POWER Opens Engineering and Construction Office

Fremont, California August 4, 2008. Advanced Power Projects, Inc. ("POWER") announces the opening of its engineering and construction office located at 1410 Rocky Ridge Drive, Suite 140, Roseville, CA 95661. The office will house technical staff required to support POWER’s contracts and proposal development. Fred Manuel, Senior Vice President Engineering, and Trevor Thor, Vice President Construction, will co-manage the office. Plans are to staff it with approximately 25 engineers, construction project managers, and support personnel who will lead the company’s efforts to promote clean power generation in the U.S.

"Roseville, California is a unique location for housing our technical staff" reported Tom Mason, POWER’s President. "It is centrally located in Northern California and provides affordable housing and a credible school system for the families of our employees. We are pleased to announce this new office, and intend to become an active member of the Roseville community."

Headquartered in Fremont, California, POWER is focused on clean, fuel-efficient natural gas power generation. The company applies advanced power technologies and experienced professionals to enable existing power plants to generate more power at lower cost with reduced air emissions. POWER develops new power plants to reduce power costs for industrial customers, and provides technologies that are complementary to the economic deployment of wind, solar and biomass plants. The company is positioned to make a major impact on the new U.S. power market by upgrading existing power plants, and partnering with wind and solar power developers to provide reliable, highly efficient backup power for new renewable energy projects.