AMSC, Energy Dept. To Study Wind Turbine Value
Devens-based American Superconductor Corp. has entered into a "cooperative research and development agreement" with the U.S. Department of Energy.
Specifically, the company will work with the department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory and its National Wind Turbine Technology Center to validate the economics of a 10-megawatt superconductor wind turbine.
The 12-month agreement allows the federal government and industry partners to share resources and expertise in order to speed the commercialization of wind technology.
AMSC Windtec, a subsidiary of AMSC, will analyze the cost of the 10-megawatt turbine, which will include a superconductor generator. The wind technology center will evaluate the turbine's economic impact based on the system's initial cost and the cost of energy.
AMSC's high-temperature superconductor wiring is expected to allow the construction of smaller, lighter, more efficient and reliable wind turbines that make the same amount of power generated by turbines that weigh nearly three times more.
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