new office building in Bloomington, Minnesota, is equipped with a microgrid powered by solar panels, wind turbines, a microturbine CHP plant and energy storage.
The Importance of Fuel Flexibility
Bylined article by Capstone President and CEO Darren Jamison that gives a detailed description of Capstone's capabilities.
Capstone Order for 16 Microturbine Units
16 gas-fueled Capstone microturbines provide power for a repeat oil & gas customer in the Mancos and Gallup shale areas of the San Juan Basin.
Gas Turbine Design for Challenging Environments
Capstone along with other turbine manufacturers provide advice for placing gas turbines in extreme environments.
Ritz-Carlton San Francisco Reduces Power Consumption by 20% with New CCHP System
Four Capstone C60 microturbines provide 240kW of electricity and 120 RT of cooling to the 336-room Ritz-Carlton San Francisco
Sydney Town Hall Powers up with Trigeneration
Seven C200 Capstone microturbines provide reliable and clean power to Sydney Town Hall and Town Hall House. The CCHP project is estimated to reduce the city's CO2 emissions by 3%.
DOE to Fund Hydrogen, Synthetic Fuel Tests for Capstone Microturbine Energy Systems
The U.S. Department of Energy will provide funding to the Argonne National Laboratory to perform hydrogen and synthetic fuel tests on Capstone microturbines.
Risk-free savings
A combined heat and power gas microturbine system is delivering immediate savings in both energy costs and carbon emissions at Grantham Meres Leisure Centre.
Microturbine Manufacturers Outline the Benefits of Distributed Energy
Capstone's C800 installation at the Pennsylvania State Employees Credit Union (PSECU) is highlighted in an article about microturbines and their many benefits.
For Hotels 80 Rooms & Above, Microturbines Can Pay Big Dividends
The Capstone microturbine installation at the Four Seasons Hotel Philadelphia (now The Logan) is showcased in an interview with a former hotel representative.
Microturbines Becoming More Common Solution for Power, Heat, Cooling Generation
Microturbines are being used in hotels to generate combined cooling, heating and power (CCHP), while generating one-tenth the emissions of an internal combustion engine, saving customers in energy and dollars.
Pure World Energy Implements Smart Energy Strategy at Waterside Hotel
Pure World Energy provides an onsite clean energy solution at the Waterside Hotel & Leisure Club in Manchester, England using a Capstone C65 microturbine for CHP.
Turbine Technology
The Pennsylvania State Employees Credit Union (PSECU), which installed a Capstone C800 Power Package in a trigeneration application, is highlighted in this article on the many benefits of microturbines. Jim Crouse, Capstone's executive vice president of sales and marketing, discusses more details about the project.
Air bearing microturbines
Capstone Green Energy Corp. uses air bearings instead of oils and coolants for its clean-and-green microturbine power generators.
Energy Efficiency Highlighted in Tour of Reagan Presidential Library
U.S. Representative Steve Knight (R-CA) visits the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California and tours its CHP facility to learn more about its benefits.
Sierra Nevada adds microturbines to generate power, lower energy bills
Two California breweries have recently commissioned Regatta Solutions to install Capstone microturbines as a way to achieve their energy efficiency and carbon reduction goals. The microturbines will positively impact these businesses’ bottom line by generating electrical and thermal energy on site.
The Microturbine Market Gains Traction
Capstone president and CEO Darren Jamison talks about the growing microturbine market as well as what sets Capstone's technology apart from that of its competitors.
Microturbines Boost Efficiency in the CHP Market
Capstone president and CEO Darren Jamison discusses some of the ways microturbines turn gaseous and liquid fuels into usable electrical and thermal energy in small-scale CHP/CCHP applications.
Microgrid balances variable load, NOx emissions by ‘sculpting’ supply
Southern California Edison's microgrid on Catalina Island off the coast of Los Angeles features 23 Capstone C65 microturbines to optimize the island's operations.
What We Don't Know: The Most Overlooked Food Safety Challenges
Executives in the food and manufacturing industries provide their perspectives on the most pressing -- and most overlooked -- safety challenges the food industry faces today.
The Wave -Walmart’s Truck of Future
Walmart has worked together with Peterbilt, Great Dane Trailers, and Capstone Green Energy to make an idea “truck of tomorrow” known as the Walmart Advanced Vehicle Experience.
Capstone Resumes Exports to Russia
Capstone Green Energy is resuming shipments of its microturbines to Moscow-based BPC Engineering, it's largest Russian distributor.
Enhancing Energy Efficiency in Food Manufacturing with Microturbines
In an ongoing effort to improve efficiency, reduce costs and lower dependence on local utilities, a growing number of food manufacturing plants have been seeking to implement cutting-edge energy solutions. Prominent among these are microturbine technology.
Clear Alternative
Without true direct competitors, Capstone has been both advantaged and tested by its singular position in the microturbine market. Financing has been a challenge for some customers. Not anymore.
India’s first Capstone microturbine to produce power from landfill gas
Gas Authority of India Ltd (GAIL) has developed a landfill project for Eastern Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) where a 30kW Capstone microturbine is installed to produce power from landfill gas.
Capstone To Ship 3.2 MW Of Enhanced C1000 Microturbines
Capstone has begun to receive orders for its new C1000S Signature series microturbine, announced at the 2015 Power-Gen International show in Las Vegas.
Fire Up the Turbines
More than 3,600 combined heat and power (CHP) systems are installed across North America, saving money, improving energy efficiency and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. And, many of those systems are run with small, compact, light-weight and low-emission microturbines.
Capstone Green Energy CEO confident company is well positioned for future growth
The President and CEO of Capstone Green Energy, the world’s leading manufacturer of low-emission microturbine systems, sees a lot of reason for optimism in the company’s future as the trend towards decarbonisation gathers pace.
Energy Management and Sustainability
The York (Pennsylvania) Wastewater Treatment Plant uses Capstone microturbines to generate heat and power.
