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History
WindSim pioneered the application of CFD technology to optimize wind turbine placement.
Windsim's singular focus on wind energy has enabled us to help the industry's worldwide leaders meet the challenges of wind farm design and wind resource & energy assessment for more than ten years—earning us unrivaled domain expertise. WindSim is recognized worldwide as the leading provider—and the thought leader—in the application of CFD technology and other advanced methods in the wind energy industry.
In 1998, WindSim AS established the Norwegian Wind Atlas in cooperation with the Norwegian Meteorological Institute. Simulating the local wind field conditions along the complex Norwegian coastline was a challenging task. The WindSim methodology was developed during this project to help meet those demands.
The first version of WindSim software was launched in 2003. Since then, there has been strong, steady growth in adoption. WindSim is used by worldwide wind energy industry leaders including Vestas, GE Energy, Gamesa, Enercon, REpower, Suzlon, Siemens, Nordex, and many more.
Timeline | 16+ Years of Achievement
- 2009
- WindSim AMERICAS is established.
- 2008
- WindSim expands in Asia.
- 2007
- Sarsia Seed, a Norwegian venture fund, acquires a minority stake in WindSim AS. The new financial resources provided are slated to strengthen the WindSim organization and to develop new product features.
- 2005
- WindSim AS is formed as a company 100% owned by VECTOR AS. Activities related to the sale, support, and development of WindSim software and delivery of complementary professional services are moved to WindSim AS. VECTOR AS becomes a holding company.
- 2005
- The first WindSim User meeting is held.
- 2003–2005
- The WindSim Reseller Partner network is established with regular training courses held worldwide. Several upgrades of the software are delivered.
- 2003
- WindSim 4.2 is launched as the first commercial version based on Windows.
- 2002
- Five companies begin testing WindSim version 3.0.
- 2001
- Development of WindSim as a commercial software product begins with a port from UNIX to Windows.
- 1997–2001
- WindSim validation and further development. Consulting work within the wind energy industry continues.
- 1997
- The development of WindSim begins to serve as an internal software tool used for consulting work.
- 1993–1997
- Consulting work for the oil and process industry.
- 1993
- Foundation of VECTOR AS, with a business idea to offer consulting services, research and development within computational fluid dynamics, CFD.