At the conference, Mr. Little will present A New Model for Solar Manufacturing during the Driving Costs Out of PV Manufacturing segment on April 14, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. MST. Surviving the Shakeout: Greentech Media's 2009 Solar Industry Summit will be held at the Kierland Resort & Spa in Scottsdale, Arizona.

About Spire Corporation
Spire Corporation is a global solar company providing turnkey production lines and capital equipment to manufacture photovoltaic modules and cells worldwide. Spire Semiconductor provides processing technology for Spire's silicon solar cell manufacturing lines and produces and sells custom gallium arsenide cells for solar concentrator systems. For corporate or product information, contact Spire Corporation, "The Turnkey Solar Factory Company," at 781 275 6000, or visit www.spirecorp.com.

Contact:
Roger G. Little
Chairman & CEO
781-275-6000

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.

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