Wind Catching Systems, a Norway-based startup that develops floating offshore wind-power technology, just announced a Series A investment round of up to $10 million led by GM Ventures. Additionally, ...

In recent years, major economies like the U.S. have laid out goals to ramp up floating wind installations. Disrupting the wind power industry is a colossal task that will require significant ...

Think of a wind turbine and you’ll probably picture a tall vertical pole with three long blades spinning at the top. These traditional turbines were modeled after 17th-century Dutch windmills, but for ...

The world’s first-ever ‘wall-of-turbines’ took a major step towards becoming a reality after Norwegian technology incubator Enova granted the concept 1.2 billion kroner (US$107 million) funding to ...

The 320-meter-tall (1,050-foot-high) unit – that’s just 33 feet shorter than the Eiffel Tower – is made up of a matrix of beams that supports around 115 turbines. Each turbine has a diameter of around ...

Forward-looking: A new type of renewable energy facility could one day be providing power by using a massive wall of small wind turbines. A Norwegian company has been given certification for the ...

The "Windcatcher" design concept, a wall of small wind turbines floating in the sea, from Norwegian company Wind Catching Systems (WCS), has officially received approval from a leading global ...

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The ATLANTIS program focuses on novel forms of systems engineering for floating offshore wind systems to drive down costs. This second phase of the ATLANTIS program will focus on experimental testing ...

Passive ventilation systems employing wind towers and wind catchers have garnered considerable attention as sustainable alternatives to conventional mechanical systems. These devices harness natural ...