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AMSC, a global energy solutions provider serving the wind and power grid industry, announced that it entered into an exclusive license agreement for a 3-MW class wind turbine design in India with Inox Wind. Under the terms of the license agreement, Inox agreed that AMSC will be the exclusive supplier of electric control systems (ECS) for…

AMSC a global energy solutions provider serving the wind and power grid industry, announced that it has entered  a settlement agreement with Sinovel Wind Group Co. Ltd. to resolve all existing commercial disputes between the parties. Under the terms of the settlement agreement, Sinovel has agreed to pay AMSC an aggregate cash amount in Renminbi (RMB) equivalent…

AMSC, a global energy solutions provider serving wind and power-grid industry leaders, has announced three new D-VAR STATCOM system orders valued at over $10 million. Two of the orders serve the renewable energy sector and are expected to be used to connect wind-power plants to the electric grid, as well as to provide voltage regulation by responding…

On January 24, 2018, a jury of 12 U.S Citizens in the criminal case of the United States vs. Sinovel Wind Group Co. returned a verdict of guilty on all counts.

AMSC, a global energy solutions provider serving wind and power grid industry leaders, announced four new D-VAR STATCOM system orders valued at over $8 million. Two of the orders serve the renewable energy sector and are expected to be used for connection of wind power plants to the electric grid in the United Kingdom, as…

AMSC, a global energy solutions provider serving wind and power grid industry leaders, announced that it entered into an agreement for a 5.5-MW offshore wind turbine design with South Korea’s Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction (Doosan). Under the agreement, AMSC is the exclusive supplier of electrical control systems (ECS) for Doosan’s 5.5-MW offshore wind turbine,…

AMSC, a global energy solutions provider serving wind and power grid industry leaders, recently announced four new D-VAR STATCOM system orders valued at about $8 million.

AMSC, a global energy solutions provider serving wind and power grid industry leaders, has announced that AMSC will partner with Black & Veatch to perform a study to evaluate solution options to improve the resiliency of Pacific Gas & Electric Company’s (PG&E) electric grid.

AMSC says it has been selected for an award of $4.5 million for applied research and development of superconductor wire by The Department of Energy.

AMSC, an energy solutions provider serving wind and power grid industry, and Nexans, an expert in the cable industry, have announced a partnership to market and sell AMSC’s Resilient Electric Grid (REG) system, and other high performance superconductor power cables, in the U.S. and Canada.

AMSC, a global solutions provider serving the wind and power industries, announced several agreements with Inox, which strengthens the collaboration between the two companies. Inox manufactures key components of wind-turbine generators, and offers complete end-to-end wind solutions from concept to commissioning. The companies have entered into a long-term supply contract, wherein AMSC will provide Inox with electrical…

AMSC, a global solutions provider serving wind and power grid industry leaders, recently issued several updates regarding its litigation with Sinovel Wind Group, Ltd (Sinovel). In the trade secret infringement case, the Beijing Higher People’s Court upheld AMSC’s position by rejecting Sinovel’s appeal to transfer the case to the Beijing Arbitration Commission. Additionally, the first…

AMSC, a global solutions provider serving the wind and power grid industry, announced the availability of its newest wind turbine design. The 2-megawatt (MW) wind turbine has a rotor diameter of 113 meters and a swept area of 10,039 square meters, making it an ideal wind turbine for low wind speed regions. Additionally, AMSC announced…

AMSC, a manufacturer that serves wind and power grid industry leaders, announced that Consolidated Power Projects (CONCO), South Africa’s largest high voltage construction company, has selected AMSC’s D-VAR STATCOM solution to connect South Africa’s largest wind farm to the electricity grid. This is AMSC’s first D-VAR STATCOM sale to South Africa. The system will be…

American Superconductor Corporation a power technologies company, says it is taking a series of legal actions against Sinovel Wind Group Co. Ltd. AMSC is filing criminal and civil complaints in China against Sinovel and other parties alleging the illegal use of AMSC’s intellectual property. These cases follow an intensive investigation conducted by AMSC and law…

American Superconductor Corporation, a power technologies company, announced (March 14, 2011) that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire The Switch Engineering Oy, a power technologies company headquartered in Finland. The 190-million-Euro acquisition (about  $265 million based on current exchange rates) is expected to be immediately accretive and support AMSC’s growth to US$1 billion…

A power-technology firm says it has licensed several of its proprietary AMSC Windtec wind turbine designs to Beijing Jingcheng New Energy Co., Ltd. (JCNE). The Chinese firm has been producing wind turbines since 2006 and now has a base of operations capable of producing 2,000 MW annually. JCNE is a “new energy enterprise” that is…

The cover story of the May 2010 Windpower Engineering provides some details for the Clipper Britannia, a 10 MW turbine the Carpinteria, Calif. company expects to launch about 2012. On the heels of that announcement comes news from a Mass.-based company, American Superconductor, and their plans for a 10 MW turbine. The company joins at…