DNV Invests in Vind AI, Strengthening AI-Powered Planning for Wind Energy Projects
Oslo – Digital planning platforms are playing an increasingly important role in renewable energy project development. Norwegian start-up Vind AI has gained DNV – an independent provider of assurance and risk management services – as a strategic investor.
DNV Takes Minority Stake and Receives Observer Seat on the Board
DNV is taking a strategic minority stake in Vind AI through DNV Ventures. As part of the investment, DNV will receive an observer seat on the company's board. Alongside DNV, existing investors Norrsken VC and Arkwright X also participated in the funding round, as did Vind AI employees, who continue to hold the largest ownership share at approximately 70 percent. Vind AI will remain independent. International project developers including Iberdrola, TotalEnergies, EDF Renewables, EnBW, and Tokyo Gas are already using the platform. Kaare Helle, Venture Director at DNV Ventures, explained the rationale for the investment: "Vind AI is changing how these early decisions are made. The platform brings data, modeling, and collaboration tools together in one place. Through DNV Ventures, we are investing with strong conviction in this vision and look forward to accompanying Vind AI on the board as an active observer as the platform increasingly establishes itself as an industry standard for renewable energy projects."
CFD-ML Technology Makes High-Precision Wind Modeling Available in Early Project Phases
A central element of the deepened technology partnership is the integration of DNV's CFD-ML wind modeling directly into the Vind AI platform. Until now, high-precision flow simulations based on RANS CFD have largely been reserved for later project phases due to their high computational demands. DNV's CFD-ML technology combines ten years of RANS CFD calculation results with machine learning, enabling fast and precise simulations of wind resources and turbine interactions as early as the development phase – directly within the platform, without any change of medium or external analysis. Jan-Tore Horn, CTO and Co-Founder of Vind AI, commented: "With DNV's expertise, Vind AI grows stronger still – technologically through the integration of CFD-ML technology, and strategically through board-level involvement."
Solar & Battery Extends the Platform to Hybrid Energy Projects
Alongside the DNV partnership, Vind AI has launched Solar & Battery, a new solution for combined wind, solar, and battery projects, with DNV's engineering expertise providing targeted support for this expansion. According to the company, the platform integrates more than 8,000 data layers, advanced algorithms, and collaboration tools within a shared working environment for engineering, project development, and investment teams.
With the DNV investment and its expansion into a hybrid energy platform, Vind AI is positioning itself as a comprehensive planning system. The growing complexity of hybrid energy projects is likely to drive further demand for integrated digital planning solutions – a market environment in which Vind AI considers itself strategically well-placed through its partnership with DNV.
Source: IWR Online, 23 Jun 2026