Cal Microturbine, a Capstone Green Energy Corp. distributor, has won an order to install a 1.6 MW natural gas microturbine at a Southern California oil production site, Capstone reported Wednesday.

“Every industry has its own specialized power requirements,” said Capstone Green Energy CEO Darren Jamison. “For energy producers, much of the available oil and gas extraction means working in remote locations in complex environments, where grid power is either unreliable or nonexistent.”

The installation would comprise two Capstone C800 Signature Series microturbines configured to run on associated gas from the oil production site, reducing the need for gas flaring, management said.

Recent University of Michigan-led research concluded that flaring, a widespread oil and gas...