Northern Power Systems was a company that designed, manufactured, and sold

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s. They also provided engineering development services and technology licenses for energy applications globally. The company was founded in 1974, and grew into a

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headquartered in Barre, Vermont, with European headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland and a significant presence in the

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and

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. The company closed in 2019 when its last business unit was sold to WEG Industries. Northern Power Systems is credited as having been the original company that led to the formation of Northern Reliability, Inc. (NRI) and its entrance into energy storage. Northern Reliability was subsequently merged into American battery manufacturer KORE Power, Inc. to become its integrated services division, KORE Solutions, Inc.Northern Power Systems reports robust revenue growth for the third quarter of 2014 and achieves EBITDA profitability.

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

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capacity, and the NPS 60 is rated as having a 60 kilowatt capacity. Northern Power Systems also manufactured the larger 2.3

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turbine designed for industrial applications such as

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: named the Northern Power 2X platform.

References

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