Seminar: Wind Assisted Shipping

Seminar: Wind Assisted Shipping - 'The Blue Glue’
Tue. 4 November from 13:00 - 17:00
Rotterdam Ahoy Convention Center, Dock 11

Wind Assisted Propulsion System (WAPS) technologies are getting more and more attention in the shipping industry, being one of the few readily available and scalable technologies to decarbonise shipping operations. However, decision makers are hesitant to fully embrace the potential of using the natural forces of the wind in their operations. Reasons for this is the lack of reliable data on its savings potential as well as issues with integration of the technology with conventional ship propulsion (European Commission, 2024).

Winds4Change aims to accelerate the use of wind propulsion in the Netherlands with innovations such as rotor sails, rigid wing sails and suction sails. Winds4Change not only looks at technological innovations, but also at market opportunities and policy developments. In France for instance, parties are taking wind propulsion development very seriously; so much so that there is now a bill to include the use of wind propulsion as an option to reduce CO2 emissions from shipping to zero.

This Winds4Change seminar at Europort seeks to be the 'blue glue’ between innovation and economic growth, bringing together stakeholders from across the maritime ecosystem in The Netherlands and abroad in an attempt to shape a collaborative approach towards the adoption and diffusion of wind-assisted technologies in shipping.

Winds4Change is a collaborative research project by TU Delft, Erasmus UPT, funded by Resilient Delta Initiative.

This seminar is free to attend for Europort visitors.
For more information or to sign up for the seminar, contact Maurice Jansen at Erasmus UPT via email [email protected] or by mobile phone +31 6 81016678.