Propane Power Is Grabbing Growing Share of Gas-Fired Market
Propane-powered microturbines have drawn interest as generation sources for microgrids. Oncor’s System Operating Services Facility near Dallas (POWER’s 2015 Smart Grid Award winner), employs a Capstone microturbine running on propane to back up its solar array and other technologies. Capstone projects in Chile and the U.S. state of California are also mentioned.
Argonne and Capstone to advance CHP research
Capstone partners with the Argonne National Laboratory for participation in the U.S. Department of Energy's Technologist in Residence (TIR) pilot program. The technologist pair will explore new focus areas in an effort to continue the advancement of world-class CHP solutions.
Gas-Fired DG Showdown: Microturbines, Fuel Cells, or Reciprocating Engines?
Microturbines offer big power in a small package, and their small noise and vibrational footprint means multiple units can be easily deployed in institutional settings without requiring extensive accommodations.
Riding the WAVE to fuel-saving heaven
The Walmart Advanced Vehicle Experience is an HEV technology development platform that was developed in support of the company’s industry-leading sustainability program. A Capstone microturbine is one of the technologies used that saves fuel and releases fewer emissions.
Manufacturers Know the Drill
Manufacturers of onsite energy solutions must be willing to adapt to economic fluctuations and stricter environmental regulations. Despite the volatility of the power production industry, Capstone Green Energy is strategically navigating the Oil and Gas market to promote the adoption of microturbine technology.
Wal-Mart test truck aims to slash fuel consumption on big rigs
Los Angeles Times overviews Capstone microturbines as they apply to hybrid electric vehicles, and specifically, the Walmart Advanced Vehicle Experience. The article also discusses some of the benefits of implementing microturbines for alternative power generation.
Microturbines take on the market
COSPP spoke with two microturbine firms at opposite ends of the market spectrum - one the established market leader, with an 85% market share; one a new sector entrant with significant market potential - to discover the commonalities and differences in how each has strategized its market approach.
Microturbines Fuel Growth of the Biomass Industry
From pig farms to breweries, Capstone's microturbines are making full circle cogeneration an economically and environmentally friendly reality for a diversity of industries.
Capstone Green Energy for West Africa Platform
A C600 microturbine will power an oil processing platform off the western coast of Africa and run on casing gas (waste gas) produced onsite.
SC600 dual mode microturbines provide 1.2MW for Alaska
Two Capstone SC600 dual mode microturbines, designed specifically for high humidity environments, will provide primary power to a facility and onsite equipment at an oilfield project in Alaska.
Messiah College Drastically Reduces Energy Costs Through Natural Gas and a Combined Cooling, Heat and Power System
A Capstone C1000 microturbine will be installed in a CCHP application to provide 1MW of power, 1.75 MMBTU per hour of hot water and 288 tons of chilled water to Messiah College in Grantham, Pennsylvania.
Oncor’s System Operating Services Facility, Lancaster, Texas
A 65kW propane fueled Capstone microturbine helps to power a state-of-the-art microgrid for Texas's largest transmission company. The project won the 2015 POWER Smart Grid award.
Flare gas used in on-site microturbine
A grid connect C1000 microturbine will utilize the associated gas, also known as flare gas, produced by a central Saskatchewan energy company through a successfully negotiated power purchase agreement (PPA) with Kineticor.
AQMD, SCE Dedicate Low-Emission Equipment to Help Power Catalina Island
South Coast AQMD and Southern California Edison add 23 propane-fueled Capstone microturbines to the electric system on Catalina Island to help reduce air pollution and cut diesel fuel use on the island.
Four C65 Capstone Microturbines improve efficiency and sustainability at the Ithaca Wastewater Treatment Facility located in Ithaca New York.
The microturbines and new digester equipment generate 40 percent of the plant’s electricity usage.
Sustainable Energy Sustains Production
F-D-S Manufacturing generates electricity onsite using natural-gas-fired Capstone microturbines for cogeneration, helping to lower their carbon footprint and operating expenses.
PSECU – 81 Years of Financial and Environmental Stewardship
Capstone distributor, E-Finity, installs a Capstone C800 microturbine at the Pennsylvania State Employees Credit Union (PSECU) to provide supplemental heat and electricity to its data center.
Another Campus Solution: Washtenaw Community College
Capstone distributor, GEM Energy, installs a CCHP system at Washtenaw Community College. The natural gas powered microturbine system generates electricity and hot water on-site for use in campus buildings, saving the college $60k a year in energy costs.
Business Unusual
Jim Crouse, Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing, comments on today’s changing energy landscape, the potential challenges, and future market growth in the gas turbine business sector.
Get Your Bearings Straight
Rob Gleason, Senior Vice President of Product Development, talks about Capstone’s air bearing technology as an alternative way to generate power without the need for oil or lubricants.
Keeping the Power Flowing in a Remote Water Treatment Location
Four C65 Capstone Microturbines power the equipment at a remote natural gas facility in the Southwestern United States. The microturbines provide power to run the water injection plants and water transfer units at the site.
The Growing Demand for Emergency Backup Power
Jim Crouse, Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing, comments on the growing demand for onsite generation for mission-critical business.
Good Timing
The combined heat and power system at the Pittsfield Waste Water Treatment Plant utilize three C65 Capstone microturbines to generate electricity in summer and heat in winter.
Ejemplo en Cadena Hotelera: Cogeneración en la alta montaña
Cuatro Microturbinas Capstone operan en paralelo, entregando energía eléctrica, agua caliente para servicios sanitarios y calefacción en el Hotel Corralco.
Eco-economics: Harbec Plastics Proves It Pays to Be Green
Twenty-five natural gas powered C30 microturbines generate both electrical power and hot water for heating and cooling at Harbec Plastics.
The Microturbine Generator Arrives
A liquid-fueled Capstone C30 provides onboard power and heat to the world’s first microturbine powered super yacht, Royal Huisman "Lethantia".
Skaneateles, New York–Improving Economics of Farm Digestion
Twin Birch Farm, a dairy operation with approximately 1,170 cows, now has seven 30kW Capstone microturbines.
