Capstone Green Energy to Deliver C1000S Cogeneration System for Mexican Customer

Capstone Green Energy obtained a follow-on order from a major Mexican food manufacturer for a single C1000 Signature Series microturbine system. The cogeneration system will be installed by DTC Machinery—Capstone’s exclusive distributor in Mexico and Central America—at the manufacturer’s production facility in Jalisco, where it produces oat-based products. It will generate both electricity and steam to fulfill energy requirements for oat processing, with commissioning scheduled in February 2026.

“As much as I appreciate every order that comes across our desk, follow-on orders are especially meaningful,” said Vince Canino, President and CEO, Capstone Green Energy. “They are a testament to our technology and our vision for delivering sustainable, clean energy solutions. These types of orders reinforce the confidence our customers place in our technology and in the partnerships that support successful deployments.”

The C1000S cogeneration system will deliver combined heat and power (CHP) by generating both electricity and steam, supporting the facility’s rising energy demands for oat processing. Burning natural gas with ultra-low emissions, Capstone’s system will cut the customer’s energy costs, increase efficiency, and lower emissions, strengthening the company’s sustainability commitment. The Mexican food manufacturer ordered another microturbine system for its facility in 2023.

“After achieving strong performance and measurable savings with their first system, it’s an honor to support their expansion to a second site,” said Canino. “This project demonstrates how our solutions help customers build a sustainable competitive advantage. Our plug-and-play design, combined with our ‘pay-as-you-grow’ modularity, aligns with their business expansion, enabling us to meet their increasing power and thermal energy requirements.”

The customer is a recognized leader in the production and distribution of oat-based foods, granola, cereals, and nutritional ingredients, and, in 2023, partnered with DTC Machinery to install Capstone’s C600S microturbine system in a CHP application. It optimized the facility’s industrial drying operations, considered one of the most energy-intensive processes in oat production.

“After seeing the excellent results of the first installation, both in energy performance and operational reliability, it was a natural progression for our customer to replicate that success,” said Alejandro Munoz Barba, Principal for DTC Machinery. “Capstone’s microturbines have proven to be dependable, low-maintenance, and cost-effective solutions for many industrial applications, especially in the high quality, high-precision food processing industry.”

The C600S system improved overall thermal performance by capturing and reconfiguring exhaust heat to displace the facility’s less efficient, higher emitting drying machinery. Considering and building off these positive results, the company is again investing in Capstone’s technology with a higher capacity system designed to provide greater efficiency and sustainability benefits.

Microturbines for Data Centers

In October 2025, Capstone Green Energy and Microgrids 4 AI (MG4AI) unveiled their 800-volt direct-current (VDC) microturbine and engineered equipment package to power AI data center infrastructure. The Capstone 800 VDC natural gas-fired microturbine is designed to support MW-scale AI workloads and next-generation data center environments, leveraging its enhanced inverter-based power electronics technology.

The 800 VDC unit can directly interface with the upcoming Kyber and Rubin Ultra platforms, and will eliminate multiple AC/DC conversion stages, reduce copper mass by up to 45%, and improve overall power efficiency by up to 5% compared to traditional 54V systems. The turbine will be integrated with MG4AI’s modular, liquid-cooled data center kits to establish grid-independent AI Power Blocks.