ST. LOUIS, September 1, 2009 –- Spatial Network Solutions (SNS) recently became an authorized Autodesk Value Added Reseller. Autodesk Inc. is a world leader in 2D and 3D design and engineering software. Spatial Network Solutions specializes in customization, implementation, and training services for the Autodesk Utility Design and Autodesk Topobase products. The services SNS provides allow its customers to take full advantage of the power of Autodesk Utility Design and Autodesk Topobase to streamline their electrical design and mapping process.

Many of the Spatial Network Solutions’ team were developers on the original Autodesk Utility Design product, bringing a unique perspective and depth of expertise.

“The knowledge Spatial Networks Solutions experts posses about Autodesk Utility Design and the design process in general has been a key asset to our customers,” said Steve Blum, senior vice president, Americas at Autodesk. “We continue to see an increase in the need for Autodesk Utility Design, and Spatial Networks Solutions already has a strong presence in nearly every utility design project.”

About Spatial Network Solutions

Spatial Network Solutions was formed in 2004, and is dedicated to providing products and services to the electric utility industry. Spatial Network Solutions’ guiding business principle is that adding value to the customer leads to competitive advantage and profit. Furthermore, customer value is best added through intimate customer relationships and disciplined business/engineering processes. Spatial Network Solutions is a certified MultiSpeak integrator and participating vendor. For additional information, please contact us at 727-810-1571 or visit our Web site at http://www.spatialnet.net.

New AMSC Division to Provide Applications Engineering, Sales and Field Service for Wind and Power Grid Markets

Wind Turbine Production Schedules on Track for AMSC Customers Ghodawat Energy and Inox Wind

DEVENS, MA – September 9, 2009 – American Superconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: AMSC), a global energy technologies company, today announced that it has formed AMSC India to serve India’s rapidly growing wind energy and power grid markets with AMSC’s power electronics and superconductor-based solutions. With its regional head office in Delhi and a service office in Pune, it will provide local applications engineering, sales, business development, and field service support.

“India is beginning to tap into its renewable energy resources and is making significant investments to vastly improve the throughput and reliability of its power grid,” said Greg Yurek, founder and chief executive officer of AMSC. “Our advanced power electronics and superconductor solutions are well positioned to address these needs both in the near and long term. AMSC India has been formed to provide high-quality local technical support for our new wind power customers and build a strong foundation for future sales into India’s broader renewable energy and power grid markets.”

According to the World Bank, roughly 40 percent of residences in India are without electricity, and blackouts are a common occurrence throughout the country’s main cities. To address this shortfall, the Indian government has established an ambitious “Power for All by 2012” plan that will require the country’s installed generation capacity to grow from 140,000 megawatts (MW) to nearly 225,000 MW by 2012. It also will require billions of dollars of investment in India’s transmission and distribution infrastructure.

According to the Global Wind Energy Council’s Global Wind 2008 Report, India now ranks fifth in the world in terms of total installed wind power capacity. Capacity in the country grew by 22 percent in 2008 to 9,600 MW. The Indian Wind Energy Association estimates that the country has 65,000 MW of wind power potential.

AMSC’s first two wind turbine manufacturing customers in India are Ghodawat Energy Limited and Inox Wind Limited. Both licensed AMSC Windtec™ turbine designs within the past 18 months. AMSC, which is the exclusive power electronic system supplier for all Ghodawat and Inox wind turbines, announced today that it has received initial orders for five wind turbine electrical systems from Ghodawat and three wind turbine electrical systems from Inox.

Ghodawat, based in Kolhapur in the state of Maharashtra, India, will use the electrical systems for its initial production of 1.65 MW wind turbines designed by AMSC Windtec. Ghodawat, in collaboration with AMSC Windtec and AMSC India, has successfully erected and tested its first reference 1.65 MW wind turbine.

Inox, located in Noida in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India, plans to begin volume production of 2 MW wind turbines designed by AMSC Windtec in 2010. Inox is in the process of collaborating with AMSC Windtec and AMSC India to erect its first reference wind turbine prior to initiation of volume production in 2010.

About American Superconductor (NASDAQ: AMSC)

AMSC offers an array of proprietary technologies and solutions spanning the electric power infrastructure – from generation to delivery to end use. The company is a leader in alternative energy, providing proven, megawatt-scale wind turbine designs and electrical control systems. The company also offers a host of Smart Grid technologies for power grid operators that enhance the reliability, efficiency and capacity of the grid, and seamlessly integrate renewable energy sources into the power infrastructure. These include superconductor power cable systems, grid-level surge protectors and power electronics-based voltage stabilization systems. AMSC’s technologies are protected by a broad and deep intellectual property portfolio consisting of hundreds of patents and licenses worldwide. More information is available at www.amsc.com.

PPC Santana, largest producer of insulators in Latin America, begins to produce of production of 800,000V bushing insulators and finish the installation of the largest extruders of ceramic material in Brazil.

September 3, 2009 — Within the 2009/2010 R$ 12 million investment program, PPC Santana begins to produce large porcelain “bushing” type insulators for the Latin American market.

An important step in the process has just been completed in the High Voltage Insulators unit of the company in Pedreira, SP: the installation of the largest extruders of ceramic material in Brazil. Designed and produced in Germany under the supervision of PPC Insulators in Europe, the high vacuum extruder is more than 10 meters long, and entirely built from stainless steel. The capacity exceeds 20 tons per cycle and is capable of extruding ceramic bodies more than 1 m in diameter.

According to Elias Oliveira, the director of sales at PPC Santana, another fundamental step to complete market services is being concluded. “PPC Santana was already ready and able to deliver solid core support insulators up to 800,000 Volts to the market, but was limited to 550,000 Volts regarding bushing insulators used in electrical equipment such as circuit breakers and current and potential transformers. With the installation of the new extruder, we began to produce some models in Brazil of 800,000 Volts, and this will allow us to offer the complete package to the market,” said the executive.

The CEO of PPC Santana, Arthur Lavieri, explains that increasing the productive capacity of PPC Santana and the technology transfer by PPC Insulators is part of the worldwide investment plan of the company. “The new extruder adds capacity to our line, and further improves the quality of our ceramic bodies. Our idea is to strengthen, regionally, the engineering structure, manufacturing and testing of high voltage insulators of PPC Insulators around the world. As we are the only factory in the Americas, this investment covers an important range of products and prepares us to service important clients in Brazil and the Americas”, said Lavieri.

First batches of the new PPC Santana extruder production were successfully tested during the last week of July.

About PPC Santana

Founded in 1941 in the city of Pedreira, SP, Cerâmica Santana started producing products for electrical insulation in the 40’s. With continuous investments in research and development, in the 70’s it became the largest producer of insulators in Latin America. In 1993, it changed its corporate name to Isoladores Santana. With approximately 1000 employees and 4 factories, it supplies the Brazilian and Latin American market, and selected clients in the United States, Canada, Middle East and Asia. In 2008, SEVES / PPC Insulators became a part of an international group and the company changed its name to PPC Santana. Its product line includes ceramic and polymeric insulators, which run from low voltage to 800,000 volts.

About PPC Insulators

As a result of the union of several American and European factories which took place during last decades, PPC Insulators has 13 factories in nine countries and exports to 100 countries. With 4500 employees scattered throughout the world, the company is the world leader in the manufacture and development of electrical porcelain insulators for all voltage levels. Since 2006, PPC Insulators has been part of SEVES S.p.A.