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Ultralife (ULBI) Gets $3 Million Grant For Lithium Battery Storage For Wind Turbines

Ultralife (ULBI) has been awarded a total of $3 million from two New York state departments to advance the development of its lithium battery storage systems in wind turbine applications.  Specifically, the funds will be used to demonstrate the technology in powering a wind turbine project planned for installation at the State University of New York At Canton next year.  Ultimately, it will be one of the first battery integrated wind turbine projects in the … Read the rest

American Superconductor (AMSC) Licenses Wind Turbine Designs to Hyundai

American Superconductor (AMSC) announced that it has licensed two of its wind turbine designs, the 1.65 MW and 2MW doubly fed induction versions, to South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries, the world’s largest shipbuilder and global supplier of electrical equipment.  Hyundai plans to begin production on the turbines at the end of 2009 and will initially target the US market.

“Hyundai Heavy Industries is one of the largest manufacturers of high quality, large-scale electro-mechanical equipment … Read the rest

A-Power Energy (APWR) To Construct Wind Turbine Production Facility in Mongolia

A-Power Energy (APWR) has entered into an MOU agreement with Mongolia to construct a new 290,000 square foot wind turbine production facility with the capacity to produce approximately 800 MW of wind turbines each year.

"The new facility will be similar in size to the first phase of our facility recently completed in Shenyang and its strategic location will be advantageous to serve this particular part of Inner Mongolia’s wind belt. We plan to begin … Read the rest

A-Power Generations Systems (APWR) Expands Role with Fuhrlander AG

A-Power Energy Generation Systems (APWR) announced today that it has consummated a cooperation agreement with Fuhrlander AG which gives APWR the right to produce Fuhrlander’s 600KW to 2.7MW series wind turbines.  Said Fuhrlander Chairman, "We are very impressed by the speed at which A-Power constructed the initial phase of its wind turbine production facility and the success they are having sourcing components. We feel that A-Power has the leadership, intellectual capital, relationships, and capital resources … Read the rest

A-Power Energy (APWR) Trading Higher on News of Completed Wind Turbine Construction

According to Street Insider, shares of A-Power (APWR) are trading more than 10% higher today on news that the company has completed construction of the first phase of its 310, 000 sq foot wind turbine production facility in Shenyang, China.  CEO Lu said, "We are excited to announce the on-time completion of the first phase of our wind turbine production facility which we believe is the largest wind turbine production facility in China."… Read the rest