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Capstone Turbine (CPST) Nets New Distributor For Kansas, Arkansas and Missouri

Capstone Turbine announced on Monday that has added a new distributor for its products in Kansas, Arkansas and Missouri: Interstate Power Solutions, a company that has been supplying electrical systems to Midwestern companies for over 25 years.

In a press release, executives from both companies commented on the partnership:

“Interstate has a successful track record of working with companies throughout the Midwest to help improve their energy systems,” said Jim Crouse, Capstone’s Executive Vice … Read the rest

Capstone Turbine (CPST) Popping After Press Release Indicates It’s Eligible For Government Funds

Last week I reported on the government’s plan to get $3 billion in the hands of alternative energy companies quickly by providing funding up front rather than on the back end through tax breaks.  This morning, the company is making sure we all know that they are eligible for the funds by sending out a press release.

“Capstone has been very pleased with the growing support for its technology by the U.S. Government,” said Darren … Read the rest

Capstone (CPST) Integrates C30 Microturbine Into Ford S-Max Plugin Hybrid (Whisper Eco-Logic)

capstone ford s-max Capstone (CPST) is soaring nearly 50% this morning after the company announced that it has successfully integrated its C30 liquid fueled microturbine into a Ford S-Max plugin hybrid which was designed and modified by Langford Performance Engineering.  The C30 kicks in after 40 miles, extending the electric range by working to charge to the lithium batteries.  Langford reports that the car, named the “Whisper Eco-Logic” is getting up to 80 mpg in early testing.

“The … Read the rest

Capstone Turbine (CPST) Receives 3 Microturbine China Orders

Capstone Turbine (CPST) announced that it has received an order for three C200 microturbine systems for China Southern Power Grid (CSG), one of two state owned power grid companies in China.  The low emission, natural gas powered turbines will be installed in a CSG dispatch building as a test project to show the benefits of microturbines in a combined cooling heat and power application. 

China doesn’t currently have a standard grid-interconnection policy for distributed power … Read the rest

Capstone Turbine (CPST) Receives Order For Hybrid UPS

Capstone Turbine just announced that it has received an order worth more than 1 million dollars for its C65 Hybrid Uninterruptible Power Source (UPS) units. These units, which combine microturbines with a dual-conversion UPS, are a green way to provide power to data centers.

In a press release, Capstone’s President and CEO commented on what makes this product special:

“Capstone turbines when used as a UPS application are considered clean-and-green because they emit low greenhouse-gas … Read the rest

Capstone Turbine (CPST) Sells C200 Microturbine To Shanghai Skyscraper

Capstone Turbine Corporation has sold a C200 Microturbine wind energy system to a Shanghai high-rise. The 14-story Shanghai Shenergy Energy Center will be the first building in Shanghai to use Capstone’s low emission, natural gas powered microturbine to produce clean energy.

In a company press release, Darren Jamison, Capstone President and Chief Executive Officer, commented on the sale:

"Worldwide interest in Capstone’s C200 product has been strong since it was introduced over a year ago. … Read the rest

TheStreet.com: 6 Green Stocks That Could Go to Zero

James Altucher of TheStreet.com posted an article this morning highlighting 6 alternative energy stocks that could go to zero.  He likens the green stock mania to the dot com bubble and to some degree he’s right.  There is one important lesson in all of this: stick to companies growing rapidly and decreasing debt with strong technical indicators and you won’t get burned.  Simple as that. 

The six he highlighted are :

Verasun (VSE), Capstone … Read the rest

SmallCapInvestor.com Profiles Capstone Turbine (CPST)

SmallCapInvestor.com wrote up a nice research report (it’s free but you need to register to view it) on Capstone Turbine (CPST) a few days ago.  Capstone makes low maintenance microturbines that help in power distribution which can be used in primary or backup power situations.  The big Mexican and Brazil oil companies Pemex and Petrobras are its biggest customers but the company’s turbines are used in a wide array of industries and could be used … Read the rest