As the pressure to decarbonise the fleet continues to rise, there is a toolbox of solutions that is gaining a lot of attention, wind propulsion technology and designs. The Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA) in association with the International Windship Association (IWSA) will hold their 2nd Wind Propulsion Conference on 15-16th September, building on the success of the previous well-attended event in 2019.
The conference will have 15 high quality papers presented by leading experts from 10 countries in the fields of technology development, systems and vessel design, testing, innovation, business cases and finance and as Mr. Lars Robert Pedersen, Deputy Secretary General of BIMCO, this year’s keynote speaker says;
“Often, wind propulsion is either believed to be a thing of the past or some kind of hi-tec solution only useful for racing boats. The fact is that wind propulsion offers a free energy resource which can help merchant ships lower their energy bill and thus limit the cost for transition to a low carbon future. Wind propulsion may also improve a ship’s CII performance in the short term. Exploring how wind propulsion can benefit ship operations is an exercise worth doing for every shipowner.”
The main hybrid event, sponsored by Yara Technologies, will take place physically at RINA’s London headquarters and forms a key part of the line-up for London International Shipping Week. This will be preceded by a free to attend 60 min open mic event on Tuesday 7th September, with a select group of panellists offering a chance for those who can’t attend the main event to grill the panel and also feed questions into the wider conference debate.
“We had a small interlude, but thankfully physical conferences are once again available at RINA HQ’s historic building located in the heart of central London. We are thrilled to be resuming our events starting with the much-anticipated Wind Propulsion Conference, but of course for those unable to travel to London, we will be running this conference as a hybrid event, so why not join the event online it’s really easy to register. We are happy to contribute to the International London Shipping week with our event and it’s simply going to blow you away this September!” says Dmitriy Ponkratov RINA Technical Director.
This event comes on the back of a raft of recent industry and technology announcements in the wind propulsion field and a significant growth in projects and technology providers and other stakeholders entering the sector and also joining the International Windship Association.
‘Wind propulsion systems are being viewed as a credible, viable and increasingly economic decarbonisation solution in shipping,” states Gavin Allwright, IWSA Secretary general, who will moderate the open mic event and help open the main conference. “These events give the opportunity to get up-to-date information on the state of the wind propulsion market, but also detailed insights into the state-of-the-art, highly automated systems being deployed and exciting newbuild designs on the horizon.”
Registration for the events:
Wind Propulsion Open Mic https://www.rina.org.uk/WP2021openmic
Wind Propulsion Conference 2021 https://www.rina.org.uk/Wind_Propulsion_2021.html
The Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA) www.rina.co.uk
Founded in 1860 in London to ” advance the art and science of ship design ” today the Royal Institution of Naval Architects is a world renowned and highly respected international professional institution and learned society whose members are involved at all levels in the design, construction, maintenance and operation of all marine vessels and structures.
The Institution has members in over ninety countries, and is widely represented in industry, universities and colleges, and maritime organisations worldwide.
The International Windship Association (IWSA) www.wind-ship.org
Facilitates and promotes wind propulsion solutions for commercial shipping worldwide and brings together all parties in the development of a windship sector to shape industry and government attitudes and policies. IWSA is a member driven, not-for-profit association made up of wind propulsion technology suppliers and ship development projects, designers, naval architects, engineers, academics, NGO’s and seafarers with five areas of activity:
Network – grouping like-minded organisations and individuals sharing ideas, skills, technical and market information for the development of commercial windships.
Promote – promoting the economic value of wind propulsion to the industry
Educate – acting as a central information hub for the wind propulsion sector, ship owners and operators, shipyards, ports, governments, equipment producers, the media, NGOs, and the wider public.
Incubate – securing funding streams, project collaboration, grant applications, research and the pooling of resources.
Facilitate – establishing common approaches/criteria for all stages of project development, support stakeholders, advise and lobby legislative bodies on policies, activities, funding and incentives required to retrofit existing ships and build new commercial windships.
YARA Marine Technologies https://yaramarine.com
Since 2010, Yara Marine Technologies has been a frontrunner in the emissions reduction industry and has developed into one of the world’s largest providers of high-quality SOx scrubbers.
Today, we provide a portfolio of green technologies. We work with ship-owners, yards, and naval architects as partners in our effort to reduce maritime emissions and drive the change towards a greener maritime industry. As part of the portfolio, Yara Marine will offer BAR Technology WindWings system to ship owners globally and manage the value chain of procurement, construction, installation, service and training for the WindWings in global locations, ensuring ready availability of the technology to meet the needs of the shipping industry worldwide. This will include WindWings for the first commercial retrofit to a Cargill vessel, expected for delivery in 2022.
