Written by Chris McKay Director North American Sales, Power Systems Northern Power Systems Back in 2017, GTM Research published a report on the state of the U.S. energy storage market through 2016. The study projects that by 2021 deployments of stored energy — a combination of residential, non-residential, and utility systems — will grow…
Northland Power to acquire 252-MW German offshore wind farm
Canadian power company, Northland Power Inc. and Highland Group Holdings (through a wholly owned subsidiary), have signed a definitive agreement whereby Northland will acquire 100% of Deutsche Bucht, a 252-MW offshore wind project currently in advanced development stages. Deutsche Bucht, or “DeBu,” is Northland’s third offshore wind project. It is located 95 km northwest of the…
Northern Power aims its 60 kW turbine at distributed power applications
The next generation of the company’s permanent magnet, direct drive distributed wind turbines is now available. At 60 kilowatts of rated power, with a 24-meter rotor, the recently launched NPS 60-24 can produce substantial amounts of electricity to generate a healthy income stream. It provides long-term benefits with lower ownership costs over the lifetime of the turbine.…
Northern Power Systems’ technology powers new 3.3 MW wind turbine
Wind turbine OEM Northern Windpower and Brazilian partner WEG are developing a new 3.3 MW wind turbine. WEG is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of electrical equipment. This development effort will complement WEG and Northern Power Systems’ existing portfolio of utility class wind turbines currently led by a 2 MW, on-shore turbine. The 3.3 MW…