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<div><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April&nbsp;3, 2008</font></b></p><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 5.0in;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Registration No.&nbsp;333-</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">UNITED STATES</font></b></p><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></b></p><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></b></p><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FORM&nbsp;S-8</font></b></p><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER</font></b></p><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</font></b></p><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SATCON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION</font></b></p><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)</font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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  <td width="49%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:49.0%;"><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">27 DRYDOCK AVENUE, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS</font></b></p></td>
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  <td width="49%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:49.0%;"><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">02210</font></b></p></td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SATCON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION</font></b></p><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">2005 INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN</font></b></p><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Full Title of the Plan)</font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">David B. Eisenhaure</font></b></p><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Chief Executive Officer</font></b></p><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SatCon Technology Corporation</font></b></p><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">27 Drydock Avenue</font></b></p><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Boston, Massachusetts&#160; 02210</font></b></p><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Name and Address of Agent for Service)</font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">(617) 897-2400</font></b></p><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)</font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definition of &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.</font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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  registered</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Proposed&nbsp;maximum<br>
  offering&nbsp;price&nbsp;per<br>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Proposed&nbsp;maximum<br>
  aggregate&nbsp;offering<br>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share</font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">10,000,000 Shares</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.88(1</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">)</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">18,800,000(1</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">)</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">738.84</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)&nbsp;&#160; Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule&nbsp;457(h)&nbsp;of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The price per share and aggregate offering price are calculated on the basis of the average of the high and low sale prices of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market on March&nbsp;28, 2008 ($1.88), in accordance with Rule&nbsp;457(c)&nbsp;under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SIGNATURES</font></b></p><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Boston, Massachusetts, on this 3rd day of April, 2008.</font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160; &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.</font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.26%;"><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p></td>
  <td width="43%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:43.28%;"><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p></td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.96%;"><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p></td>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.6%;"><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">April&nbsp;3, 2008</font></p></td>
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  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:38.88%;"><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;David J. Prend</font></p></td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.26%;"><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p></td>
  <td width="43%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:43.28%;"><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p></td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.96%;"><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p></td>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.6%;"><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p></td>
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  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.26%;"><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p></td>
  <td width="43%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:43.28%;"><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p></td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.96%;"><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p></td>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.6%;"><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p></td>
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  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:38.88%;"><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;/s/ Philip J. Deutch </font></p></td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.26%;"><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p></td>
  <td width="43%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:43.28%;"><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p></td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.96%;"><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p></td>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.6%;"><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">April&nbsp;3, 2008</font></p></td>
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  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:38.88%;"><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;Philip J. Deutch</font></p></td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.26%;"><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p></td>
  <td width="43%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:43.28%;"><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p></td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.96%;"><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p></td>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.6%;"><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p></td>
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  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:38.88%;"><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p></td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.26%;"><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p></td>
  <td width="43%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:43.28%;"><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p></td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.96%;"><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p></td>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.6%;"><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p></td>
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  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:38.88%;"><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;/s/ John M. Carroll </font></p></td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.26%;"><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p></td>
  <td width="43%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:43.28%;"><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director (Chairman)</font></p></td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.96%;"><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p></td>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.6%;"><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">April&nbsp;3, 2008</font></p></td>
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  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:38.88%;"><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;John M. Carroll</font></p></td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.26%;"><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p></td>
  <td width="43%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:43.28%;"><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p></td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.96%;"><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p></td>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.6%;"><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p></td>
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  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:38.88%;"><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p></td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.26%;"><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p></td>
  <td width="43%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:43.28%;"><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p></td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.96%;"><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p></td>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.6%;"><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p></td>
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  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:38.88%;"><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;/s/ Daniel R. Dwight </font></p></td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.26%;"><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p></td>
  <td width="43%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:43.28%;"><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p></td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.96%;"><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p></td>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.6%;"><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">April&nbsp;3, 2008</font></p></td>
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  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.26%;"><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p></td>
  <td width="43%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:43.28%;"><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p></td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.96%;"><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p></td>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.6%;"><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p></td>
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  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.26%;"><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p></td>
  <td width="43%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:43.28%;"><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p></td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.96%;"><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p></td>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.6%;"><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p></td>
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  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:38.88%;"><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;/s/ Robert G. Schoenberger </font></p></td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.26%;"><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p></td>
  <td width="43%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:43.28%;"><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p></td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.96%;"><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p></td>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.6%;"><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">April&nbsp;3, 2008</font></p></td>
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  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:38.88%;"><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;Robert G. Schoenberger</font></p></td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.26%;"><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p></td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">EXHIBIT INDEX</font></b></p><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Description</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5.1</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Opinion
  of Greenberg Traurig LLP, counsel to the Registrant.</font></p>
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  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:90.0%;"><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent of Greenberg Traurig LLP (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</font></p></td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent
  of Vitale, Caturano&nbsp;&amp; Company Ltd.</font></p>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 3, 2008
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
SATCON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
DELAWARE
04-2857552
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
(I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization)
Identification No.)