Secure Power Solutions
Interview with Capstone’s CEO, Darren Jamison on secure power solutions for organizations concerned with high energy costs, power quality and reliability, and reduced carbon footprint.
Microturbines Gaining Wider Foothold as Drivers for Compression
Interview with Capstone’s CEO, Darren Jamison on how Capstone’s foothold has expanded in the U.S. shale plays.
Only the Best
Two Capstone C65 Microturbines help the Wausau Wastewater Treatment Plant improve energy efficiency.
Microturbines Fill Biogas Utilization Niche
Ability to meet stringent air quality emissions rules, “plug and play” are among features attractive to digester operators at WWTPs.
Energy Efficiency and Biogas Generation at Wastewater Plants
A Capstone-site located in the city of Janesville, Wisconsin, recently completed a project converting biogas from the city’s wastewater treatment plant. The biogas is used to power four 65kW and one 200kw Capstone microturbines.
Gas, Oil Power Turbine Maker
Capstone charges into the industry to boost sales by supplying oil and gas companies with turbines that generate electricity. The oil and gas industry is quickly becoming one of the company’s largest markets by receiving repeat orders from satisfied customers who prefer the turbines’ use of flare gas, its compact size, low fuel use, and its low emissions. Capstone hopes to tap into other markets, such as the transportation market, by leveraging its oil and gas success and showcasing the overall benefits of the turbine itself. This article was published in the Los Angeles Business Journal (LABJ), and reprinted with permission of the LABJ.
Bucharest Gets New CCHP Centre from Greenvironment
A 1.8MW natural gas microturbine and other components for a combined cooling, heating, and power (CCHP) plant in Bucharest, Romania is being provided by Capstone distributor, Greenvironment Plc. The CCHP plant will be based at a building in Sun Plaza shopping Mall.
Investigación, Desarrollo E Innovación Energética
Abastible actualmente cuenta, dentro de sus áreas de desarrollo, con la cogeneración simultánea de energía elétrica y térmica sin emplear más combustible que el necesario par la producción de electricidad.
Capstone Green Energy Moves up the Food Chain
Microturbine efficiency and reliability drive appeal, as customers seek to reduce emissions and lower maintenance costs.
Gas Glut Spurs Infrastructure Build Out
LNG export terminals, ethylene crackers, power plants, and pipelines compressors are all part of the shale gas bonanza.
Microgeneration – heralding a power transformation in Europe
Thanks to work by Greenvironment two Capstone 200kW microturbine combined heat and power (CHP) plants will be built in Germany to convert associated petroleum gas (APG) from the extraction of crude oil into electricity as well as heat. But this is only part of the bigger picture, as WIP reports.
WWTP Adds Value to Biogas Resources
The City of Janesville, Wisconsin, is investing in technology to use biogas to generate electricity, recover usable heat, and produce CNG fuel for city vehicles.
Lunch Time
West Lafayette and Purdue University collaborate on a program to feed digesters with cafeteria scraps, boost methane production, and save money.
Orange Lead the Way
The Syracuse University Green Data Center uses novel techniques such as CCHP with microturbines and absorption chillers to reduce energy use, creating a model its designers hope to replicate with other data centers as computer energy consumption soars.
Microturbines for Combined Heat & Power Generation at Hotels
Executives quickly are learning alternative energy systems achieve greater energy efficiency and can dramatically reduce energy consumption - thus lowering both operating costs and greenhouse gas emissions. In a combined heat and power (CHP) or combined cooling, heating, and power (CCHP) application, such as the application at the Four Seasons Hotel Philadelphia, microturbines produce reliable electricity and thermal power onsite from a single fuel.
Syracuse University: microturbines, data centres & UPS
For the past 15 months Capstone Hybrid UPS MicroTurbines have been installed in one of the world’s greenest data centres based at Syracuse Univeristy, New York, USA. The facility, which opened 15 months ago, uses 50% less energy and produces fewer greenhouse gases.
Powering Data Centers
Offering a more reliable source than the grid, microturbines provide over 90% efficiency in a CCHP mode at Syracuse University.
The Power of Waste
Innovative dairy fuels green energy microturbines with manure.
Microturbines Power Remote Appalachian
Basic Systems Inc. designed the expansion of a gas storage facility in remote north central Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Six Capstone C65 MicroTurbines were initially installed to provide the additional power required for the expansion.
The Power of the Spirit Meets the Capstone C800
Cognac, the lavish spirit noted for its double-distillation process, is only labelled ‘Cognac’ if produced in the Cognac region of France. WIP looks at the vital role Cognac’s vinasse plays in helping a methane-fuelled Capstone C800 CHP Power Package to create electricity for the grid.
Microturbine Technology Matures
Microturbine technology has evolved from early systems of 30kW to 70kW to today’s systems, which can have individual ratings of 200kW to 250kW. Packages up to 1MW are now available that can be assembled into multipac units for projects of 5MW to 10MW. These modern units are packaged with integrated digital protection, synchronization, and controls; they produce high combined heat and power efficiencies and they are capable of using multiple fuels.
Capstone dines out on Italy CHP package
Capstone Green Energy has sold a C1000 natural gas-fired turbine to a specialty meat producer in Italy seeking to improve its onsite power capacity.
Microturbine: Another Columbia Sustainability First
A microturbine built by Capstone Green Energy is Columbia University’s latest and highly significant energy conservation and greenhouse gas reduction effort.
MicroTurbine just one way Salem Community College going greener
The turbine system was installed at Salem Community College in Carneys Point, New Jersey, in October of 2009 to help the college better serve the community as a Salem County Red Cross Disaster Relief Shelter.
Drives by Capstone
US 1 Industries is to field a turbine Class 8 as first of CalMotors-Parker Hannifin line.
Marine Energy Systems Market Estimated at $800 Million
Capstone Green Energy plans to enter the marine energy systems market, a market that represents potential sales of US$800 million for the company, is slated for June with the introduction of a 75-foot (23-meter)prototype boat based on Capstone’s microturbine energy technology.
