"We are very fortunate to have Jonathan Fitzgerald join the DayStar board of directors," said Peter Lacey, Chairman of the Board. "He has a wealth of experience in working with growth technology and cleantech companies."

William Steckel, CEO of DayStar, continued, "Our entire management team welcomes Jon Fitzgerald and we look forward to utilizing his knowledge and experience as we move forward to commercialize our CIGS thin-film technology."

Mr. Fitzgerald is an independent investment banker providing advisory services to early and growth-stage businesses in a variety of technology industries. Previously, Mr. Fitzgerald was a Managing Director and senior investment banker with the firm of Morgan Joseph & Co. Inc. In addition to leading the Firm's Cleantech investment banking practice, Mr. Fitzgerald served a variety of industrial clients across the western region. Mr. Fitzgerald also served as the Interim-CEO of Harvest Wind Limited, a development stage wind turbine manufacturer based in Oregon. Jonathan also served as an Adviser to iSense Corporation, Boston Poly Corporation and Trustwater LLC. Mr. Fitzgerald was Co- Head of Capital Markets origination for North America at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein. In this capacity he oversaw the origination of loan, bond and equity products for the firm's key corporate relationships across multiple industry sectors. In addition to traditional capital markets products, Jonathan has significant experience in acquisition finance, liability management, structured finance and securitization. Mr. Fitzgerald also held senior investment positions in New York and London at Credit Suisse First Boston and Lehman Brothers, leading international investment banks. Mr. Fitzgerald holds a B.A. with Distinction from Bowdoin College, an MSc.(Econ) from The London School of Economics and Political Science and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

DayStar Technologies, Inc. is engaged in the development, manufacturing and marketing of solar photovoltaic products based upon CIGS thin film deposition technology. For more information, visit the DayStar website at www.daystartech.com. 

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any statements in this release regarding DayStar's business that are not historical facts may be considered "forward-looking statements." The forward-looking statements in this news release are based on information available at the time the statements are made and/or management's belief as of that time with respect to future events and involve substantial risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and outcomes to be materially different. These factors include statements regarding the company's build-out of manufacturing lines and product commercialization. Forward-looking statements are based on management's current preliminary expectations and are subject to risks and uncertainties, which may cause DayStar's results to differ materially and adversely from the statements contained herein. Some of the potential risks and uncertainties are detailed in DayStar's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 and quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2009, and other filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. DayStar undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect new information, events or circumstances after the date they are made, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

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