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Trigeneration implies the
simultaneous production of
mechanical power (electricity), heat
and cooling from a single fuel.
Conventional thermoelectric
stations convert only 1/3 of the fuel
energy in electricity. The rest is
losses in the form of heat. The
adverse effect to the environment
from this waste is obvious.The need
to increase the efficiency of the
procedure of electricity production
is therefore imperative.
One method for more rational use in
the production of electricity is the
Cogeneration of Heat (or
Refrigeration) and Power, where
more than 4/5 of the fuels energy
are converted in usable energy,
resulting in both financial and
environmental benefits.
Cogeneration is the consecutive
(simultaneous) production and
exploitation of two energy sources,
electrical (or mechanical) and
thermal, from a system utilising the
same fuel. Combined heat and
power production (CHP) is applied
in industry and buildings where
there is simultaneous demand of
electricity and heat and, usually,
when the annual hours of operation
exceed 4000.
In the tertiary sector of Southern
countries, the need for heating is
limited to few winter months. There
is, however, significant need for
cooling (air conditioning) during the
summer months. Heat by a
cogeneration plant in this case is
used to produce cooling, via
absorption cycles. This “expanded”
cogeneration process is known as
trigeneration or combined heat,
cooling and power production
(CHCP)
simultaneous production of
mechanical power (electricity), heat
and cooling from a single fuel.
Conventional thermoelectric
stations convert only 1/3 of the fuel
energy in electricity. The rest is
losses in the form of heat. The
adverse effect to the environment
from this waste is obvious.The need
to increase the efficiency of the
procedure of electricity production
is therefore imperative.
One method for more rational use in
the production of electricity is the
Cogeneration of Heat (or
Refrigeration) and Power, where
more than 4/5 of the fuels energy
are converted in usable energy,
resulting in both financial and
environmental benefits.
Cogeneration is the consecutive
(simultaneous) production and
exploitation of two energy sources,
electrical (or mechanical) and
thermal, from a system utilising the
same fuel. Combined heat and
power production (CHP) is applied
in industry and buildings where
there is simultaneous demand of
electricity and heat and, usually,
when the annual hours of operation
exceed 4000.
In the tertiary sector of Southern
countries, the need for heating is
limited to few winter months. There
is, however, significant need for
cooling (air conditioning) during the
summer months. Heat by a
cogeneration plant in this case is
used to produce cooling, via
absorption cycles. This “expanded”
cogeneration process is known as
trigeneration or combined heat,
cooling and power production
(CHCP)
CHP solutions cover a wide range of heat and power outputs for small, medium and large installations.
Electrical outputs range from 30kW to 2 MW with heat outputs from 201kW to 2.3MW.
Systems can be specified in line with either base power requirement or base heating requirement.
The system can be supplied as a single or multi-module unit to accommodate varying power demands and
allow for continuous operation during maintenance.
Electrical outputs range from 30kW to 2 MW with heat outputs from 201kW to 2.3MW.
Systems can be specified in line with either base power requirement or base heating requirement.
The system can be supplied as a single or multi-module unit to accommodate varying power demands and
allow for continuous operation during maintenance.
Trigeneration is the conversion of a single fuel source into three useful energy products: electricity, steam or
hot water, and chilled water. Trigeneration converts and distributes up to 90% of the energy contained in the
fuel burned in a turbine or engine into usable energy. This is excellent efficiency compared to the 30%
conversion that is typical for the electric industry.
hot water, and chilled water. Trigeneration converts and distributes up to 90% of the energy contained in the
fuel burned in a turbine or engine into usable energy. This is excellent efficiency compared to the 30%
conversion that is typical for the electric industry.
*
UTC Power and the DOE have enabled the Ronald Reagan Library to create its own energy for electricity, space
heating and cooling in a revolutionary way while reducing waste and increasing efficiency. The cogeneration system
consists of sixteen 60 kW Capstone MicroTurbines that run on clean-burning natural gas and provide 95 percent of
the electricity for the building.