Syracuse University Green Data Center
Capstone Hybrid UPS microturbines are installed at Syracuse University’s Green Data Center.
The World’s Best Power Plants
Salem Community College in Carneys Point, New Jersey, and Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York, both use Capstone Microturbines to provide power to major buildings on their campuses.
Landmark hotel to be the first business in Philadelphia to Install Energy-Efficient Microturbines
Three C65 microturbines, using Philadelphia Gas Works’ (PGW) clean burning natural gas, make Four Seasons hotel Philadelphia the first scale customer in Philadelphia to use the ultra-clean technology and will drastically reduce the hotel’s energy usage and carbon emissions.
Syracuse University, IBM, New York State Launch One of the World’s Greenest Data Centers
IBM (NYSE: IBM), Syracuse University, with partners IBM and New York State, today celebrated the construction of its new Green Data Center (GDC) — a showcase of world-class innovations in advanced energy-efficient information technology and building systems.
The Hypermiling Jet Car
The Capstone CMT-380 hybrid, based on a Factory Five sports car chassis, uses a 30kW/40 hp turbine engine to provide power to charge its Li-ion battery pack.
Microturbines Provide Heat, Power and Cooling
The Syracuse data center uses 12 microturbines from Capstone, which are fueled by natural gas and can provide all of the facility’s energy needs.
Auto Industry Shows Off Alternatives
CLEAN: Electric car, new generation hybrids on display.
CMT-380 Hybrid Concept Comes Complete With Jet Turbine
Capstone Green Energy introduces the CMT-380, featuring an ultra-clean and quiet jet engine under the hood of the borrowed Factory Five Racing GTM body.
Electric Supercar Concept Uses Small Turbine Engine To Boost Range
Capstone Green Energy’s CMT-380 — an extended-range electric supercar that extends the 80-mile (129-kilometer)range of its lithium-ion battery pack up to 500 miles with an onboard generator turned by a turbine engine — will be unveiled at the LA Auto Show.
Pa. Wasting No Time Setting Up Stimulus-funded Projects
Federal stimulus dollars are being used in Pennsylvania to install five Capstone C65 ICHP MicroTurbines sold by Capstone Green Energy distributor E-finity.
Ford S-Max Hybrid Uses Advanced Capstone MicroTurbine Power
Langford Performance Engineering’s Whisper Eco-Logic, a modified Ford S-Max crossover, gets up to 40 miles (64 kilometers) on electric power alone and can reach a top speed of 80 mpg (129 kilometers per gallon)thanks to a C30 MicroTurbine
Development of a Packaged and Integrated Microturbine/ Chiller Combined Heat and Power (CHP) System
This CHP system will utilize the Capstone Green Energy C1000 Power Package as the power generator and integrate it with an advanced technology double-effect absorption chiller sized to efficiently utilize the C1000 exhaust.
The growing appetite for green initiatives
Energy-generating Capstone microturbines recently installed on the roof of the Four Seasons Hotel in Philadelphia, are a part of the growing green trend around the country.
Economic Recovery Funding Will Energize Bucks County Research Park
US$1 million grant will be used to cut energy costs, create jobs.
Toledo Company Plugs in Tighter on Energy-saving
Rudolph/Libbe beefs up division installing microturbine generators.
Worlds Best Power Plants
Working with local Capstone distributor, E-Finity Distributed Generation, officials at Masonic Village at Elizabethtown, PA, boost efficiency and cut emissions by installing low-emission Capstone microturbines.
High-Strength Wastes Boost Biogas Production
Wastewater plant in Sheboygan, Wisconsin succeeds with project to cut energy costs while increasing energy production in its anaerobic digesters.
Schwarzenegger, Green IT and the Economy on Display at CeBIT
Capstone Green Energy, replaces the Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) battery.
Worlds Best Power Plants: Upgrade Boosts Efficiency and Cuts Emissions
Officials at Masonic Village at Elizabethtown, PA, weary of the 90-year old, inefficient coal-fired system of the campus — and the high emissions associated with burning coal — moved on to a next-generation technology for their heating and electric needs by installing five Capstone C60 low-emission microturbines that produced a combined 300kW of electricity. In 2007, working with local Capstone distributor E-Finity Distributed Generation, the systems were upgraded to 65kW turbines with heat recovery modules (CHP) systems.
Growing In a Niche
Turbomachinery International: The Global Journal of Energy Equipment
Renewable energy raps savings at water district
Microturbines use sustainable methane to save money at Santa Margarita Water District.
Gas Turbine Power Range: New Products
Bigger seems to be the theme at Capstone Green Energy this year, a company known for its low-emission 30kW and 65kW turbines. Bigger turbines that generate more power and larger contracts in key industries are among the news from the company.
Microturbine Power For Trashy French Power Plant
For two decades, operators of the La Ciotat landfill in La Ciotat, a picturesque town along the Mediterranean coast of France, flared the methane that was formed from decomposition of trash. But when town authorities learned that electricity could be generated from the waste gas, they jumped at the idea.
Power Generation Sets & Systems: Less
Capstone Green Energy Corp. has introduced its 1MW C1000 Power Package designed for power generation in oil and gas, hospital, industrial, municipal, retail, landfill, and other applications. The package, based on a 30 ft. long ISO container, includes up to five C200 MicroTurbines, each with a 200kW output.
The Cap Fits for Latest Capstone Microturbines
Capstone Green Energy, the leading manufacturer of microturbine energy systems, has announced that its Model C65kW MicroTurbine systems are the first microturbines to be certified by Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL) to the latest UL 1741 interconnection standards that became effective on 7 May, 2007.
Free Fuel: Growth Opportunities For Using Waste Gases in Microturbine in Asia and Germany
Growth, modernization, and urbanization in many regions of Asia have created both energy supply shortages and a growing source of free fuel: biogas. Here, Phil Vessa and Peter Dorner explore the experiences of using biogas and other waste gases for energy production using microturbines.
