{"id":727646,"date":"2010-05-17T09:24:56","date_gmt":"2010-05-17T13:24:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greenenergyreporter.com\/?p=8211"},"modified":"2010-05-17T09:24:56","modified_gmt":"2010-05-17T13:24:56","slug":"american-superconductor-inks-445m-deal-with-sinovel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/727646","title":{"rendered":"American Superconductor Inks $445M Deal with Sinovel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.greenenergyreporter.com\/wp-content\/themes\/v1\/img\/cat\/cleantech.png?resize=8%2C8\" width=\"8\" height=\"8\" alt=\"\" title=\"Cleantech\" \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.greenenergyreporter.com\/wp-content\/themes\/v1\/img\/cat\/wind.png?resize=8%2C8\" width=\"8\" height=\"8\" alt=\"\" title=\"Wind\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greenenergyreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/resize_AmericanSuperconductorLogo.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8212\" title=\"resize_AmericanSuperconductorLogo\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greenenergyreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/resize_AmericanSuperconductorLogo.jpg?resize=200%2C132\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"132\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>American Superconductor <a href=\"http:\/\/phx.corporate-ir.net\/phoenix.zhtml?c=86422&amp;p=irol-newsArticle_Print&amp;ID=1427558&amp;highlight=\">has signed a $445 million deal with China\u2019s Sinovel Wind Group<\/a> to provide core electrical components for 1.5 megawatt wind turbines.<\/p>\n<p>The Devens, Mass.-based American Superconductor will begin shipments to Sinovel in 2011 and continue for 30 months. The deal extends an existing multi-year, $450 million contract for the components.<span id=\"more-8211\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>American Superconductor has grabbed big headlines in the last year by <a href=\"http:\/\/greenenergyreporter.com\/2009\/10\/american-superconductor-to-provide-hardware-for-tres-amigas-project\/\">providing components for the Tres Amigas power grid project<\/a> in New Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>Sinovel, currently the world\u2019s third largest wind turbine manufacturer based on market share, has been growing rapidly and aims to become largest wind company in the world.<\/p>\n<p>The deal allows American Superconductor to make inroads into the Chinese wind market, which is expected to add 18 gigawatts of capacity this year.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, Western companies have increasingly been squeezed out of the market as state-financed projects show a preference for domestic wind companies such as Sinovel and Xinjiang Goldwind Science and Technology Co.<\/p>\n<p>American Superconductor Chief Executive Officer Greg Yurek said while the deal principally supports Sinovel\u2019s core 1.5 MW turbine, his company has also provided power electronics for 3 MW and 5 MW prototype wind turbines.<\/p>\n<p>Sinovel accounts for 70 percent of American Superconductor\u2019s revenue stream, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/apps\/news?pid=20601130&amp;sid=a9i49rukXeq8\">according to Bloomberg<\/a>, which cited Barclays Capital.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/GreenEnergyReporter\/~4\/DtfWHg02fTA\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>American Superconductor has signed a $445 million deal with China\u2019s Sinovel Wind Group to provide core electrical components for 1.5 megawatt wind turbines. The Devens, Mass.-based American Superconductor will begin shipments to Sinovel in 2011 and continue for 30 months. The deal extends an existing multi-year, $450 million contract for the components. 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