The company Wind Catching Systems was founded in 2017. Once the initial design phase was completed that same year, the WCS brought the design to Aibel and IFE (Institute for Energy Technology) for further development and concept verification based on which 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 and, together with support from Innovation Norway, enabled Wind Catching Systems to further develop both the technology and the company.