Our Landmark Store: Celebrating Astor Wines & Spirits Landmark Location
Description of a CHP installation including two Capstone MicroTurbines in this Landmark Store, a Greenwich Village fixture since 1946.
What Is New? Biogas Power
Technologies that connect the biogas line to the power line include cooling and clean up components, microturbines and reciprocating gas engines, and control systems.
Liberalization Under Attack: What Does It Mean for On-Site Power in the US?
Liberalization of energy markets was meant to be a wholly positive move for efficient decentralized energy. However, in many parts of the world, the execution of the liberalization process was flawed, leaving incomplete and combersome market structures. Now, following suggestions to roll back energy liberalization in parts of the US, Elisa Wood looks at the likely impact on DE.
Walmart Tests Truck of the Future
The Walmart Advanced Vehicle Experience (WAVE) equipped with a Capstone Microturbine hybrid engine improves fuel economy and gives the truck a greater range.
Walmart Debuts Futuristic Truck
The innovative Walmart Advanced Vehicle Experience WAVE is a tractor-trailer combination that features a Capstone microturbine-powered range extending series hybrid powertrain.
Una empresa de aceite que le juega limpio al medioambiente
Del Llano, ganador del Premio Portafolio 2013 en la categoría de Protección al medioambiente quieren ser un ejemplo para firmas pequeñas del sector.
University of Toledo Reduces Footprint
Four Capstone C65 Hybrid UPS Microturbines are at the heart of the innovative combined cooling, heating, and power system at the University of Toledo's "Green Data Center".
Spinning to Win
Capstone Microturbines offer clear benefits in performance and cost for onsite projects with a wide range of generation solutions.
U.S. Gas Boom Helps Power Sea-Going Vessels
As marine diesel faces new emissions curbs, ship owners look to LNG for fuel.
Brightergy and Capstone Combine Distributed Gas and Solar in the US Heartland
Brightergy Microturbine, LLC is looking to become a distributed generation utility, combining Capstone microturbines and solar.
Using Microturbines to Drastically Cut Energy Bill at Popular Alaska Waterpark
Faced with high utility costs for electricity and heat, H2Oasis, Alaska's only indoor waterpark, installed microturbines that produce electricity and heat for the facility.
CHP Gaining a Foothold
CHP solutions are gaining a foothold as more US business owners and companies are learning the many financial and environmental benefits.
Combined Heat and Power System Doubles Efficiency at Crayne Compression Station in PA
Three Capstone microturbines used in a CHP application power Dominion Transmission's Crayne Compression Station in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania. The Crayne Compression Station is 100 percent self-sufficient and can generate electricity and heat during a power outage in the region.
Capstone installs CCHP at Sempra's gas distribution data centre in the US
Capstone Green Energy has won an order to supply three Hybrid UPS units to create a combined cooling, heating, and power (CCHP) that will supply critical power load for an US data centre in Monterey Park, belonging to gas utility Southern California Gas Company.
Capstone Green Energy Receives Order for Hybrid UPS for Green Data Center Owned by Nation's Largest Natural Gas Distribution Utility
Capstone received an order for three patented C65 Hybrid Uninterruptible Power Source (Hybrid UPS) units for installation at a data center owned and operated by Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas), the nation's largest natural-gas distribution utility.
Capstone Receives Major Order for Global Real Estate Development and Investment Firm
Capstone received a major order for one of the most prominent privately held real estate and investment firms in the United States.
Biogas from Cheese Waste Fuels Microturbine in Ohio
Fresno, Ohio based Pearl Valley Cheese has installed a cheese waste fueled 65 kW C65 Capstone microturbine to save the company more than $40,000 per year in electricity costs.
DesignLine, Capstone to Fulfill Hybrid-Electric Bus Order for Denver Transit Fleet
DesignLine has ordered 34 C30 microturbines from Capstone to integrate into Eco Saver IV range-extended electric buses for the Denver Regional Transportation District (RTD).
Capstone pipeline project order from BPC Engineering
Capstone recently received an order for 100 microturbines for $6.4 million from its Russian distributor BPC Engineering for a new pipeline project.
Microturbine Orders Maintain Momentum
Capstone Green Energy has received orders totaling 5MW from one of its Mexican distributors, DTC Soluciones Inmobiliarias SA de CV.
Capstone Green Energy installs methane-fueled C200 at CONSOL Energy gas plant
CONSOL Energy Inc. estimates that the Capstone clean-and-green 200kW microturbine will eliminate 6,486 tons of carbon dioxide produced from coal bed methane from the atmosphere each year.
Climate Controlled
Facilities around the country are seeking ways in which greater efficiencies can be derived through HVAC systems.
American Energy Security and Innovation: An Assessment of Private-Sector Successes and Opportunities in Energy Efficient Technologies
Video of the House Energy and Commerce Committee Hearing on February 26, 2013, with testimony from Jim Crouse, Capstone's Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing.
American Energy Security and Innovation; Committee: House Energy and Commerce; Subcomittee: Energy and Power
Transcript of Capstone's Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Jim Crouse, testimony at the House Energy and Commerce Committee Hearing on February 26, 2013
Nova Awards nominations alert for all clean energy providers
Capstone Green Energy were a recipient of the award in 2011 and it shows how quality is recognized in this sector.
More Capstones for the Eagle Ford Shale
Southern California's Capstone Green Energy reports additional demand for its fuel-versatile engines for the Eagle Ford Shale.
Follow-On Microturbine Order
Capstone receives 5 MW contract, adds to shale play producer's Eagle Ford fleet.
Capstone capitalizes on Australian coal steam gas contract to win new order
Capstone Green Energy has announced that it received another follow-on order from a large Australian coal seam gas company.
Argonon, First Inland LNG Barge (VIDEO)
Two LNG fueled Capstone C30 microturbines onboard the Argonon Type-C tanker in the Rhine River in Europe, operate in an N+1 setting and serve as the main electrical power supply.
Mile-High MallRide's CNG Hybrids
Denver's Regional Transportation District TransTeq fleet of 36 CNG hybrid buses, powered by Capstone Microturbines have logged more than 5 million miles.
