Composite Technology Signs Agreement to Sell Turbine Business to DSME

IRVINE, CA--(Marketwire - August 10, 2009) - Composite Technology Corporation (CTC) CPTC is pleased to announce that it has reached agreement to sell substantially all of the operating assets and operating liabilities of DeWind Inc., including its subsidiaries and certain assets of DeWind Ltd. to Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd. (DSME) of Korea.

Under the terms of the asset purchase agreements, the sale price is approximately $46,500,000 for substantially all of the operating assets and operating liabilities of DeWind Inc., and approximately $3,000,000 for certain assets of DeWind Ltd., subject to certain possible post-closing adjustments. The transactions are subject to customary closing conditions and are expected to close within the next 30 days. As part of the transaction, most of the DeWind employees will move to DSME.

"This transaction will help DSME enter the global wind energy market and to establish a strong presence in that market. We will leverage DSME's world class engineering and manufacturing capabilities and DeWind's technology and experience to become one of the world leaders in the wind energy sector," said Sang Tae Nam, President and the CEO of DSME.

Benton H Wilcoxon, Chairman and CEO of CTC, stated, "I am pleased that a world class company has recognized the excellent design with leading-edge technology of the DeWind turbine. Furthermore with DSME's strength and manufacturing expertise, I believe that the DeWind team and its products will be able to accelerate growth plans. This transaction will allow CTC to focus its resources on its core-business of innovative high performance electrical transmission products."

RBS Securities, an affiliate of The Royal Bank of Scotland Plc, acted as exclusive financial advisor to DeWind. Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP acted as legal counsel to CTC and DeWind. Macquarie Securities Korea Limited acted as financial advisors to DSME. Reed Smith LLP acted as U.S. legal counsel to DSME, and Shin & Kim acted as Korean legal counsel to DSME.

The execution of the agreements will be described in a Form 8-K to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) within the next four business days.

About DSME:

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd. (DSME) is the world's second largest shipbuilder with an annual capacity of 75 vessels and 7-8 large scale offshore structures such as semisubmersibles and Floating Production Storage & Offloading ("FPSO") and has the largest market share in Liquified Natural Gas Carrier, Very Large Crude Carrier and semi-submersible drilling rigs. DSME product portfolio includes commercial ships such as LNG carriers, oil tankers, containerships, Liquified Petroleum Gas carriers, pure car carriers, offshore structures such as FPSO vessels, drilling rigs, drillships and fixed platforms; and naval vessels including submarines, destroyers, rescue ships and patrol boats.

DSME, originally established as Okpo Shipyard on Geoje Island, South Gyeongsang Province in 1973, was spun off from the Daewoo conglomerate in 2000. The government-run Korea Development Bank and KAMCO currently own 50% in DSME. DSME maintains order backlog totaling US$ 39 billion representing 206 ships as of April 30, 2009. In 2008, DSME achieved KRW 1.0 trillion in operating profit and KRW 0.4 trillion in net profit through sales of more than KRW 11.1 trillion. New orders amounted to US$ 11.6 billion in 2008.

For more information about DSME, please visit our website at www.dsme.co.kr

About CTC:

Composite Technology Corporation, based in Irvine, California, USA, develops, manufactures and sells innovative high performance electrical transmission and renewable energy generation products through its subsidiaries:

CTC Cable Corporation produces composite rod for use in its patented high efficiency ACCC* conductors, used in electrical transmission grids. ACCCT conductors have less line loss compared to similar diameter conventional conductors and therefore enable power generators to reduce the amount of generation while still delivering the same power to customers. Our conductors have demonstrated significant savings in upgrade capital costs as well as operating expenses when substituted in grid systems. ACCCT conductors enable grid operators to reduce blackouts and brownouts by providing reserve electrical capacity, since they can be operated at higher temperatures without significant thermal line sag. ACCCT conductors are an economical solution for reconductoring power lines, constructing new lines and crossing large spans. ACCCT core is produced by CTC Cable and delivered to licensed qualified conductor manufacturers worldwide for ACCCT conductor production and resale into local markets.

DeWind Inc. designs, produces, and sells the DeWind series of wind energy turbines, including the new 2 megawatt (MW) D8.2 model in both 60Hz and 50Hz, the 2MW D8 model in 50Hz, and the 1.25MW D6 model in 50Hz, pending the sale of substantially all of its assets as described in this press release. The D8.2 turbine uses a WinDrive® hydrodynamic torque converter, by Voith AG, in combination with a synchronous high voltage generator that is synchronized directly to the grid without the use of power conversion electronics. DeWind D8.2 turbines are assembled at TECO Westinghouse Motor Co., in Texas.

*ACCC is a trademark of CTC Cable Corporation

For further information visit our website: www.compositetechcorp.com. Investor Relations Contact: James Carswell, +1-949-428-8500.

This press release may contain forward-looking statements, as defined in the Securities Reform Act of 1995 (the "Reform Act"). The safe harbor for forward-looking statements provided to companies by the Reform Act does not apply to Composite Technology Corporation (the "Company"). However, actual events or results may differ from the Company's expectations on a negative or positive basis and are subject to a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, fulfillment of the closing conditions under the asset purchase agreements, the final value of the net assets at closing, occurrence of any indemnification events under the asset purchase agreements, new or revised governmental laws and regulations (or the lack thereof) that affect wind energy, competition with larger companies, development of and demand for a new technology, the ability of the company to convert quotations and framework agreements into firm orders, our customers' fulfillment of payment obligations under the respective supply agreement, general economic conditions, the availability of funds for capital expenditure and financing in general by us and our customers, availability of timely financing, cash flow, securing sufficient quantities of essential raw materials, timely delivery by suppliers, ability to produce the turbines and acquire their components, ability to maintain quality control, collection-related and currency risks from international transactions, the successful outcome of joint venture negotiations, or the Company's ability to manage growth. Other risk factors attributable to the Company's business may affect the actual results achieved by the Company, including those that are found in the Company's Annual Report filed with the SEC on Form 10-K/A for fiscal year ended September 30, 2008 and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and subsequent Current Reports filed on Form 8-K that will be included with or prior to the filing of the Company's next Quarterly or Annual Report.