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* San Francisco, CA
At this prestigious Ritz Carlton hotel, a landmark in San Francisco's upscale Nob Hill area, a UTC PureComfort
240M is providing combined cooling, heating and power (CCHP) to the facility. The configuration is a combination
of four 60 kW Capstone MicroTurbines and a double-effect absorption chiller from Carrier Corporation, UTC
Power's sister company.
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* Kenai Alaska
Marathon Oil uses a Capstone C30 microturbine at one of their gas transmission sites in Kenai, Alaska. They run
the microturbine with the gas that they are pumping. Previously, they were using a diesel generator which required
someone to fill the generator with diesel often. This microturbine runs at temperatures well below freezing and
without any operator intervention.
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* Lake Tahoe, California
The Tahoe Center for Environmental Studies (TCES) owned by the Sierra Nevada College (SNC) was designed by
Reno-based Lundahl and Associates architectural firm. The building has a number of different systems, including a
Capstone Model C30 microturbine that interact with each other to achieve excellent energy efficiency. The
microturbine works in conjunction with a heat exchanger to produce electricity and hot water to heat the building.
This microturbine operates at an elevation of 6,300 feet above sea level.
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* CapstoneHeadquarters
Capstone Turbine Corporation operates two manufacturing facilities in California: One is in its headquarters, in
Chatsworth, and the other in Van Nuys. In our headquarters, we perform design and final assembly work. In our
location in Van Nuys, we manufacture our recuperator and maintain our development and testing. Capstone uses
its own microturbine products as prime power for critical data center loads at its corporate headquarters.
pdf icon Download the Case Study
* LEED Platinum Medical Building CHP
The 16-story, 400,000-sq.ft. River Campus Building One of the Oregon Health & Science University which
officially opened in January 2007, uses a variety of environmentally conscious products to achieve a LEED
Platinum green building rating. As the largest, and one of only about a dozen LEED Platinum buildings in the
nation, the building uses an energy approach that combines solar panels with a 300-kW array of Capstone ICHP
systems.
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* Winery CCHP & Secure Power
Opting for a pair of Capstone MicroTurbines to energize his premium vineyard, Covad-cofounder Chuck McMinn
said "A backup diesel generator would sit here and rarely be used, although it would have to be run once a week
just to make sure that it worked. They're heavily polluting, they're noisy. So the microturbine equipment is a much
better alternative -- we use it every day."
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* College CCHP & Secure Power
At Pierce College just a few miles south of Capstone's headquarters in Chatworth, California, an array of six dual-
mode ICHP systems create cleaner, more fuel efficient cooling, heating and power for the campus than conventional
sources. This and other energy efficiency measures at Pierce College helped the Los Angeles County College
District earn the Global Green Millennium Award.
pdf icon Download the Case Study
* Hotel CHP
The Embassy Suites Hotel in Arcadia, California, placed a Capstone ICHP system right around the corner from a
block of guest rooms. Hotel General Manager Gregory Chase said the systems "It gets plenty of visitors, including
other hoteliers and quite a few nearby NASA engineers. Everyone who comes by is surprised that its so quiet."
pdf icon Download the Case Study
* Landfill Renewable Energy
The South Coast Air Quality Management District has been impressed with the extremely low emissions of the
Capstone MicroTurbine. So much so that they devoted $8 million of their funds several years ago to buy and
install Capstone systems in the Southland. Ten of the units purchased were given to the Los Angeles County
Sanitation Districts, which installed them at the Calabasas Landfill to generate renewable energy. See also this white
paper report.
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* Hotel CHP
The Atrium Hotel in Irvine, California, is host to one of the very first installations of Capstone ICHP systems. A
three unit array mounted on the roof above guest rooms operates quietly and vibration-free 24/7. Since
commissioning in late 2003, the array has paid for itself and continues to save the facility more than $100,000/yr in
power costs.
