American Superconductor gets Turkish contract

American Superconductor Corp. said today that it had licensed a wind turbine design to Turkish manufacturer Model Enerji Ltd.

Model Enerji plans to begin mass production of the 1.65-megawatt turbine at the end of 2009. In addition to an upfront license fee, Devens-based AMSC will receive a royalty payment for the first 425 turbines. It didn't disclose the value of the contract.

In premarket trading today, AMSC shares were up 38 cents, or 1.2 percent, at $31.31. (AP)