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American
Superconductor's D-VAR System to Enable U.K. Wind Farm to Meet Grid
Interconnection Requirements
Westborough, MA, Mar. 28:
American Superconductor Corporation (Nasdaq:
AMSC), a leading
energy technologies company, received an order for a D-VAR(R) voltage regulation
system from Econnect Construction, a U.K. company specializing in grid
connection for renewable energy sources. The D-VAR system will be installed in
Scotland where it will provide voltage support and power factor regulation in a
mixed hybrid solution designed by Econnect Construction for a 35 megawatt (MW)
wind farm. AMSC expects to commission the D-VAR system in October 2006.
"Econnect Construction chose American
Superconductor's D-VAR system in order to comply with U.K. interconnection
requirements that call for dynamic voltage regulation and control," noted Paul
Glendinning, Managing Director of Econnect Construction. "We felt the ASMC
solution was the obvious choice for the Earlsburn wind power project because of
its proven performance at similar wind farms around the world."
AMSC's D-VAR system will provide dynamic and
steady state voltage support for the wind farm by monitoring the voltage at the
wind farm and modifying its reactive power output to meet local interconnection
requirements. As part of an integrated reactive compensation solution designed
by Econnect, the D-VAR system will also control static capacitors and reactors.
The D-VAR solution will also help maintain voltage stability after electrical
disturbances or faults that typically occur on the local grid.
"According to the British Wind Energy
Association, the U.K. government has set a target for 10% of all electricity
generated in 2010 to come from a renewable energy source. Wind energy is
expected to be three quarters or roughly 8,000 MW of the renewable energy source
target," said Chuck Stankiewicz, senior vice president of AMSC Power Systems.
"American Superconductor's D-VAR system is ideally suited to help meet the
stringent interconnection standards required to enable this growing market as
evidenced by its proven performance at a growing number of wind farms around the
world." Overall, this is the 13th wind farm worldwide to incorporate AMSC's
advanced D-VAR dynamic voltage control technologies.
About Econnect
Econnect was formed in 1995 by two engineers with
experience in connecting renewable energy generation to the grid. Econnect is an
independent electrical engineering firm innovating solutions for the grid
integration of renewable energy. The company has continued to grow and today
enjoys a strong and prominent position in the specialized market in which it
operates. Econnect has opened international offices in Australia and Ireland and
intend to establish further strongholds abroad in the near future. Econnect's
reputation in the UK is second to none as demonstrated by our involvement in 66%
of UK wind projects constructed in 2004. The company's contribution equates to
158MW of capacity which supplies enough CO2 free electricity to power 103,000
homes. For information, please visit
http://www.econnect.com/.
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