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* Bank Office Building CCHP & Secure Power
A Citibank branch and office building near San Diego relies on its Capstone MicroTurbine system to cost power
costs every day and to ensure power security in the event of a blackout. The hot, clean exhaust of the system is
used for both building heating and cooling, the latter via a 20-ton absorption chiller.
pdf icon Download the Case Study
* YMCA CHP
This Los Angeles area YMCA selected a Capstone ICHP system to dramatically lower its utllity costs. Water
heated by the system's integrated heat exchanger serves as a near 400,000 Btu boiler for the center's indoor
swimming pool. Since the system would be placed at the rear of the building adjacent to several homes, the very
quiet operation of the ICHP system was a big plus.
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* Condo Building CHP & Secure Power
One of the tallest residential buildings in the heart of San Francisco uses a single Capstone ICHP system for secure
power to ensure the safety of this condo building's residents. Water heated by the system 24/7 serves the building's
heating and domestic hot water needs.
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* County Jail CHP & Secure Power
The county jail in the coastal town of Santa Cruz, California, ensures power security with its pair of Capstone
ICHP systems on the roof. The quiet, vibration-free operation of these Capstone systems enables rooftop
placement without any sound penetration below. Water heated by the systems is used for building heating, inmate
showers, laundry, etc.
pdf icon Download the Case Study
* Engineering Firm Data Center Secure Power
A world-renowned engineering and construction firm headquartered in downtown Houston uses an array of six
Capstone MicroTurbines for secure power to ensure that their data center remains up and running no matter what
happens on the utility grid.
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* Water District CCHP & Secure Power
Southern California's Eastern Municipal Water District uses an array of Capstone MicroTurbines to reduce their
peak demand by more than 10 percent, as reported in their newsletter. Exhaust from the system is used to heat
water and to drive an absorption chiller that creates cold to air condition facility offices. The dual-mode systems
also ensure secure power at the building. The EMWD also has two biogas-fueled renewable energy C30s operating
at their nearby wastewater treatment plant.
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* Apartment Building CHP (LEED Green Building)
At an apartment building in Southern California, a single Capstone C30 and heat exchanger provide super-low-
emission power and heat, supplementing intermittent power from a PV system mounted on the side of this LEED
building named to the 2003 AIA Top 10 Green Projects.
pdf icon Download the Case Study
* Community Swim Center CHP
A beautiful aquatics complex in the coastal Santa Cruz, California, community maintains the temperature of its
three pools with a pair of Capstone ICHP systems that also significantly cuts the facilty's monthly power bills.
pdf icon Download the Case Study
* Oilfield Resource Recovery
This article in the March 2005 issue of World Oil magazine profiles a 30-kilowatt Capstone MicroTurbine
installation at an Amerada Hess oilfield in North Dakota. The system, fueled entirely by sour flare gas,
supplements a portion of the power needs of this upstream site. (Capstone now offers new Oil & Gas models for
coastal applications).
pdf icon Download the Case Study
* Pig Farm Renewable Energy
The Environmental Technology Verification Program of the US EPA provides a comprehensive test report of a
digester gas fueled C30 generating renewable energy at a pig farm in Colorado.
pdf icon Download the Case Study
* Landfill Renewable Energy
Lopez Canyon Landfill in northern Los Angeles County has been closed for 10 years, but naturally forming
pollutant gases still pour out of it from underground at enormous rates. Some of the gas is still flared, but a good
portion of it is sent to an arry of 50 Capstone MicroTurbines that destroy the gas more efficiency than flaring, and
create more than a megawatt of renewable energy that is exported into the LADWP power grid.
pdf icon Download the Case Study
* Convention Center CHP
The SeaGate Centre in Toledo, OH, is home to an array of four Capstone MicroTurbine systems that dramatically
cut energy costs at the facility. Throughout most of the 2005-2006 winter months, water heated by the ICHP array
was enough to maintain proper building temperature, offsetting the massive, less efficient facility boilers.
pdf icon Download the Case Study
* Coalbed Methane Fueled Water Reinjection
Capstone distributor Pumps & Service, a division of Henry Production in New Mexico, has deployed Capstone
MicroTurbines in coalbed methane applications such as the one profiled in this article in CompressorTech2
magazine.
pdf icon Download the Case Study
* Wastewater Treatment Plant
A wastewater treatment plant in Temecula, CA, uses two C30s and a Unifin to power and heat their treatment
process.
