Cleantech Update

This is a Capstone Press Release but the application is is interesting: using coal seam gas to run a microturbine that powers reverse osmosis water purification to clean industrial water in Australia. -Editor CHATSWORTH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Capstone Turbine Corporation (www.microturbine.com) (NASDAQ:CPST), the world's leading clean technology manufacturer of microturbine energy systems, today announced that it received a follow on order for three C1000 systems from Aquatec-Maxcon Pty Ltd, its distributor for the Australian market. The order is for Capstone C1000 MicroTurbine(R) systems to be installed by a coal seem gas producer in a reverse osmosis water system application in Australia. "Australia is proving to be a strong market for both green building and oil & gas applications. This project is to power a reverse osmosis plant that cleans contaminated water that is a byproduct of coal seem gas extraction. The clean water is made available to local towns as potable...

Capstone Receives Order for C200 Microturbines for China Southern Power Grid Pilot Project Capstone Turbine Corporation - 05.26.2009 Capstone Turbine Corporation (www.microturbine.com) (Nasdaq:CPST), the world's leading clean technology manufacturer of microturbine energy systems, today announced that it has received an order for three C200 microturbine systems for China Southern Power Grid Co., Ltd. ("CSG"). CSG was established on December 29th, 2002 as a result of the power sector deregulatory reform in China. CSG is one of two state-owned power grid companies in China. CSG invests in, constructs and operates the transmission and distribution networks in Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou and Hainan provinces and regions. The low-emission, highly efficient, natural-gas powered turbines will be installed in a 330,000-square-foot CSG dispatch building and serve as a pilot project to show the benefits of microturbines in a combined cooling heat and power ("CCHP"...

This is from the Ca[pstone Website -Editor Stimulus Package Signed by President Obama On February 17, President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (H.R.1) into law. The package contains a number of measures designed to promote clean energy and energy efficiency, many of which could be beneficial to deployment of Capstone’s products and the continued development of our technology. For example, the Stimulus provides: Grants in lieu of the 10 percent investment tax credit (ITC) on microturbines and combined heat and power (CHP); $3.2 billion in block grants to states and local governments to spend on energy efficiency and $3,1 billion to fund state energy programs; $16.8 billion in funding for DOE to fund Research and Development of clean energy and efficiency technologies, among other programs; Bonus depreciation of capital equipment; $11 billion to fund clean energy and energy efficiency upgrades at federal buildings. The following summary contains more details on t...

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