Hilde Cathrine Vølstad

WindSim AS develops and delivers software solutions and professional services for the wind energy industry worldwide. It offers WindSim, a wind farm design tool, which optimizes park layouts by identifying turbine locations with the highest wind speeds but with low turbulence to improve energy production while minimizing turbine load problems. The firm also offers product training, consulting, and technical support services. Its software is used by wind resource and energy assessors, meteorologists, and researchers at wind turbine manufacturers, project developers, government agencies, and academic institutions. The company was founded by Arne Reidar Gravdahl in 1993 and is headquartered in Tonsberg, Norway.