* Wastewater Treatment Plant
A six-pack of C30s near the San Francisco Bay Area provide 24x7 power from biogas. Exhaust heat preheats boiler
water.
* Capstone Power on Wheels
A C60 and two fuel tanks mounted on a small trailer belonging to the Bonneville Power Authority demonstrate
Capstone's stand-alone, zero-to-maximimum load-following capability at a number of energy education events held
by the BPA, the DOE and other organizations.
* Office Building
At a computer-aided-design firm in Southern California, four C30s and a heat exchanger provide cheaper-than-the-
grid power and hot water to drive the facility's absorption chiller. 164
* Navy Base
Two C60s and a heat exchanger supplement power and heat needs at a Navy base in Southern California. 160
* College
A single C60 and Unifin heat recovery system cut the energy costs at this Los Angeles area college. 165
* University
An array of six natural-gas-fueled C30s, provided by the South Coast Air Quality Management District,
supplement daytime power needs at the central engineering plant of a large university campus. Heat from the array
is used to preheat inlet water to the facility's two large boilers that supply hot water to the campus. 116
* Oilfield Flare Gas w/CHP
Near Bakersfield, CA, exhaust from a pair of C30s fueled by unprocessed casing gas is piped directly to a
heater/treater separator. 154
* University
Recognizing the Capstone MicroTurbine’s excellent reputation in commercial pool heating, this university in
Southern California deployed three C60s at their swimming pool. Two Capstones run 24 hours a day, efficiently
warming the water while supplying electricity to designated onsite loads. The third unit operates during daytime
hours to reduce peak power demand from the grid. 102
* College
This community college in Southern California deployed two C60s to heat a campus swimming pool. The units run
24 hours a day, efficiently warming the water while supplying electricity to designated onsite loads. 101
* City Hall Powered by Oil Flare Gas
Flaring gas extracted by a pumpjack in this coastal city south of Los Angeles is a SCAQMD no-no. So instead of
collecting, transporting and cleaning the gas, it's routed to a pair of C30s that incinerate it with near zero emissions
and create power that serves the needs of a nearby city hall building. 134
* Furniture Manufacturer
One of the premier names in home furnishings uses a Capstone C60 for power and industrial heat at their California
factory. While Capstone electricity drives key onsite machinery, reducing grid demand and energy costs, Capstone
exhaust routes to the furniture drying oven, a direct fire industrial application of the MicroTurbine’s thermal
output. 105
* Hospital
A single Capstone C60 and Unifin heat exchanger, installed by a local utility in a cooperative program with Sandia
National Laboratories, supplement the power and hot water needs of a Santa Fe, NM, hospital. 106
* Landfill
An array of 10 C30s at a Los Angeles area landfill converts a portion of the landfill gas into clean power for a small
municipal utility. The first LFG-fueled microturbine array to go online, California Govenor Gray Davis praised the
installation in 2001 as "innovative thinking that solves environmental problems while producing reliable and clean
electricity." 109
* Office Building
A 16-story office building in Portland, OR, utilizes a single C30 to supplement power and heating needs. In warm
and humid months, exhaust from the utility-funded system drives a small absorption chiller. 112
* University Dairy Farm
At a technical university near the central California coast, a single C30 microturbine and a Unifin heat exchanger
convert biogas from a student operated dairy farm into low-cost power and heat to enhance biogas creation. 117
* Public Park
Formerly a military base in the San Francisco Bay Area, this large public park powers and heats several of its many
small buildings with Capstone MicroTurbines. 0100
* Wastewater Treatment Plant
A wastewater treatment plant in Banning, CA, uses two C30s and a Unifin to power and heat their treatment
process. 120
* HEV Transit Trolleys
Three diesel-fueled Capstone-Energized trolley buses made by E-Bus operate in a small central California town.
