Jim Crouse, Capstone Turbine’s executive vice president of sales and marketing, said: “This agreement offers Capstone the opportunity to leverage Sobono’s capabilities throughout the Asia Pacific. Their expertise and knowledge will be an addition to complement Capstone’s growth initiatives.”
Capstone Turbine Corporation is a producer of low-emission microturbine systems, and was into microturbine energy products. The company is a member of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Combined Heat and Power Partnership, which is committed to improving the efficiency of the nation’s energy infrastructure and reducing emissions of pollutants and greenhouse gases. It is headquartered in the Los Angeles area with sales and/or service centers in New Jersey, New York, Mexico City, Milan, Nottingham, Shanghai and Tokyo.
Earlier in October 2008, Capstone Turbine Corporation announced the signing of a new distributor agreement with General Detectors International, for oil and gas applications and market segments in Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago. General Detectors International, is a controls and instrumentation company based in Houston, Texas. The company’s core business is focused on the petroleum industry, including petrochemicals and refining, as well as onshore and offshore oil and gas production.
