June 14, 2021 Share Norwegian company Wind Catching Systems (WCS) has unveiled its massive green power technology with an array of floating ‘windcatchers’ that it claims can generate five times the annual energy of the world’s most enormous single turbines. If scaled, the colossal windcatchers could reduce wind energy costs enough to be competitive with traditional grid prices. These 1,000 ft (324 m) Windcatcher grids would include multiple smaller turbines (about 117 or more) arranged atop a floating platform anchored to the ocean floor using practices from the gas and oil industry. According to WCS, one of these arrays could offer two times the swept area of the world’s most giant conventional wind turbines – the 15 MW Vestas V236. In addition, its smaller rotors could perform much better in wind speeds over 25 to 27 mph (40 to 43 km/h), as opposed to more giant turbines that tend to start pitching their blades to limit production and protect themselves from damage. The overall outcome is a 500% boost in annual energy output, with each array generating enough power to run 80,000 European homes.