From Green to Pink
On December 7, Cinzia Iacono has become the first woman in Europe to obtain Capstone Green Energy's official ASP certificate (Authorized Service Provider) which will allow her to perform routine maintenance on Capstone C65 gas turbines. IBT Group is pleased to congratulate Cinzia for the prestigious achievement.
Llega Capstone, especialista en microturbinas, a la Argentina
La empresa Capstone, especialista mundial en microturbinas fundada en 1988 y con casa matriz y fábrica en California llegó a la Argentina para presentar sus productos.
CHP is Heating Up
Historically low gas prices and high utility rates are sparking inquiries and fueling sales.
Missing Link
Efficiency, the smart grid, and high hopes for renewable energy are all dependent upon cutting-edge energy storage.
Charged Up and Spinning the Power
The flywheels-versus-batteries debate continues uniterrupted, along with demand for "bigger and better" backup. In Capstone Green Energy's case, the demand comes in the form of a spinning turbine.
Setting an Efficient Example
Campuses and schools, such as Capstone distributor BHP's University of Toledo site, are serving as "living laboratories" for model efficiency and future energy challenges.
Branching Out With CHP
Energy efficiency and solid economics have made combined heat and power (CHP) technology an attractive choice for distributed energy projects like Capstone-site FDS Manufacturing in Pomona California where they are utilizing six C65 microturbines.
Decentralized power and smart grids: First micro-turbines, then renewables growth
The Four Seasons Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has installed Capstone microturbines that generate nearly 200kW. The system reduces the facility's annual energy costs by 30% and the combined heat and power design provides the hotel with all its hot water needs and 15% of its heating needs. CHP microturbines are touted for their use in hotels, telecom facilities, large retailers, university campuses, hospitals, data centers, landfills, oil and gas facilities, and hybrid electric vehicles, where onboard microturbines recharge electric batteries, increasing range.
Commercial Scale DE
Alternative fuel and technology options make onsite power an economical choice.
Keeping It Flexible
Advancements in turbines allow plant managers to increase output incrementally in some power configurations, for optimal power utilizations.
York's sewer authority unveils microturbine – turning methane into energy
The Capstone C1000 MicroTurbine purchased by York's sewage plant will save energy, cut operational costs, and protect the environment by generating electricity through burning methane gas, a byproduct of sewage treatment. The turbine will save more than US$227,000 in energy costs annually for the plant.
Investment Flows to Industry Leading 'Green' Vehicle Manufacturer
DesignLine Corp, the developer and producer of the world's most advanced All–Electric Bus (Eco-Smart II) and Range Extended Electric Bus (Eco-Saver IV) for mass transit, announced today the commencement of funding under its US$50 million syndicated financing.
Energized Efficiency
Modernizing water facilities with onsite power.
Upgrading with CHP
Recent financially beneficial applications demonstrate the potential for electricity generation and water heating and cooling.
A Rhode Island Clean Energy company sells one megawatt microturbine to a South Shore Massachusetts Hospital
Capstone Green Energy announced that its New England distributor, Earthwise Energy Technologies, LLC (An Arden Building Company) of Pawtucket, RI, sold a C1000 that will be installed at a major hospital in Massachusetts to provide combined heat and electrical power.
Power Without Pause
Now, more than ever, facilities depending on mission-critical loads must be able to stay up and running as soon as possible.
The New Era of CHP
CHP solutions are driving a new era of growth as businesses and institutions strive for energy efficiency and sustainability.
Combined Power Provider
Increasing demand for turbines and microturbines — particularly among small commercial and industrial customers — reflects a growing acceptance of distributed energy.
Powered Protection
As those experienced in data center installation and operation know, backup power is not only beneficial, it is essential.
Low Risk, High Returns
An ever-growing variety of large-scale facilities are turning to onsite power as a way to reduce their reliance on the public grid, secure reliable backup power, and increase energy savings.
Microturbine Producer Seeing Big Gains
Capstone Green Energy CEO Darren Jamison on the company's growth in manufacturing microturbines during an interview on Fox Business News Channel's Countdown to the Closing Bell program.
Weekly Address: American Jobs Through Exports to Latin America
Even as the President maintains his focus on international crises in Japan and Libya, he discusses his trip to Latin America to open up markets for US products.
Remarks by the President at CEO Business Summit in Brasilia, Brazil
President Obama acknowledges Capstone Green Energy's recent sale of US$2 million worth of high-tech energy equipment that will support jobs in America and serve millions of Brazilians in the years to come.
Fact Sheet: The U.S.-Brazil Economic Relationship: Strengthening Economic Ties Contribute to Jobs and Growth
As the U.S.-Brazil relationship deepens, we seek to base our cooperation on strong and dynamic private sectors, a commitment to open and fair trade, and continued economic and energy integration. Strengthening the economic and commercial relationship between the U.S. and Brazil through stronger partnerships on energy (including clean energy, biofuels, and petroleum sectors), infrastructure and development cooperation in third countries will allow both countries to grow and at the same time strengthen the bonds between the U.S. and Latin America.
DesignLine Corporation Announces Results of Enhanced Electric Bus Fuel Economy and Reliability Evaluation
DesignLine Corporation today announced the results of a multi-year, Enhanced Electric bus, in-service fuel economy and reliability evaluation. During that period, the Charlotte Douglas International Airport DesignLine buses showed increases in fuel economy of up to 41% and maintenance cost reductions up to 93% when compared to the airport's traditional diesel buses.
Discovery Channel - Daily Planet : March 02, 2011
The Discovery Channel takes a look at the CMT-380, which uses an electric power train with a range-extending diesel-fueled microturbine. A lithium polymer battery pack gives the CMT-380 80 miles of pure electric range, and the microturbine generates power for an additional 500 miles.
