The DEWATRA Action (CA23159) is pleased to announce an upcoming online webinar within the framework of WG4 – Renewable Energy Contributions to Ship Energy Efficiency, focusing on the theme “Wind-Assisted Technologies.”
📅 Date: 20 November 2025
🕒 Time: 15:00–16:00 (CET)
💻 Format: Online via Microsoft Teams
🔗 Join the webinar: [Click here]
🌐 More information: https://dewatra.eu
This webinar will bring together leading experts from academia and industry to discuss innovative wind-assisted propulsion technologies and their role in improving ship energy efficiency and supporting fossil-free shipping.
Programme
- Dr Heng Zhu, Chalmers University of Technology – High-fidelity aerodynamic and fluid-structure interaction modelling for wingsails
- Dr Fabian Thies, Friendship Systems (Germany) – Performance prediction of wind-assisted propelled ships: requirements, options, and uncertainties
- Mr Gavin Allwright, Secretary General, International Windship Association and Visiting Lecturer, World Maritime University (WMU) – Fossil-free shipping: revival of commercial sailing ships
📩 For questions: Please contact Professor Jonas W. Ringsberg (Jonas.Ringsberg@chalmers.se)
WG4 Leader: Prof. Jonas Ringsberg, Chalmers University of Technology
WG4 Vice-Leader: Dr Çağlar Karatuğ, Istanbul Technical University
This activity is organised under the COST Action DEWATRA (CA23159), funded by the European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) programme.
