Capstone Model C65 MicroTurbine Systems Receive Latest Certification for UL 1741 Interconnection Standards.CHATSWORTH, Calif. -- 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. Corporation([R]) (www.microturbine.com) (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :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 ), the world's leading manufacturer of microturbine energy systems, today announced that its Model C65 kW MicroTurbine[TM] systems are the first microturbines to be certified by Underwriters Laboratories Underwriters Laboratories Inc. is a U.S. not-for-profit, privately owned and operated product safety testing and certification organization. Based in Northbrook, Illinois, UL develops standards and test procedures for products, materials, components, assemblies, tools and Inc. (UL) to the latest UL 1741 interconnection standards that became effective May 7, 2007. The standard, UL 1741, Inverters, Converters, Controllers, and Interconnection Systems for use with Distributed Energy Resources was revised on November 7, 2005 to incorporate the updated requirements of the July 2005 revision of the international standard IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, www.ieee.org) A membership organization that includes engineers, scientists and students in electronics and allied fields. 1547.1 Standard Conformance Test Procedures for Equipment Interconnecting Distributed Resources with Electric Power Systems. In order to comply with this standard, a rigorous battery of tests was conducted to ensure that the Capstone inverter (1) A logic gate that converts the input to the opposite state for output. If the input is true, the output is false, and vice versa. An inverter performs the Boolean logic NOT operation. (2) A circuit that converts DC current into AC current. Contrast with rectifier. technology meets power quality, protective relay, lightning strike lightning strike n → huelga relámpago lightning strike n (Brit) → grève f surprise lightning strike n (BRIT and safety requirements. Statewide utility interconnection requirements, including California Rule 21 and New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of State Public Service Commission rules, have adopted the UL 1741 standard. The UL 1741 standard facilitates customer installation of Capstone MicroTurbines in targeted regions such as California and New York. "I am pleased with the accomplishment our engineering team has achieved being the first microturbine manufacturer to meet the new revised requirements of the UL 1741 standard," said Mark Gilbreth, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer. "It is important that our engineering resources are focused on initiatives that satisfy marketplace requirements in order that our products remain the most attractive technology for our customers." "I am proud of this achievement to meet UL's high testing standards. Capstone will continue to work to find ways to better enable the installation of our microturbines and increase the adoption rate of our clean and reliable distributed generation technology," added Darren Jamison, President and 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. of Capstone Turbine Corporation. About Capstone Turbine Capstone Turbine Corporation (www.microturbine.com) (NASDAQ:CPST) is the world's leading producer of low-emission microturbine systems, and was the first to market commercially viable microturbine energy products. Capstone Turbine has shipped thousands of Capstone MicroTurbine[TM] systems to customers worldwide. These award-winning systems have logged millions of documented runtime operating hours. Capstone Turbine is a member of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Combined Heat and Power Partnership, which is committed to improving the efficiency of the nation's energy infrastructure and reducing emissions of pollutants and greenhouse gases. A UL-Certified ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001:2000 certified company; Capstone Turbine is headquartered in the Los Angeles area with sales and/or service centers in New York, Mexico City, Milan, Nottingham, Shanghai and Tokyo. "Capstone Turbine Corporation" and "Capstone MicroTurbine" are registered trademarks of Capstone Turbine Corporation. All other trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners. This press release contains "forward-looking statements," as that term is used in the federal securities laws, about Capstone's business, with regard to, among other items, expectations of market acceptance of new product standards. Forward-looking statements may be identified by words such as "expect," "believe" and similar phrases. These statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties that may cause Capstone's actual results to be materially different. These statements speak only as of the date of this release. Capstone disclaims any obligation to revise these statements hereafter. |
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