Capstone Receives $2.03 Million Order from Samsung C&T Corporation

CHATSWORTH, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
Capstone Turbine Corporation (www.microturbine.com) (NASDAQ:CPST),
the world's leading clean technology manufacturer of microturbine
energy systems, announced today that it has received an order valued
at $2.03 million from Samsung C&T Corporation, its distributor in
South Korea. The order is for Capstone's C65, C65 Combined Heat &
Power (CHP) and Resource Recovery biogas MicroTurbine(R) systems.

Samsung C&T Corporation, the origin of the Samsung Group, is
renowned for a vast range of business activities and is also engaged
in energy services management for commercial and industrial customers
throughout South Korea. Previous Capstone microturbines shipped to
Samsung have been installed in CHP and resource recovery applications.

Since its founding in 1938, Samsung's management philosophy has
been to devote human resources and technology to create superior
products and services, thereby contributing to a better global
society. Samsung is actively involved in community activities and in
developing environmentally friendly products and related technologies.
Several environmental preservation programs exist at Samsung
establishments around the world.

"This order builds further momentum for us in Asia," said Jim
Crouse, Capstone's Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing.
"Capstone is pleased to be partnered with Samsung which is a
tremendous brand and a world-class business," added Crouse.

"South Korea is among the world's most technologically and
scientifically advanced nations and continues to enjoy a growing
economy," said Darren Jamison, President and CEO of Capstone Turbine
Corporation. "Thus, we are very pleased that after much evaluation,
Samsung C&T Corporation continues to distribute and install Capstone
microturbines," added Jamison.

"We have installed Capstone microturbines in previous applications
and we have been impressed by the systems' fuel efficiency,
reliability and environmental advantages," said Mr. Y.K. Choi, Vice
President of Samsung C&T Corporation. "Capstone Turbine Corporation
continues to be the leader in this technology and we look forward to
our continued working relationship in the future," added Mr. Steve
Cho, Samsung's General Manager.

About Capstone Turbine

Capstone Turbine Corporation (www.microturbine.com) (NASDAQ:CPST)
is the world's leading producer of low-emission microturbine systems,
and was the first to market commercially viable microturbine energy
products. Capstone Turbine has shipped over 4,000 Capstone
MicroTurbine(R) systems to customers worldwide. These award-winning
systems have logged millions of documented runtime operating hours.
Capstone Turbine 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. A UL-Certified
ISO 9001:2000 certified company; Capstone Turbine is headquartered in
the Los Angeles area with sales and/or service centers in New York,
Mexico City, Milan, Bath, Shanghai and Tokyo.

"Capstone Turbine Corporation" and "Capstone MicroTurbine" are
registered trademarks of Capstone Turbine Corporation. All other
trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.

This press release contains "forward-looking statements," as that
term is used in the federal securities laws, about new sales
opportunities for Capstone, in particular, in the CHP & resource
recovery applications and a successful working relationship between
Samsung and Capstone. Forward-looking statements may be identified by
words such as "expects," "objective," "intend," "targeted," "plan" and
similar phrases. These forward-looking statements are subject to
numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties described in Capstone's
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission that may cause
Capstone's actual results to be materially different from any future
results expressed or implied in such statements. Capstone cautions
readers not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking
statements, which speak only as of the date of this release. Capstone
undertakes no obligation, and specifically disclaims any obligation,
to release any revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect
events or circumstances after the date of this release or to reflect
the occurrence of unanticipated events.

Capstone Turbine Corporation
Alice Barsoomian, 818-407-3628

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