Romanian hospital orders CHP microturbine
Romanian energy service company HospMed Project has ordered a 200kW natural gas-fueled Capstone microturbine as part of a CHP system. The turbine, to be supplied by Greenvironment, will be installed at a hospital in the city of Medias and is scheduled for completion in November 2011. The CHP system serves a dual purpose of supplying electricity and heat to the facility.
Powering Uninterrupted Growth
New UPS systems are another example of the ability of the latest tech tool to increase efficiency while lowering expenses.
Calnetix Power Solutions Acquired by GE
Calnetix, Inc., a global leader in energy efficient high speed motor and generator technologies, components and systems, announced today that certain assets of its subsidiary Calnetix Power Solutions (CPS) have been acquired by GE (NYSE: GE).
Surprising Opportunities in Cleantech - Shawn Severson
Cleantech goes far beyond solar power, according to Shawn Severson. As a managing director of cleantech research with ThinkEquity in San Francisco, he finds mainstream companies poised to cash in on common-sense technologies that save energy and money. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, Shawn makes the case that cleantech is as much about saving money as it is about saving the environment.
Boxer Tours Valley
Capstone was honored to host Senator Barbara Boxer during her visit to Capstone's corporate headquarters.
IBT Group & Quellenhof: primo hotel
BT parteciperà a Klimaenergy, il Salone dedicato al risparmio energetico. 23-25 settembre a Bolzano. Stand D25/16 nel settore CD
Primo hotel
IBT Group, partner esclusivo di Capstone Green Energy, ha installato un impianto di cogenerazione ad alto rendimento con tecnologia a turbina "senza olio", un brevetto unico al mondo, per far fronte al fabbisogno energetico dell'Hotel Quellenhof di Val Passiria (Trentino Alto Adige).
Marine Energy Systems Market Estimated at US$800 Million
Capstone Green Energy plans to enter the marine energy systems market, a market that represents potential sales of US$800 million for the company, is slated for June with the introduction of a 75-foot prototype boat based on Capstone's microturbine energy technology.
Micro-Perks
Building owners are beginning to see the benefit of including microturbines in onsite power plans for commercial, industrial, and urban-residential projects.
Next Generation Technology
Masonic Village boosts efficiency and slashes emissions with microturbines.
Capstone Green Energy Corp. demonstrates solar powered microturbine
HelioFocus and Capstone Green Energy Corp. have demonstrated a product converting sunlight to electricity with a solar receiver driving a microturbine.
Capstone CMT-380 Blackbird Turbine Hybrid Electric Car Makers Faire San Mateo 2010
Capstone's CMT-380 hybrid supercar does 150MPH with batteries and a jet engine
The big green apple
Environmentally-sound homes for the poor are a model for everyone else.
SU, IBM, and New York State open Green Data Center
Syracuse University, with partners IBM and New York State, celebrated the construction of its new Green Data Center (GDC) — a showcase of world-class innovations in advanced energy-efficient information technology and building systems including 12 C65 natural gas-fueled Capstone microturbines.
New Data Center Goes Off-Grid to be Green
With all the press about energy costs sinking data center budgets, along comes a data center that consumes only half the normal power. And it even offers excess heating and cooling to nearby buildings, sometimes returning spare electricity to the grid. This is made possible in part with the help of 12 Capstone microturbines fueled by natural gas.
Syracuse University, IBM, New York State Launch One of the World's Greenest Data Centers
New facility a showcase of energy efficient design and function, and a test bed for data center optimization.
Syracuse University, IBM, New York State Launch One of the World's Greenest Data Centers
The Syracuse data center, built with partners IBM and New York State, features an onsite CCHP system that uses 12 natural gas-fueled Capstone microturbines to generate all the electricity for the center and cooling for the computer servers.
Syracuse University, IBM, New York State Launch One of the World's Greenest Data Centers
Syracuse University, teaming with IBM and NY State just opened what is likely the world's most energy-stingy data center. The system includes 12 natural gas-fueled microturbines by Capstone Green Energy Corp.
EA's
Tesla has done alot to disprove the notion that hybrid and electric vehicles are wimpier than their gasoline-powered counterparts, but Capstone Green Energy may have the final word with its CMT-380 hybrid supercar. The vehicle, which is still in the concept stages, is powered by lithium-ion batteries and a microturbine jet engine.
YouTube: Fast Lane Daily
A Factory Five GTM Body gets used for a jet engine experiment, SpeedART tunes the Porsche Panamera, Lotus rumors and spy photos of the Esprit replacement.
CMT-380, la supercar hybride à turbine
La CMT-380 est une voiture de sport hybride dotée d'une turbine, elle sera dévoilée lors du prochain Salon de Los Angeles.
Capstone Green Energy CMT-380
Ibrida elettrica/diesel a turbina, ma è solo una concept
LA Preview: CMT-380 plug-in diesel hybrid supercar uses microturbine, li-ion batteries
The CMT-380 Microturbine Supercar features a microturbine under the hood that is basically an "ultra-clean and quiet jet engine," and the announced performance specs bear this out: 0-60 mph is taken care of in a quick 3.9 seconds and the top speed is listed at 150 mph.
Hybrid Electric Supercar With Microturbine Technology to Debut at LA Auto Show
Capstone Green Energy introduces the CMT-380, featuring an ultra-clean and quiet jet engine under the hood of the borrowed Factory Five Racing GTM body.
Capstone Unveils Hybrid SuperCar Propelled by a Jet Turbine
Set to debut at the upcoming Los Angeles Auto Show, the CMT-380 prototype hybrid can hit 0-60mph in 3.9 seconds, has a range of 580 miles, and is propelled in part by an ultra-clean and quiet jet engine
Capstone to unveil range extended super car
Capstone Green Energy will introduce its own its range extended electric supercar at the LA Auto Show.
Capstone CMT-380 Hybrid Features Jet Turbine Engine
The CMT-380 hybrid is powered by a combination of lithium polymer batteries and an ultra-low emissions, range-extending microturbine engine that runs on diesel or biodiesel.
