AMSC Receives $70 Million Order for Wind Turbine Electrical Control Systems

American Superconductor Corporation AMSC announced today that it has received an initial order for full wind turbine electrical control systems from China's Shenyang Blower Works (Group) Co., Ltd. (SBW) that is worth approximately $70 million. The systems will be deployed in the 2 megawatt (MW) doubly fed induction wind turbines that were co-developed with AMSC Windtec™, a wholly owned subsidiary of AMSC. This is the largest initial electrical control system order that AMSC has received to date from any wind turbine customer.