Capstone Receives Order for Two C800 Microturbines for CHP in Colombian Office Building

CHATSWORTH, Calif., Sept. 21, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Capstone Turbine
Corporation (www.capstoneturbine.com) (Nasdaq:CPST), the world's leading clean
technology manufacturer of microturbine energy systems, today announced it
received an order for two C800 microturbine systems for a new 10 story building
in Bogota, Colombia.

The total order value is approximately $1.5 million dollars and is the first
sale of Capstone C800 microturbines in Colombia and the second recent order in
South America after last month's announcement of three C800 microturbines to a
large waste water treatment plant in Brazil. The ultra low emission C800
microturbines will provide base load electrical power for the building as well
as thermal energy for a hot water fired absorption chiller supplying building
air conditioning.

Comercial Supernova SA operating as Supernova Energy Services was signed as a
Capstone authorized distributor in May and focuses primarily on building
efficiency and energy optimization, providing cogeneration based solutions (CHP
and CCHP) for the commercial market in hotels, hospitals, offices and retailers
in Colombia. Their expertise in air conditioning, integrated with Capstone
technology, permits them to significantly reduce the energy bill for clients,
HVAC in Colombia typically being the most important fraction of their total
energy costs.

"The building houses the Colombian equivalent of the Chamber of Commerce and is
part of a 12 building plaza in downtown Bogota," said Nestor Moseres, President
of Comercial Supernova SA. "It's significant as this is a high profile new
building that is part of Bogota's downtown revitalization initiative and will be
a marquee installation to show other customers for several years," added
Guillermo Balcazar, President of the Colombian Chamber of Infrastructure during
their recent visit to Capstone headquarters.

"It is very impressive that Supernova sold a major project after becoming a
Capstone distributor a little over three months ago," said Jim Crouse, Capstone
Executive Vice President of Sales. "The project was originally slated for a fuel
cell but Supernova convinced the owner to switch to ultra low emission Capstone
microturbines after the building was already under construction. They actually
stopped construction to evaluate the new Capstone C800 product as they needed to
make design changes to the roof to integrate the two microturbines," added
Crouse.

"I am extremely pleased with the professionalism and sales effort of our new
distributors coming online in Mexico, Brazil and now Colombia," said Darren
Jamison, Capstone President and Chief Executive Officer. "This is a nice order
to receive on the heels of the Fluxo order in Brazil and Industrias Energeticas
order in Mexico. These three recent orders from three new distributors total
almost four million dollars of new product sales in markets we failed to
penetrate in the past. In addition, it indicates that Capstone's products are an
ideal solution for Mexico and South America because they provide reliable, ultra
clean onsite energy efficient solutions," added Jamison.

The new C800 product provides the same ultra low-emissions and low maintenance
benefits as other Capstone products. It features Capstone's patented air
bearing, remote monitoring and diagnostic capabilities, and integrated utility
synchronization and protection. The small, modular systems allow for easy and
low cost installation. Five and nine year Factory Protection Plans ("FPP") also
are available, providing customers with fixed maintenance costs over the term of
the FPP.

About Capstone Turbine

Capstone Turbine Corporation (www.capstoneturbine.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 the New York metro area, Mexico City, Nottingham, Shanghai,
Singapore 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.

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in the federal securities laws, about the advantages of our products and the
sales of our products in South America and Mexico. Forward-looking statements
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