Northern Power Systems, a next-generation renewable energy technology company, announced the release of a new product that enables developers and end-users to acquire a fully integrated energy storage system tailored to their needs in terms of power and energy. The Northern Power ESS (Energy Storage Solution) features the advanced FP2000 FlexPhase power-conversion system that has…
Northern Power Systems launches new distributed wind turbines
Northern Power Systems has launched the next generation of their industry leading permanent magnet/direct drive distributed wind turbines. The 100 kilowatt (kW) NPS 100C and the 60 kW NPS 60C are commercially available for delivery to markets around the world starting in the fourth quarter of 2014. A new 24.4 meter rotor features state-of-the-art hub…
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…
Northern Power Systems licenses turbine technology to South America
Expanding the global reach of its permanent magnet direct drive (PM/DD) technology, Northern Power Systems, recently announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with WEG Equipamentos Elétricos S.A., one of the world’s largest manufacturers of electronic equipment. WEG and Northern Power are cooperating to bring proven, next-generation wind turbine technology to the South…
Direct-drive turbines for low wind sites pump out 15% more power
Much of the recent wind turbine development focuses on lowering costs while raising ROI. From the need for a more efficient turbine, permanent magnet direct-drive manufacturer, Northern Power Systems (www.northernpower.com), has developed two turbines for low wind sites. The NPS 100-24 and NPS 60-23 reduce the turbine noise profile, enabling increased siting opportunities, says the…
OEM says its direct-drive design now “hurricane tested”
With turbines operating in extreme wind regimes such as the Caribbean and northern Scotland, Northern Power Systems says its fleet of gearless turbines that experience hurricane-speed winds has achieved 1 million run time hours, all without incident. That is equivalent to a cumulative 114 years of continuous operation for a single turbine. The company says…