Capstone Expands Reach Into Eastern Europe -- Sells First C600 in Belarus

Capstone Turbine Corporation (Nasdaq:

) recently sold its first microturbine product in Belarus. Capstone distributor BPC Engineering commissioned the C600 in Belarus in a combined heat and power application at a motive power depot in Baranovichi, Belarus – the largest, advanced multi-purpose maintenance facility of the Baranovichi Railway. Baranovichi Railway – the largest thoroughfare of Belarus in terms of freight transportation – purchased the Capstone CHP system to increase the depot's power efficiency and reliability. A C600 microturbine and 800kW GEA heat recovery unit comprise the core of the robust, onsite power plant that achieves approximately 92 percent energy efficiency – a feat that corresponds with the resolution of the Belarus government concerning power supply effectiveness for 2011–15.