IWSA Wind Propulsion Seminar – Australia

Wind Propulsion Seminar – Tuesday, 13 October, 1400-1800

This is a great opportunity for Australian maritime stakeholders to get an update on the state of play in the rapidly developing wind propulsion sector. There will be a market overview presentation by the IWSA Secretary General, followed by a panel discussing the wind propulsion technologies and operations, then a second panel on scaling of these technologies, the drivers & barriers, regulation and policy along with examples of the potential for wind propulsion in the Pacific islands - More details to come....

The event is free of charge; however, registration is required - please register using the link on the left.

Agenda

1400-1430 - Registration

1430-1445 - Presentation - Wind Propulsion Potential and Market Developments – Gavin Allwright, Secretary General (IWSA)

1445-1545 Panel Discussion - Technology, Design, Installation and Operations
Wind propulsion technology providers, ship design and integrators and operations.

1600 – 1700 Panel Discussion - Scaling Wind Propulsion – Australia, Pacific and Global
Australia - Maritime Decarbonisation, Pacific - SV Juren Ae Project, Pacific Blue Shipping Partnership, Global Regulation/Policy Development.

Networking - 1700-1800

Presenter: Gavin Allwright, Secretary General of the International Windship Association

Gavin is the founding Secretary General of the International Windship Association (IWSA), established in 2014. and continues in this elected post today. He heads the IWSA delegation at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) where the organisation holds consultative status, along with sitting on the European Sustainable Shipping Forum and until recently also on the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Maritime Technology Cooperation Centres (MTCC) stakeholder’s advisory committee.

He is also a non-executive board member on the World Wind Energy Association (WWEA) and acts in an advisory capacity for numerous maritime projects and initiatives.

Gavin holds a Masters degree in Sustainable Development, specialising in small scale sustainable shipping and logistics in developing countries. He regularly runs seminars and short course as a visiting lecturer at a number of universities and colleges, including the UN World Maritime University, Malmo, Sweden. He also regularly writes articles on the development of wind propulsion and sustainable shipping for a number of publications and is on the editorial board of the Journal of Sailing Technology.

Panelists - More Information Coming Soon