Active in the SBIR arena from soon after the firm was founded in 1987, American Supeconductor Corporation (AMSC) - NASDAQ:AMSC) is headquartered in Ayer, MA (near Boston) with operations in Asia, Australia, Europe and North America, Structured around generating the ideas, technologies and solutions designed to meet the worlds demand for smarter, cleaner, better energy - the firms is effectively powering gigawatts of renewable energy globally and enhancing the performance and reliability of power networks in more than a dozen countries.Through the firm's Windtec Solutions - targeted at reducing the cost of wind energy - AMSC provides wind turbine electronic controls and systems, designs and engineering services. Through its Gridtec Solutions, AMSC provides the engineering planning services and advanced grid systems designed to optimize network reliability, efficiency and performance.