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October 2006
American Superconductor and Shanghai Electric Cable Research Institute Announce
Strategic Business Alliance
Westborough, MA, October 31, 2006:
American Superconductor
Corporation (Nasdaq:AMSC),
a leading energy technologies company, announced today the signing of a
strategic business alliance with the Shanghai Electric Cable Research Institute
(SECRI). SECRI is the leading research, development and standardization
institution for China's wire and cable industry and is one of two centers that
test and certify power cables for China.
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A Wellcome brain gain
for world leading neuroscience lab
London, UK, October 27: One of the
world's foremost brain imaging research facilities has received a major boost
after being awarded £6.74 million funding over five years by the Wellcome Trust.
The former Functional Imaging Laboratory at University College London (UCL) is
the recipient of a Wellcome Trust Strategic Award and becomes the
Wellcome Trust
Centre for Neuroimaging at UCL.
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American Superconductor Wins New U.S. Navy Contract for HTS Motor Design and
Optimization
Westborough, MA, October 25:
American Superconductor
Corporation (Nasdaq:AMSC),
a leading energy technologies company, announced today it has signed a
cost-plus-fee contract valued at $5.3 million with the United States Navy's
Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) for the design and optimization of high
temperature superconductor (HTS) ship propulsion motors and power electronic
drives.
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Technological Advancements Mark the Growth of Global Magnetic Sensor Components
and Modules/Sub-systems Markets
Palo Alto, CA, October 24: Following
constant technological developments, the global magnetic sensor components
and modules/sub-systems markets are witnessing greater sophistication.
New analysis from
Frost &
Sullivan, World Magnetic Sensor Components and Modules/Sub-systems
Markets, reveals that revenues in this industry totaled $0.94 billion in
2005 and can reach $1.96 billion in 2012.
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Zenergy Power
Announces Hydro-Generator Collaborative Project with E.ON Wasserkraft GmbH
London, UK, October 23:
Zenergy Power plc (AIM:ZEN.L),
the specialist manufacturer and developer of commercial applications for
superconductive materials, is pleased to announce that following an extensive
period of collaboration, E.ON Wasserkraft GmbH has elected to install the
world's first high temperature superconductor hydro-generator in its commercial
hydroelectric power station based at Hirschaid in Bavaria, Germany. The
development and installation of the 1.25 MW generator is to be part funded by
the European Commission.
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LIFE-Environment 2006
Commission funds Superconducting Fault Current Limiter Project
Brussels, Belgium, October 19: The European Commission has approved funding for
50 new environmental innovation projects in 14 countries under the
LIFE-Environment programme 2006. In Germany, “INES-110” will develop and
demonstrate a superconducting fault current limiter prototype for the European
high-voltage grids (90-123 kV), and as an intermediate step, for the medium
voltage grids (10-30 kV).
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University of Illinois explains superconductivity in
nanowires
Champaign, IL, October 18:
Superconducting wires are used in magnetic resonance imaging machines,
high-speed magnetic-levitation trains, and in sensitive devices that detect
variations in the magnetic field of a brain. Eventually, ultra-narrow
superconducting wires might be used in power lines designed to carry electrical
energy long distances with little loss.
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VSM Medtech Delists Shares from TSX
Vancouver, British Columbia, October 17:
VSM MedTech Ltd. (the
“Company”), announces that effective October 17, 2006, its common shares have
been delisted from the TSX at the Company’s request. Given the Company’s
significant historic losses, management has determined that the ongoing cost of
maintaining the Company’s listing is no longer justified.
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American
Superconductor Names John Ulliman Vice President of Business Development and
Government Relations
Westborough,
MA, October 11:
American Superconductor
Corporation (Nasdaq:AMSC), a leading energy
technologies company, announced today that it has named John M. Ulliman as
its Vice President of Business Development and Government Relations.
In this role, Ulliman, 50, will be responsible for defining, pursuing and
winning foreign and domestic contracts across all of AMSC's businesses
units, including development contracts and product procurement contracts.
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Nano competition debuts at Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, TN, October 11: A nanotechnology-oriented forum bringing
together academia, industry and budding entrepreneurs, will be held April 2-4,
2007, at Oak Ridge National
Laboratory.
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American
Superconductor Receives Follow-on Order from Windtec for PowerModule(TM) Systems
to be Utilized in 450 Chinese Wind Turbines
Westborough, MA, October 10:
American Superconductor
Corporation (Nasdaq:AMSC),
a leading energy technologies company, announced today it has received a
follow-on order for 450 PowerModule(TM) PM1000 systems from Windtec
Systemtechnik GmbH (Windtec).
Windtec, based in Austria, is a
developer and licensor of proprietary wind turbine system designs and a
developer and supplier of wind turbine electrical systems. Windtec will package
the PowerModule systems with other electronic components for one of China's
largest domestic wind turbine manufacturers.
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Princeton will compete to keep management of Plasma
Physics Laboratory
Princeton, NJ, October 9: Citing 55 years of success in making the
Princeton Plasma Physics
Laboratory (PPPL) a world leader in magnetic fusion energy research,
Princeton University has announced that it will seek to continue managing the
lab after the University's current management and operations contract expires.
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AMSC
Receives Second Quarter Orders for Nearly 150,000 Meters of 1G HTS Wire
Westborough, MA, October 3:
American Superconductor
Corporation (Nasdaq:AMSC),
a leading energy technologies company, announced today that it has received an
order for first generation (1G) high temperature superconductor (HTS) wire from
the Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI). KERI, based in Changwon,
South Korea, will utilize 22,000 meters of 1G wire to begin a 10-year project
focused on developing superconductor magnetic energy storage (SMES) systems.
This project is being funded by South Korea's Ministry of Science and
Technology.
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SC Power Systems enters into U.S
Department of Energy Funded Project
San Mateo, CA,
October 2:
Zenergy Power Plc, the
specialist manufacturer and developer of commercial applications for
superconductive materials, is pleased to announce that its U.S. subsidiary,
SC Power Systems
Inc, has entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with
Sandia National Laboratories (‘SNL’) which is to be jointly funded by the U.S.
Department of Energy through SNL.
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Barnes-Jewish to House
World’s Most Advanced Intra-Operative Mri Allows Neurosurgeons Access To
Real-Time Images in the OR
Winnipeg, Manitoba, October 2:
Barnes-Jewish president, Andrew Ziskind, M.D. and IMRIS CEO David Graves
announced today that the hospital will install the IMRIS advanced surgical
imaging system to service two operating rooms. The iSPACE suites include Siemens
Espree high field intra-operative MRI scanning, integrated surgical image
guidance, and full information and data management.
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