About WCS

Once the initial design phase was completed in 2017, the team brought the design to Aibel, a leading supplier in the European offshore wind segment, and IFE (Institute for Energy Technology) for further development and concept verification. Through their work, Wind Catching Systems created a roadmap to de-risk and qualify the design.

In 2020, Ferd and North Energy came in as the company’s first external investors. Together with the support from Innovation Norway, Wind Catching Systems had a solid financial foundation to further develop the technology and build a company of driven and curious people with broad experiences and background from the energy, offshore wind financial sectors.

In 2022 Wind Catching Systems brought inn General Motors (GM) Ventures and national and international investors in a 10 MUSD series A investment round to help fund the commercialization of the Windcatcher technology. At the same time, Wind Catching Systems and General Motors entered into a strategic partnership agreement covering technology development, project execution, offshore wind policy, and the advancement of sustainable technology applications.

Wind Catching Systems is working to establish itself as an independent technology provider to the floating wind sector, and to have a fully commercial product line ready for subsidy-free deployment worldwide by the end of the decade.