By: Joel Kirkland, E&E reporter
ClimateWire

Devens, Mass.-based American Superconductor Corp. (AMSC) is accusing China's Sinovel Wind Group, the world's second-largest wind turbine maker, of stealing valuable trade secrets, copying protected software used for controlling turbines and canceling purchase agreements with the U.S. technology company.

Tied up in Beijing courts, the episode has the makings of industrial sabotage if the allegations are true, including that Sinovel had agreed to pay $1.7 million to a 38-year-old former AMSC employee based in Austria to funnel detailed trade secrets to China. It also ties into a political narrative in the United States, where business groups have pressed Washington to address concerns about Chinese piracy that range from intellectual property theft to hacking computers at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

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