CARB has certified Capstone MicroTurbine NOx emissions on diesel as 0.7 g/bhph, which is half that of the
cleanest certified CNG engine. Thus transit authorities can have a much cleaner than CNG fleet without changing
their deisel fueling infrastructure. Particulates are CARB-certified at 0.01 g/bhph; comparable to CNG and 5x below
CARB's stringent requirements. 122
* Upsteam Oil Production
Situated in the heart of downtown Los Angeles, where flaring is strictly prohibited, 8 C30s turn flare gas into
power that drives oil production and offsets high utility rates. Heat captured by a pair of Unifins goes to the
heater/treater separator, alone resulting in a $2,000/month reduction in gas utility bills. 123
* Software Development
A software development company in Southern California uses a C60 to shave demand, peak and offpeak utility
rates 12 hours a day. 129
* Gas Utility R&D Center
At a gas utility research and development center in Los Angeles, a single C60 provides power and supplements a
portion of the heat input needs of a direct-fired 330-ton Broad absorption chiller. 132
* Education Facility
At a gas utility education/training facility in Los Angeles, exhaust from a single C30 is directly routed to two 5-ton
Servel Robur direct-fired absorption chillers, providing "power-free" air conditioning to the facility. 131
* HEV Transit Buses
Three 40-foot hybrid electric buses, each powered by a pair of C30 HEV engines, shuttle people around Silicon
Valley's Santa Clara. The buses were purchased by the local electric utility. 138
* Juvenile Hall
At a detention center in Los Angeles for juvenile offenders, a pair of C60s generate power and heat for the facility.
A third C60 without heat recovery further offsets utility power costs. 141
UTC Power and the DOE have enabled the Ronald Reagan Library to create its own energy for electricity, space
heating and cooling in a revolutionary way while reducing waste and increasing efficiency. The cogeneration system
consists of sixteen 60 kW Capstone MicroTurbines that run on clean-burning natural gas and provide 95 percent of
the electricity for the building.
pdf icon Download the Case Study
* San Francisco, CA
At this prestigious Ritz Carlton hotel, a landmark in San Francisco's upscale Nob Hill area, a UTC PureComfort
240M is providing combined cooling, heating and power (CCHP) to the facility. The configuration is a combination
of four 60 kW Capstone MicroTurbines and a double-effect absorption chiller from Carrier Corporation, UTC
Power's sister company.
pdf icon Download the Case Study
* Kenai Alaska
Marathon Oil uses a Capstone C30 microturbine at one of their gas transmission sites in Kenai, Alaska. They run
the microturbine with the gas that they are pumping. Previously, they were using a diesel generator which required
someone to fill the generator with diesel often. This microturbine runs at temperatures well below freezing and
without any operator intervention.
pdf icon Download the Case Study
* Lake Tahoe, California
The Tahoe Center for Environmental Studies (TCES) owned by the Sierra Nevada College (SNC) was designed by
Reno-based Lundahl and Associates architectural firm. The building has a number of different systems, including a
Capstone Model C30 microturbine that interact with each other to achieve excellent energy efficiency. The
microturbine works in conjunction with a heat exchanger to produce electricity and hot water to heat the building.
This microturbine operates at an elevation of 6,300 feet above sea level.
pdf icon Download the Case Study
* CapstoneHeadquarters
Capstone Turbine Corporation operates two manufacturing facilities in California: One is in its headquarters, in
Chatsworth, and the other in Van Nuys. In our headquarters, we perform design and final assembly work. In our
location in Van Nuys, we manufacture our recuperator and maintain our development and testing. Capstone uses
its own microturbine products as prime power for critical data center loads at its corporate headquarters.
pdf icon Download the Case Study
* LEED Platinum Medical Building CHP
The 16-story, 400,000-sq.ft. River Campus Building One of the Oregon Health & Science University which
officially opened in January 2007, uses a variety of environmentally conscious products to achieve a LEED
Platinum green building rating. As the largest, and one of only about a dozen LEED Platinum buildings in the
nation, the building uses an energy approach that combines solar panels with a 300-kW array of Capstone ICHP
systems.
