Capstone Turbine

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Capstone Turbine Corp.
Type Public (NASDAQ: CPST)
Founded 1988
Headquarters Chatsworth, California
Key people Darren R. Jamison (CEO)
Industry Industrial Electrical Equipment
Products Microturbines
Revenue $21.02 Million (Period Ending 31-Mar-07)
Employees 195 (2007)
Website www.microturbine.com

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 6,000 of these one-moving-part systems worldwide. It is the only microturbine manufacturer of oil-free gas microturbines, made possible with the use of foil bearings.

The company sells products for electrical power generation, cogeneration, biogas-fueled renewable energy, and hybrid vehicle power. It has Microturbine offerings in the following sizes: 30 kW, 60 kW, 65 kW and 200 kW. Capstone is a supplier of Microturbines to UTC Power's PureComfort System product.

A Capstone microturbine. This machine has a single-stage radial compressor and turbine, a recuperator, and patented foil bearings.
A Capstone microturbine. This machine has a single-stage radial compressor and turbine, a recuperator, and patented foil bearings.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  • Capstone Turbine Announces Initial $3.8 Million Order for Its C200 Microturbine [1].

[edit] External links

 This article about an industrial corporation or company is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.