Capstone's First 200-kW Pre-Production Microturbine Surpasses 1,000 Hours in Beta Testing.CHATSWORTH, Calif. -- Leading microturbine energy systems manufacturer Capstone Turbine Capstone Turbine Corporation NASDAQ: CPST, incorporated in 1988, is a California based gas turbine manufacturer that specializes in microturbine power and heat cogeneration systems. Capstone has sold and shipped more than 3,000 of these one-moving-part systems worldwide. (www.microturbine.com) (Nasdaq:CPST CPST Cable Programming Services Tier CPST Commission on Professionals in Science and Technology CPST Community Psychiatric Supportive Treatment (Ohio) CPST Child Passenger Safety Technician CPST Classical Perturbation Scattering Theory ) announced that its first beta C200 system surpassed a 1,000-hour operating milestone this morning. The beta unit was installed and commissioned May 3 at the National Fuel Cell Research Center and Combustion Lab at the University of California The University of California has a combined student body of more than 191,000 students, over 1,340,000 living alumni, and a combined systemwide and campus endowment of just over $7.3 billion (8th largest in the United States). , Irvine. Continuous, full-load operation began two days later. The 200-kilowatt system was developed in conjunction with the US Department of Energy's Advanced MicroTurbine System program. During an industry viewing Wednesday of the C200 in conjunction with the West Coast Energy Management Congress trade show in nearby Anaheim, Capstone CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. John Tucker For other persons named John Tucker, see John Tucker (disambiguation). John G. Tucker (born September 29, 1964) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played twelve seasons in the National Hockey League in the 1980s and 90s. said, "We're very pleased with what we've experienced to date. This system has been providing an average of 207 kilowatts with an average electrical efficiency The efficiency of an entity (a device, component, or system) in electronics and electrical engineering is defined as useful power output divided by the total electrical power consumed (a fractional expression). The 200-kW natural gas fueled power system has many of the unique features for which Capstone's 30-kW and 60-kW commercial microturbine products are renowned: a single moving part, built-in grid interconnection functionality, no gearbox, no lubricants lubricants preparations for the lubrication of passages to reduce frictional injury, e.g. oily preparations, including petroleum jelly, lanolin or water-soluble preparations such as methyl cellulose. or other hazardous fluids, and extremely low emissions without any exhaust treatment chemicals or devices. Following several more months of continuous full-load duty testing of beta C200s at UCI UCI University of California, Irvine UCI Union Cycliste Internationale (International Cycling Union) UCI Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos UCI United Cinemas International (UK) , at Capstone's R&D facility, and, soon, at the United Technologies Corporation Research Center in Connecticut, the company will evaluate launch plans based on beta unit performance at the end of the year. About Capstone Turbine Capstone Turbine Corporation (www.microturbine.com) (Nasdaq:CPST) is the world's leading producer of low-emission microturbine systems. In 1998, Capstone was the first to offer commercial energy products utilizing microturbine technology, the result of more than ten years of focused research. Capstone Turbine has sold and shipped more than 2,800 Capstone MicroTurbine systems to customers worldwide. These award-winning systems have logged more than 6 million hours of documented operation. "Capstone Turbine Corp" is a registered trademark of Capstone Turbine Corporation. All other trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners. EDITORS: For publication-quality images of the C200, see: www.microturbine.com/whatsnew/morePhotos.asp?newsid=301 For announcement of the first C200 beta shipment, see: www.microturbine.com/whatsnew/pressrelease.asp?article=294 |
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