American Superconductor Corporation (AMSC) has announced that it has received a follow-on order for 30 sets of electrical control systems from Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (HHI) for its 1.65MW wind turbines now in production in South Korea.
AMSC also has received an electrical control systems order for HHI’s
2MW wind turbine prototypes.? All of the systems will be shipped to HHI
by the end of May 2010. HHI licensed 1.65 and 2MW wind turbine designs
from AMSC’s wholly owned AMSC Windtec subsidiary in 2008.? The company
entered volume production of 1.65MW wind turbines in October 2009 and
plans to commence production of 2MW wind turbines in 2010.
