Spire to be Keynote Speaker at Arizona Solar Power Society's Manufacturing Seminar

• Press Release
• Source: Spire Corporation
• On 3:34 pm EDT, Friday September 11, 2009

BEDFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Spire Corporation (Nasdaq: SPIR - News), a global solar company providing capital equipment to manufacture photovoltaic (PV) modules, turnkey manufacturing lines and solar PV systems today announced its Vice President of Marketing, Mr. Mark Willingham, will present Turnkey Solar Manufacturing Business Plans and Selecting Solar Manufacturing Equipment at the “Roadmap to Building Commercial Solar Power Manufacturing Plants in Arizona”. This seminar will be hosted by the Arizona Solar Power Society. The presentation will take place at the Embassy Suites in Phoenix, Arizona on September 15, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. (MST).

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The event will address the advantages of local solar manufacturing including the Advanced Energy Manufacturing Tax Credit 48C (preliminary applications due September 16, 2009) and Arizona’s Renewable Energy Senate Bill 1403.

For questions regarding the Tax Credit 48C, contact Spire Solar at: http://spirecorp.com/spire-solar/spire-services-and-support/tax-credit-48C.php.

For more information about the manufacturing seminar, visit: http://www.meetup.com/arizona-solar-power-society/calendar/11138868/.

About Spire Corporation

Spire Corporation is a global solar company providing capital equipment to manufacture PV modules, turnkey manufacturing lines and solar PV systems. Spire Semiconductor provides processing technology for Spire’s silicon solar cell lines and produces gallium arsenide cells for solar concentrator systems. For corporate or product information, contact Spire Corporation at 781-275-6000, or visit www.spirecorp.com.

Certain matters described in this news release may be forward-looking statements subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the risk of dependence on market growth, competition and dependence on government agencies and other third parties for funding contract research and services, as well as other factors described in the Company's Form 10-K and other periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Spire Corporation
Mark Willingham, 781-275-6000
Vice President of Marketing