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Capstone Turbine Receives Follow-on $2.6 Million C200 Order from Verdesis Suisse SA
Thursday April 3, 5:00 am ET


CHATSWORTH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Capstone Turbine Corporation (www.microturbine.com) (NASDAQ: CPST - News), the world’s leading clean technology manufacturer of microturbine energy systems, today announced that it received a $2.6 million follow-on order from its Switzerland-based distributor for its C200 MicroTurbine® systems.

Capstone’s distributor, Verdesis Suisse SA, ordered the systems which will be deployed at multiple biogas sites throughout Austria, Germany and Spain. Previous microturbines ordered from Verdesis have been deployed in a variety of applications, including biogas, at sites throughout Belgium, France, Switzerland and Germany.

“Europe continues to be a strong market for Capstone, and we continue to receive repeat business for our products from our distributors in Europe,” said Jim Crouse, Capstone’s Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing. “Verdesis, in conjunction with its Micropower partners, Wels Strom, VTA Technologie GmbH and AESA SpA, provide expertise in deploying a number of multiple unit biogas applications as well as others that offer customers effective and reliable solutions,” Crouse added.

“I continue to be pleased with the preproduction orders that we have received for our C200 product,” said Darren Jamison, President and Chief Executive Officer of Capstone Turbine Corporation.

“Headquartered in Switzerland, Verdesis and its Micropower partners have developed marketing, application, sales and servicing expertise in the power generation industry and in the supply and service of energy for a variety of customers,” said Tony Hynes, Vice President Sales, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. “We are very pleased to be working with the Verdesis team and are looking forward to continued business opportunities in the future,” added Hynes.

Commenting on this new order, Verdesis Suisse SA’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Beat Naef, said, “We have installed Capstone microturbines previously with positive results. We are looking forward to deploying the new C200 microturbines that have the same technology advantages. We have been impressed with Capstone Turbine’s leadership in clean and green microturbine solutions and we look forward to working together in the future.”

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