Capstone Green Energy Corp. has scored some big orders recently from various companies in Europe.
First, the company announced early last month that it had received orders for eight microturbines from four different customers through E-Quad Power Systems GmbH, its distributor in Germany, Belgium, Denmark and the Netherlands.
Then on May 22, the Van Nuys-based microturbine manufacturer said it had received an order through Micropower Europe S.L., its distributor in Spain and Portugal, from a Spanish company for a microturbine to be used at a landfill site.
“Our customers are looking for cleaner, greener ways to approach their operations, and Capstone is here to support them in reaching their goals,” Capstone Chief Executive Darren Jamison said in a statement.
Among the four companies ordering the microturbines are a German composite parts manufacturer located in Weilheim/Teck that has bought four C65 microturbines as replacements for Capstone systems that have been in service for more than a decade. They expect to be operating this month.
Additionally in Germany, a major oil and gas company ordered one Capstone C65 microturbine. The unit will be used for combined heat and power and run on associated gas from the onshore production site near Steinhorst in Lower Saxony. The new unit is expected to be commissioned later this summer.
In the Netherlands, an offshore oil and gas exploration and production company has placed a new order for two Capstone C65 microturbines, updating their fleet of Capstone units. These turbines will operate on high-pressure natural gas on mainly unstaffed gas production platforms in the North Sea. The new units are expected to be operating by July.
Another unnamed oil and gas company also ordered one Capstone C65 microturbine that will be used for local power needs at an onshore production site. The new unit is expected to be operating later this summer.
The order from Spain is for a Capstone C800 Signature series microturbine with a Micropower-supplied biogas treatment unit and four heat-recovery modules. The unit will be operated at a landfill to produce electricity for waste management and recycling operations. It is expected to be commissioned in October, according to Capstone.
Manel Blasco, chief executive of Micropower, said that the project combines several green technologies to produce its environmental outcome.