Capstone Microturbine System Successfully Supported Advanced Microgrid While Powering Through Devastating California Wildfire...
March 19 2018 - 8:30AM
Capstone Turbine Corporation (www.capstoneturbine.com)
(Nasdaq:CPST), the world's leading clean technology manufacturer of
microturbine energy systems, announced today that an advanced
technology microgrid installation, utilizing a natural gas Capstone
C65 integrated combined heat and power (ICHP) system with a
Capstone integrated heat recovery module (HRM), continued to
operate over a ten-day period during the recent devastating
wildfires in Sonoma County, California.
Microgrids can be connected to larger electricity grids;
however, in the event of a widespread outage, microgrids will
disconnect from the main grid and continue to operate independently
to maintain the electricity supply to the homes and businesses that
are connected to the microgrid’s electricity network. The same
incentives leading to an increased uptake of connected
microgrids—improved reliability, greater sustainability, and lower
costs—are also driving the transformation of isolated microgrids,
such as island grids.
The California farm, on which the microgrid is installed, is
spread across 16 acres and 16 buildings. Despite widespread power
outages in the region, the islanded microgrid was able to operate
the irrigation systems on the farm even after evacuations were
ordered. The farm was fortunately spared from the devastating
wildfire.
The roof-mounted HRM captures the C65 microturbines exhaust gas,
creating hot water that is used for heating and cooling of the
buildings and two swimming pools. Utilizing the Capstone HRM raises
the total system efficiency of the combined cooling heat and power
(CCHP) system to approximately 90%. The CCHP system is a closed
loop system which reduces evaporative losses that would be incurred
through traditional systems, critical to often drought-ridden
California where water rates reflect the scarcity of the
resource.
Also important to California is air quality and the Capstone
microturbine is no stranger to meeting California’s world-leading
strict emissions standards. The C65 microturbine exceeds the
standards as set forth by the California Air Resources Board, a key
variable in ensuring the farm can maintain their mission of being
environmentally friendly.
Over the last year, the resiliency of microturbines have
continued to be instrumental in withstanding many natural
disasters, as demonstrated with Capstone microturbines performance
during Hurricanes Harvey, Maria, Irma, and previously, Sandy.
Installations during these events remained online and were the sole
source of power for many impacted customers.
“Not only do Capstone microturbines ensure energy availability
for advanced microgrids before, during, and after potential
disasters, but they also help reduce electrical expenditures for
years afterwards when electric utility rates inevitably rise to pay
for grid infrastructure repairs and improvements associated with
these man-made disasters,” said Darren Jamison, Capstone’s
President and Chief Executive Officer.
“Hundreds of microgrids are in operation today, and they are
growing in number around the world. Capstone has been a part of
numerous successful new microgrid installations ranging from a
premier craft brewery in Northern California to an innovative
software company in downtown Minneapolis, to the largest wind
turbine manufacturer in China,” concluded Mr. Jamison.
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 over
9,000 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 9001:2015 and ISO
14001:2015 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 and
Asia.
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