# WEG acquires energy storage business of Northern Power Systems

Brazil-based WEG SA acquired the energy storage system business of US-based Northern Power Systems, which designs and manufactures energy storage systems in Barre, Vermont.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2019-02-13
- Where: Barre, Vermont, United States
- Status: announced
- Products: energy storage systems
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md), [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [WEG](https://endata.com/companies/1550.md) (acquirer)
- [Northern Power Systems](https://endata.com/companies/37278.md) (target)

## Sources

- [globaltransmission.info](https://globaltransmission.info/tag/weg-sa/), 2019-02-13: "Brazil-based WEG SA, operating worldwide in electric engineering, power and automation technologies, has acquired the energy storage system (ESS) business of Northern Power Systems."
- [pv-magazine.com](https://www.pv-magazine.com/2019/02/27/brazils-weg-acquires-storage-business-of-us-based-nps/), 2019-02-27: "It is a market with many growth opportunities for WEG and will bring even more synergy to our renewable energy solutions, such as wind and solar and also [our] electric traction business."

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