Capstone Issued U.S. Patent for New Fuel Injector to Meet Strict Tier 4 Emissions
October 10 2016 - 8:30AM
Capstone Turbine Corporation (www.capstoneturbine.com)
(Nasdaq:CPST), the world's leading clean technology manufacturer of
microturbine energy systems, announced today the issuance of U.S.
Patent No. 9,366,432 for a new, cleaner fuel injector apparatus,
raising the company’s patent portfolio to 127 issued patents
comprised of 100 U.S. and 27 international patents, expiring
between 2016 and 2035.
When used with liquid fuel, Capstone’s multi-staged lean
pre-vaporizing, pre-mixing fuel injector provides ultra-low
emissions that meet United States Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) Tier 4 requirements for power generation. Preheated
combustion air from the microturbine’s recuperator is utilized by
the fuel injector to finely vaporize liquid fuel, and the
multistage design optimizes the fuel/air mixture for a cleaner
burn.
Over the years the EPA has adopted multiple tiers of emission
standards. Most recently, they adopted a comprehensive national
program to significantly reduce emissions from off-road diesel
engines used in construction, industrial and power generation
applications. Under this new program, exhaust emissions from these
engines will be required to decrease by more than 90 percent.
“Capstone’s product development group is doing an excellent job
moving the technology forward in meeting continuously lower global
emissions standards without the crutch of using emissions
aftertreatment devices, which increase the first cost and the total
system complexity and inherently lower reliability,” said Darren
Jamison, Capstone's President and Chief Executive Officer.
“Interest in liquid fuel versions of our product are increasing as
more remote applications and markets that do not have the benefit
of low-cost natural gas are looking to become more environmentally
conscious without sacrificing reliability,” added Mr. Jamison.
The patent is currently available for Capstone’s C65
microturbine product but will soon be extended to other products in
the company’s extensive line. Furthermore, the fuel injector system
is reverse compatible with older units and can be easily integrated
in the field with the addition of new updated software.
“We are excited to further reduce our product emissions to meet
EPA Tier 4 requirements when burning liquid fuel,” said Tony
Lorentz, Director of Product Development at Capstone. “This
additional achievement of our combustion and fuel development team
is broadening the worldwide application of our product. The team’s
focus is now on the application of butane, ethane, syngas and high
H2S fuels,” added Mr. Lorentz.
About Capstone Turbine Corporation
Capstone Turbine Corporation (www.capstoneturbine.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 has shipped
approximately 8,800 Capstone Microturbine systems to customers
worldwide. These award-winning systems have logged millions of
documented runtime operating hours. Capstone 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
9001:2008 and ISO 14001:2004 certified company, Capstone is
headquartered in the Los Angeles area with sales and/or
service centers in the United States, Latin America, Europe,
Middle East, China and Singapore.
This press release contains "forward-looking statements," as
that term is used in the federal securities laws, about the
advantages of our liquid fuel applications, compliance with
applicable emissions standards and new product development.
Forward-looking statements may be identified by words such as
"expects," "objective," "intend," "targeted," "plan" and similar
phrases. These forward-looking statements are subject to numerous
assumptions, risks and uncertainties described in Capstone's
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission that may cause
Capstone's actual results to be materially different from any
future results expressed or implied in such statements. Capstone
cautions readers not to place undue reliance on these
forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this
release. Capstone undertakes no obligation, and specifically
disclaims any obligation, to release any revisions to any
forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after
the date of this release or to reflect the occurrence of
unanticipated events.
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