pdf icon Download the Case Study
* Winery CCHP & Secure Power
Opting for a pair of Capstone MicroTurbines to energize his premium vineyard, Covad-cofounder Chuck McMinn
said "A backup diesel generator would sit here and rarely be used, although it would have to be run once a week
just to make sure that it worked. They're heavily polluting, they're noisy. So the microturbine equipment is a much
better alternative -- we use it every day."
pdf icon Download the Case Study
* College CCHP & Secure Power
At Pierce College just a few miles south of Capstone's headquarters in Chatworth, California, an array of six dual-
mode ICHP systems create cleaner, more fuel efficient cooling, heating and power for the campus than conventional
sources. This and other energy efficiency measures at Pierce College helped the Los Angeles County College
District earn the Global Green Millennium Award.
pdf icon Download the Case Study
* Hotel CHP
The Embassy Suites Hotel in Arcadia, California, placed a Capstone ICHP system right around the corner from a
block of guest rooms. Hotel General Manager Gregory Chase said the systems "It gets plenty of visitors, including
other hoteliers and quite a few nearby NASA engineers. Everyone who comes by is surprised that its so quiet."
pdf icon Download the Case Study
* Landfill Renewable Energy
The South Coast Air Quality Management District has been impressed with the extremely low emissions of the
Capstone MicroTurbine. So much so that they devoted $8 million of their funds several years ago to buy and
install Capstone systems in the Southland. Ten of the units purchased were given to the Los Angeles County
Sanitation Districts, which installed them at the Calabasas Landfill to generate renewable energy. See also this white
paper report.
pdf icon Download the Case Study
* Hotel CHP
The Atrium Hotel in Irvine, California, is host to one of the very first installations of Capstone ICHP systems. A
three unit array mounted on the roof above guest rooms operates quietly and vibration-free 24/7. Since
commissioning in late 2003, the array has paid for itself and continues to save the facility more than $100,000/yr in
power costs.
pdf icon Download the Case Study
* Bank Office Building CCHP & Secure Power
A Citibank branch and office building near San Diego relies on its Capstone MicroTurbine system to cost power
costs every day and to ensure power security in the event of a blackout. The hot, clean exhaust of the system is
used for both building heating and cooling, the latter via a 20-ton absorption chiller.
pdf icon Download the Case Study
* YMCA CHP
This Los Angeles area YMCA selected a Capstone ICHP system to dramatically lower its utllity costs. Water
heated by the system's integrated heat exchanger serves as a near 400,000 Btu boiler for the center's indoor
swimming pool. Since the system would be placed at the rear of the building adjacent to several homes, the very
quiet operation of the ICHP system was a big plus.
pdf icon Download the Case Study
* Condo Building CHP & Secure Power
One of the tallest residential buildings in the heart of San Francisco uses a single Capstone ICHP system for secure
power to ensure the safety of this condo building's residents. Water heated by the system 24/7 serves the building's
heating and domestic hot water needs.
pdf icon Download the Case Study
* County Jail CHP & Secure Power
The county jail in the coastal town of Santa Cruz, California, ensures power security with its pair of Capstone
ICHP systems on the roof. The quiet, vibration-free operation of these Capstone systems enables rooftop
placement without any sound penetration below. Water heated by the systems is used for building heating, inmate
showers, laundry, etc.
pdf icon Download the Case Study
* Engineering Firm Data Center Secure Power
A world-renowned engineering and construction firm headquartered in downtown Houston uses an array of six
Capstone MicroTurbines for secure power to ensure that their data center remains up and running no matter what
happens on the utility grid.
pdf icon Download the Case Study
* Water District CCHP & Secure Power
Southern California's Eastern Municipal Water District uses an array of Capstone MicroTurbines to reduce their
peak demand by more than 10 percent, as reported in their newsletter. Exhaust from the system is used to heat
water and to drive an absorption chiller that creates cold to air condition facility offices. The dual-mode systems
also ensure secure power at the building. The EMWD also has two biogas-fueled renewable energy C30s operating
at their nearby wastewater treatment plant.
