Microturbines

Chiquita Water Plant Location: USA Operator: Santa Margarita Water Dist Configuration:  4 X 30 kW C30 turbines CHP Operation: 2001-2003 Fuel: digester gas T/G supplier: Capstone Quick facts: The first two turbines were donated by the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) as part of their program to provide clean auxiliary power during periods of peak demand on the grid. The machines are fueled by anaerobic digester gas from the reclamation plant and waste heat is used to heat the digesters. The microturbines are all baseloaded. Photograph courtesy of Power Posted 24 Jun 2008	CU Rec Center Location: USA Operator: University of Colorado Configuration:  1 X 30 kW C30 turbines Operation: 2004 Fuel: natural gas T/G supplier: Capstone Quick facts: The microturbine powers and heats the CU Rec Center swimming pool.  It was developed as a cooperative effort of the CU Facilities Management department, the Colorado Governor's Office of Energy Management and Conservation, Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, and Capstone. Photograph courtesy of University of Colorado Posted 15 Dec 2004	Harrogate Hydro Pool Location: England Operator: Harrogate Hydro Pool Configuration:  1 X 100 kW CHP Operation: 2001 Fuel: natural gas T/G supplier: Turbec Photograph courtesy of Turbec AB Posted 24 Mar 2002
Laguna WWTP Location: USA Operator: City of Santa Rosa Configuration: 6 X 30-kW C30 turbines, 2 X 60 kW C60 turbines CHP Operation: 2005 Fuel: digester gas, natural gas T/G supplier: Capstone EPC: California Power Partners Photograph courtesy of California Biomass Collaborative Posted 27 Dec 2007	RP-1 Treatment Plant Location: USA Operator: Inland Empire Utilities Agency Configuration:  8 X 30 kW C30 turbines Operation: 2001 Fuel: digester gas T/G supplier: Capstone Photograph courtesy of Inland Empire Utilities Agency Posted 14 May 2004	San Luis Obispo WWTP Location: USA Operator: City of San Luis Obispo Configuration: 8 X 30-kW C30 turbines CHP Operation: 2005 Fuel: digester gas, natural gas T/G supplier: Capstone EPC: California Power Partners Quick Facts: This system commissioned in Jun 2005 has Capstone microturbines running on a blended mix of natural gas and digester gas. Waste heat is used to heat the digester tanks. Photograph courtesy of California Biomass Collaborative Posted 27 Dec 2007
Thieulloy Landfill Location: France Operator: SMITOP Configuration:  8 X 30 kW C30 Operation: 2004 Fuel: landfill gas T/G supplier: Capstone EPC: Soffimat Quick facts: This is the first landfill-gas microturbine plant in France. Photograph courtesy of Capstone Posted 15 Dec 2004		Waterview House Location: England Operator: Waterview House Configuration: 1 X 45 kW Fuel: natural gas Operation: 2001 T/G supplier: Bowman Photograph courtesy of Bowman Power Posted 16 Nov 2001

Abbreviations:  CHP = combined heat and power, WWTP = wastewater treatment plant

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Updated 06/24/08

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