27 DRYDOCK AVENUE, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
02210
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
SATCON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
2005 INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN
(Full Title of the Plan)
David B. Eisenhaure
Chief Executive Officer
SatCon Technology Corporation
27 Drydock Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts  02210
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
(617) 897-2400
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definition of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
o
Accelerated filer
o
Non-accelerated filer
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
o
Smaller reporting company
x
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of securities
to be registered
Amount to be
registered
Proposed maximum
offering price per
share
Proposed maximum
aggregate offering
price
Amount of
registration fee
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share
10,000,000 Shares
$
1.88(1
)
$
18,800,000(1
)
$
738.84
(1)   Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(h) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The price per share and aggregate offering price are calculated on the basis of the average of the high and low sale prices of the Registrant's Common Stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market on March 28, 2008 ($1.88), in accordance with Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.  Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
This Registration Statement is being filed to register an additional 10,000,000 shares of the Common Stock of SatCon Technology Corporation (the "Registrant") that may be issued under the SatCon Technology Corporation 2005 Incentive Compensation Plan.  Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, the Registrant hereby incorporates by reference the contents of (i) the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-125883) as previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 17, 2005 and (ii) the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-145337) as previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 10, 2007.
Item 8.  Exhibits.
The Exhibit Index immediately preceding the exhibits is incorporated herein by reference.
2
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Boston, Massachusetts, on this 3rd day of April, 2008.
SATCON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
By: /s/ David B. Eisenhaure
David B. Eisenhaure
Chief Executive Officer and President
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
/s/ David B. Eisenhaure
Chief Executive Officer and President
David B. Eisenhaure
(Principal Executive Officer)
April 3, 2008
/s/ David E. O'Neil
Vice President, Finance and Treasurer
David E. O'Neil
(Principal Financial Officer)
April 3, 2008
/s/ John W. Peacock
Controller and Chief Accounting Officer
April 3, 2008
John W. Peacock
(Principal Accounting Officer)
/s James L. Kirtley, Jr.
Director
April 3, 2008
James L. Kirtley, Jr.
/s/ David J. Prend
Director
April 3, 2008
David J. Prend
/s/ Philip J. Deutch
Director
April 3, 2008
Philip J. Deutch
/s/ John M. Carroll
Director (Chairman)
April 3, 2008
John M. Carroll
/s/ Daniel R. Dwight
Director
April 3, 2008
Daniel R. Dwight
/s/ Robert G. Schoenberger
Director
April 3, 2008
Robert G. Schoenberger
3
EXHIBIT INDEX
No.
Description
5.1
Opinion
  of Greenberg Traurig LLP, counsel to the Registrant.
23.1
Consent of Greenberg Traurig LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
23.2
Consent
  of Vitale, Caturano & Company Ltd.
4