pdf icon Download the Case Study
* Apartment Building CHP (LEED Green Building)
At an apartment building in Southern California, a single Capstone C30 and heat exchanger provide super-low-
emission power and heat, supplementing intermittent power from a PV system mounted on the side of this LEED
building named to the 2003 AIA Top 10 Green Projects.
pdf icon Download the Case Study
* Community Swim Center CHP
A beautiful aquatics complex in the coastal Santa Cruz, California, community maintains the temperature of its
three pools with a pair of Capstone ICHP systems that also significantly cuts the facilty's monthly power bills.
pdf icon Download the Case Study
* Oilfield Resource Recovery
This article in the March 2005 issue of World Oil magazine profiles a 30-kilowatt Capstone MicroTurbine
installation at an Amerada Hess oilfield in North Dakota. The system, fueled entirely by sour flare gas,
supplements a portion of the power needs of this upstream site. (Capstone now offers new Oil & Gas models for
coastal applications).
pdf icon Download the Case Study
* Pig Farm Renewable Energy
The Environmental Technology Verification Program of the US EPA provides a comprehensive test report of a
digester gas fueled C30 generating renewable energy at a pig farm in Colorado.
pdf icon Download the Case Study
* Landfill Renewable Energy
Lopez Canyon Landfill in northern Los Angeles County has been closed for 10 years, but naturally forming
pollutant gases still pour out of it from underground at enormous rates. Some of the gas is still flared, but a good
portion of it is sent to an arry of 50 Capstone MicroTurbines that destroy the gas more efficiency than flaring, and
create more than a megawatt of renewable energy that is exported into the LADWP power grid.
pdf icon Download the Case Study
* Convention Center CHP
The SeaGate Centre in Toledo, OH, is home to an array of four Capstone MicroTurbine systems that dramatically
cut energy costs at the facility. Throughout most of the 2005-2006 winter months, water heated by the ICHP array
was enough to maintain proper building temperature, offsetting the massive, less efficient facility boilers.
pdf icon Download the Case Study
* Coalbed Methane Fueled Water Reinjection
Capstone distributor Pumps & Service, a division of Henry Production in New Mexico, has deployed Capstone
MicroTurbines in coalbed methane applications such as the one profiled in this article in CompressorTech2
magazine.
pdf icon Download the Case Study
* Wastewater Treatment Plant
A wastewater treatment plant in Temecula, CA, uses two C30s and a Unifin to power and heat their treatment
process.
* Wastewater Treatment Plant
A six-pack of C30s near the San Francisco Bay Area provide 24x7 power from biogas. Exhaust heat preheats boiler
water.
* Capstone Power on Wheels
A C60 and two fuel tanks mounted on a small trailer belonging to the Bonneville Power Authority demonstrate
Capstone's stand-alone, zero-to-maximimum load-following capability at a number of energy education events held
by the BPA, the DOE and other organizations.
