Northern Power Systems Names Doug Prince Chief Financial Officer

Northern Power Systems, Inc. (www.northernpower.com), a next-generation

wind turbine technology company and leading manufacturer of permanent

magnet direct-drive wind turbines, today announced that is has named

Doug Prince as its new Chief Financial Officer.

Mr. Prince has over 30 years of financial and operational leadership

experience with global high tech, industrial and life sciences businesses.

Prior to joining Northern Power Systems, he served as the Chief Financial

Officer for MDS Inc., a $1.2 billion publicly traded global life sciences

company located in Toronto, Canada. Mr. Prince has also held senior

leadership roles at PerkinElmer, GE Capital, Aeroquip-Vickers and

AlliedSignal, and spent the first 15 years of his career with General

Electric.

"We are thrilled to have Doug join our team as Chief Financial Officer. He

brings a wealth of financial, operational and public company experience to

Northern Power Systems," said John Danner, President & CEO of Northern Power

Systems.

"The rapid growth of the global wind turbine industry represents a

tremendous opportunity for Northern Power Systems," said Mr. Prince. "I look

forward to working with the team to deliver shareholder value as we build a

world-class wind turbine company."

About Northern Power Systems

Northern Power Systems has over 30 years of experience in developing

advanced, innovative wind turbines. The company's next generation wind

turbine technology is based on a vastly simplified architecture that

utilizes a unique combination of a permanent magnet generator and

direct-drive design. This revolutionary new approach delivers higher energy

capture, eliminates drive-train noise, and significantly reduces maintenance

and downtime costs. The company currently manufactures the Northern PowerT

100 turbine, designed specifically for community wind applications such as

schools/universities, businesses, commercial farms, and municipalities.

Later this year, the company plans to launch a 2.2MW turbine into the

utility-scale marketplace for wind farm applications. Northern Power Systems

is a fully integrated company that designs, manufactures, and sells wind

turbines into the global marketplace from its headquarters in Vermont, USA,

with offices in Massachusetts and Michigan, USA and Zurich, Switzerland.

For more information about Northern Power Systems, please visit:

www.northernpower.com.