Northern Power Systems

Northern Power Systems is a company that designed, manufactured, and sold wind turbines, and provided engineering development services and technology licenses for energy applications, into the global marketplace. The company was founded in 1974,[1] and grew into a multinational corporation headquartered in Barre, Vermont, with European headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland and a significant presence in the United Kingdom and Italy. It closed in 2019 when its last business unit was sold to WEG Industries.[2]

Northern Power Systems
TypePublic
TMX: NPS
IndustryWind Power
Founded1974 
Headquarters
Barre, Vermont
,
United States
Key people
CEO Troy Patton, CTO Jonathan Lynch
ProductsWind turbines

Northern Power Systems is credited as having been the original company which led to the formation of Northern Reliability, Inc. (NRI) and their entrance into energy storage.[3] [4]

Products

Northern Power Systems manufactured the NPS 60 and NPS 100 wind turbines for community applications. The NPS 100 is rated as having a 100 kilowatt capacity, and the NPS 60 is rated as having a 60 kilowatt capacity. Northern Power Systems also manufactured the larger 2.3 megawatt turbine designed for industrial applications such as wind farms, called the Northern Power 2X platform.

References
  1. "Wind Power Holdings raises $45M". Mass High Tech. October 23, 2009. Retrieved June 14, 2010.
  2. McQuiston, Timothy (February 13, 2019). "Northern Power sells energy storage business, looks to sell rest". Vermont Business Magazine.
  3. "Northern Reliability".
  4. "Battery Innovators Make Vermont Hub in Growing Industry".
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