* Office Building
At a computer-aided-design firm in Southern California, four C30s and a heat exchanger provide cheaper-than-the-
grid power and hot water to drive the facility's absorption chiller. 164
* Navy Base
Two C60s and a heat exchanger supplement power and heat needs at a Navy base in Southern California. 160
* College
A single C60 and Unifin heat recovery system cut the energy costs at this Los Angeles area college. 165
* University
An array of six natural-gas-fueled C30s, provided by the South Coast Air Quality Management District,
supplement daytime power needs at the central engineering plant of a large university campus. Heat from the array
is used to preheat inlet water to the facility's two large boilers that supply hot water to the campus. 116
* Oilfield Flare Gas w/CHP
Near Bakersfield, CA, exhaust from a pair of C30s fueled by unprocessed casing gas is piped directly to a
heater/treater separator. 154
* University
Recognizing the Capstone MicroTurbine’s excellent reputation in commercial pool heating, this university in
Southern California deployed three C60s at their swimming pool. Two Capstones run 24 hours a day, efficiently
warming the water while supplying electricity to designated onsite loads. The third unit operates during daytime
hours to reduce peak power demand from the grid. 102
* College
This community college in Southern California deployed two C60s to heat a campus swimming pool. The units run
24 hours a day, efficiently warming the water while supplying electricity to designated onsite loads. 101
* City Hall Powered by Oil Flare Gas
Flaring gas extracted by a pumpjack in this coastal city south of Los Angeles is a SCAQMD no-no. So instead of
collecting, transporting and cleaning the gas, it's routed to a pair of C30s that incinerate it with near zero emissions
and create power that serves the needs of a nearby city hall building. 134
* Furniture Manufacturer
One of the premier names in home furnishings uses a Capstone C60 for power and industrial heat at their California
factory. While Capstone electricity drives key onsite machinery, reducing grid demand and energy costs, Capstone
exhaust routes to the furniture drying oven, a direct fire industrial application of the MicroTurbine’s thermal
output. 105
* Hospital
A single Capstone C60 and Unifin heat exchanger, installed by a local utility in a cooperative program with Sandia
National Laboratories, supplement the power and hot water needs of a Santa Fe, NM, hospital. 106
* Landfill
An array of 10 C30s at a Los Angeles area landfill converts a portion of the landfill gas into clean power for a small
municipal utility. The first LFG-fueled microturbine array to go online, California Govenor Gray Davis praised the
installation in 2001 as "innovative thinking that solves environmental problems while producing reliable and clean
electricity." 109
* Office Building
A 16-story office building in Portland, OR, utilizes a single C30 to supplement power and heating needs. In warm
and humid months, exhaust from the utility-funded system drives a small absorption chiller. 112
* University Dairy Farm
At a technical university near the central California coast, a single C30 microturbine and a Unifin heat exchanger
convert biogas from a student operated dairy farm into low-cost power and heat to enhance biogas creation. 117
* Public Park
Formerly a military base in the San Francisco Bay Area, this large public park powers and heats several of its many
small buildings with Capstone MicroTurbines. 0100
* Wastewater Treatment Plant
A wastewater treatment plant in Banning, CA, uses two C30s and a Unifin to power and heat their treatment
process. 120
* HEV Transit Trolleys
Three diesel-fueled Capstone-Energized trolley buses made by E-Bus operate in a small central California town.
CARB has certified Capstone MicroTurbine NOx emissions on diesel as 0.7 g/bhph, which is half that of the
cleanest certified CNG engine. Thus transit authorities can have a much cleaner than CNG fleet without changing
their deisel fueling infrastructure. Particulates are CARB-certified at 0.01 g/bhph; comparable to CNG and 5x below
CARB's stringent requirements. 122
* Upsteam Oil Production
Situated in the heart of downtown Los Angeles, where flaring is strictly prohibited, 8 C30s turn flare gas into
power that drives oil production and offsets high utility rates. Heat captured by a pair of Unifins goes to the
heater/treater separator, alone resulting in a $2,000/month reduction in gas utility bills. 123
* Software Development
A software development company in Southern California uses a C60 to shave demand, peak and offpeak utility
rates 12 hours a day. 129
* Gas Utility R&D Center
At a gas utility research and development center in Los Angeles, a single C60 provides power and supplements a
portion of the heat input needs of a direct-fired 330-ton Broad absorption chiller. 132
* Education Facility
At a gas utility education/training facility in Los Angeles, exhaust from a single C30 is directly routed to two 5-ton
Servel Robur direct-fired absorption chillers, providing "power-free" air conditioning to the facility. 131
* HEV Transit Buses
Three 40-foot hybrid electric buses, each powered by a pair of C30 HEV engines, shuttle people around Silicon
Valley's Santa Clara. The buses were purchased by the local electric utility. 138
* Juvenile Hall
At a detention center in Los Angeles for juvenile offenders, a pair of C60s generate power and heat for the facility.
A third C60 without heat recovery further offsets utility power costs. 141