UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K/A

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): September 15, 2010 (May 12, 2010)

American Superconductor Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		0-19672 (Commission File Number)		04-2959321 (IRS Employer Identification No.)

64 Jackson Road, Devens, MA (Address of Principal Executive Offices)		01434 (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (978) 842-3000

Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Explanatory Note

     American Superconductor Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) is filing this Amendment to its Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 17, 2010 (the “Initial Form 8-K”) to file a revised Exhibit 10.1, in order to disclose certain information for which confidential treatment had been initially requested. Exhibit 10.1 hereto supersedes in its entirety Exhibit 10.1 previously filed on the Initial Form 8-K. This Amendment continues to speak as of the date of the filing of the Initial Form 8-K, and the Company has not updated the disclosures contained therein to reflect any events that occurred at a later date. The changes in this exhibit were made in response to comments the Company received from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission to the Company’s Confidential Treatment Request.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.		Description
+10.1		Purchase Contract No. HCG1.5MW-10016-01, effective as of May 12, 2010, between Sinovel Wind Group Co., Ltd. and Suzhou AMSC Superconductor Co., Ltd.

SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.		Description
+10.1		Purchase Contract No. HCG1.5MW-10016-01, effective as of May 12, 2010, between Sinovel Wind Group Co., Ltd. and Suzhou AMSC Superconductor Co., Ltd.