LA Preview: CMT-380 plug-in diesel hybrid supercar uses microturbine, li-ion batteries
The CMT-380 hybrid powertrain uses li-ion batteries along with the Capstone C30 microturbines to reach a range of 500 miles per tank, with 80 of those miles available in pure-electric mode.
Super Sleek CMT-380 Powered by Hybrid Microturbine
The CMT-380, developed via a concept from an employee of video game company Electronic Arts, does 0-60 in 3.9 seconds and hits a top speed of 150 MPH.
2009 LA Auto Show Preview
2009 LA Auto Show Preview
Holy Supercar, Batman! Hybrid Uses a Jet Engine
Capstone Green Energy has unveiled the CMT-380, a prototype hybrid supercar propelled by an electric powertrain as well as what the company calls an ultra-clean and quiet jet engine.
Bad-ass Hybrid Supercars
The Capstone Green Energy CMT-380 Revolutionizes Electric Vehicles
Data Centers Explode
When the grid sags, improved distributed energy technologies, such as Capstone MicroTurbines used at the 6,000-square-foot Syracuse University data center, can help balance supply and demand.
Microturbine-powered hybrid supercar to debut in Los Angeles
The CMT-380 uses an electric power train with a range-extending diesel-fueled microturbine. A lithium polymer battery pack gives the CMT-380 80 miles of pure electric range, and the microturbine generates power for an additional 500 miles.
Capstone Green Energy (CPST) Introduces CMT-380 Hybrid Supercar; To Debut at LA Auto Show
Capstone Green Energy introduces the CMT-380, featuring an ultra-clean and quiet jet engine under the hood of the borrowed Factory Five Racing GTM body.
Capstone To Launch New Hybrid Electric Car At Los Angeles Auto Show
Features a Capstone C30 (30-kilowatt) microturbine that runs on diesel or biodiesel.
Capstone unveils extended-range supercar at L.A. show
Capstone Green Energy will unveil its CMT-380 prototype at the Los Angeles Auto Show, a high-performance, hybrid-electric supercar powered by a low-emission, range-extending microturbine engine and traditional batteries.
As Hybrid Buses Get Cheaper, Cities Fill Their Fleets
Fleets of hybrid-electric buses are becoming more and more popular in major cities across the globe, especially in New York City and Manhattan. Although their initial cost is high, they produce less pollution, they get better fuel economy, and provide a smoother, quieter ride.
Four natural-gas powered Capstone microturbines at the Union Gas Burlington Regional Centre
View video of energy efficient, state-of-the-art technologies at the Union Gas Burlington regional centre which includes four natural-gas powered Capstone microturbines.
Microturbines Turn Digester Gas Into Power
This article was written in WaterWorld, dated December 10, 2008. When it was time to upgrade the outdated boiler used to heat anaerobic digesters at the City of Sheboygan's wastewater treatment plant in 2003, the Wisconsin facility's superintendent turned to 10 Capstone Microturbines that use methane gas created by solid waste to generate electricity and heat, cutting the plant's electric and natural gas bills.
CHP Thrives in New York City
Twelve Capstone microturbines stand as one of the first examples of CHP operations in Manhattan.
Power-Gen Europe, Milan, Italy: June 3-5, 2008
On this video, you will see scenes and details from PowerGen Europe, dated June 3-5, 2008,and an interview with Darren Jamison, President & CEO of Capstone Green Energy.
Follow-on Order for Microturbines in Europe - April 18, 2008
The announcement appeared in CHP and On-Site Power Production Magazine: Casptone Turbine Corp has received a follow-on order from its Switzerland-based distributor for its C200 MicroTurbine systems. Capstone's distributor, Verdesis Suisse SA, ordered the systems.
The New York Times Article: Partly Off the Grid, With a Mini-Utility in the Cellar
The article was written by J. Alex Tarquinio and was published in the New York Times on March 26, 2008: Astor Wines and Spirits went beyond the conventional notions of a wine shop. Deep in the basement, the company installed a complex mechanical system to generate energy for its businesses.
Installation of City's First Microturbines Under New Code Completed in Battery Park City
The article was written by Stephen Del Percio in GreenBuildingsNYC.com, on March 11, 2008 as follows: Last week, RSP Systems installed the first microturbines in New York City pursuant to a new rule for their installation and use that Mayor Bloomberg signed into law last December.
U.S. Department of Commerce Announces 18 U.S. Clean-Energy Companies Will Join Trade Mission to China and India
U.S. Commerce Assistant Secretary David Bohigian today announced 18 U.S. companies will join the second U.S. Clean-Energy Trade Mission. The mission will make stops in Beijing, Guangzhou, and Hong Kong.
Airport Going Green With Hybrid Buses
Charlotte/Douglas International Airport is cleaning up its act — at least when it comes to ferrying passengers and others around the complex. The airport is buying two hybrid-powered buses, which are more fuel-efficient than standard ones, for US$880,000. "It's for the environment," says Jerry Orr, city aviation director...Plus, the turbine-engine system of the new buses will eliminate about 95% of the greenhouse-gas emissions, Orr says.
Building Codes Lag Behind Mayor's Vision
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's ambitious sustainability plan for New York's future makes expanding the use of alternative power sources a top priority.
University Powers Into the Future
A commitment to sustainability and energy efficiency has produced a unique combination of distributed generation systems at California State University Northridge.
Microturbines Help Launch Sports and Recreation
Brooklyn rec center is off to a fast start to saving millions in power costs.
Giving CHP a Boost
A Partnership of state and federal agencies uses fuel cells and microturbines to reduce energy and pollution at an aluminum-recycling plant.
Treatment Plant Finds Savings in Waste
Three years ago the Minnesota Department of Commerce and the city of Albert Lea installed four 30kW Capstone MicroTurbines at the city's wastewater treatment plant in an effort to save electricity and natural gas through the incorporation of distributed generation.
Going Green
Six Capstone C65 Microturbines installed in a CCHP application help Viking Yacht Company produce electricity for their plant needs.
Turbine Service
Whether contracted out or performed in house, regular maintenance of turbine systems is integral to efficiency and reliability.